The whopper yellowfin tuna caught aboard San Diego long range boat Independence yesterday taped at a weight that will put it in the number ten spot on Bill Roecker's All-Time Top Tuna List, if the scales at Pt. Loma Sportfishing are in agreement when the boat returns next Tuesday. Here's the latest news on that catch.

"Wow, off to a great start," observed the report from skipper Jeff DeBuys of the Independence December 14. "We arrived early today and got busy right away. Paul Geurts started things off with a beautiful 280-pound tuna, and we were off and running. We picked fish all day, and the afternoon was fast pace action. Mark Backus landed a giant 365-pound tuna, followed by Moe Alcala with a 240-pound fish. When the dust settled we had 32 tuna for our efforts, the rest being 125 to 190 pounds. We are going to try this again tomorrow, and will send a report if we have signal."

The current number ten tuna on the list: Dick McKenzie, 364.8 pounds, Royal Polaris, Clarion Island, April 20, 1982