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