Change is certain
October 12th, 2007, 6:17 pm · Post a Comment · posted by williamh
When it comes to Rodeo fishing one thing is for sure — the leaderboard is constantly changing. And Friday night was no different.
In the last hour, the size of the red snapper kept growing and growing.
Koby Kennison of Destin weighed in a 15.2-pound red snapper just before 6 p.m. for a daily award in the 25-foot and under private boat division. He was fishing on the Chasin’ Tail.
Minutes later, another private boat came in with a 9.6-pound red snapper caught by Mike Young.
He was
fishing on the Un Hooker. Now I know that one doesn’t sound that big, but it was big enough for a daily in the grand prize private boat category.
Not done yet, the Follow Me 3 came in with a 13.6-pound red snapper pulled in by Jim Shaw of Birmingham, Ala.
However his 13.6-pounder was knocked off 20 minutes later by a 17-pound snapper caught by Greg Britton of Navarre on the Perfect Shot with Capt. Brady Bowman.
Between all the snapper, Destin’s Zac Tuffnell walked up with a 5-pound flounder for a spot
on the leaderboard. Catching flounder is nothing new for Tuffnell. He’s won the flounder division a couple of times in the past. As a matter of fact, two years ago he won it with a 6-pounder. Where’s his “honey hole?” He told me “the water.”
When the competition is tough, fishing spots are secrets.
Still plenty of days left to get on the board so book a boat and try your luck.
The count as of close Friday was 412. Remember the scales are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily throughout the month.
See you at the docks.
-Tina Harbuck
