Always a crowd pleaser
October 10th, 2007, 2:22 pm · Post a Comment · posted by patrickdonohue
The Rodeo docks got a visit from a scalloped hammerhead shark Wednesday afternoon, courtesy of the party boat Gentle Winds.
Though the shark wasn’t big enough to weigh, Rodeo weighmaster Bruce Cheves estimated the fish weighed about 15 pounds. That didn’t stop curious spectactors from getting a closer look and stopping in front of the scales to snap a picture or two of the small shark.
As for last night, Cheves’ pre-evening forecast yesterday proved to be pretty spot-on. The weighmaster said the Rodeo had a busy, if uneventful evening.
“We had some snapper, some amberjack — nothing earth-shattering but it was busy,” he said.
The docks have quieted down some after a busy start to the afternoon.
Cheves’ plans for the afternoon?
“Just waiting on Godzilla,” he told one Rodeo spectator.
- Patrick Donohue
