Come blow your horn
October 22nd, 2007, 2:26 pm · 1 Comment · posted by williamh
Capt. Greg Marler and the crew aboard the Gentle Winds came in just before 4 p.m. today from an overnight trip.
They had tubs and tubs of red snapper, bull mingo, amberjack, blackfin tuna and some of the biggest white snapper I’ve seen. They also had an unusual catch - a trumpet fish.
The trumpet fish is very slender and long. Rodeo Executive Director Helen Donaldson said it reminded her of a very large shrimp.
This one was a little over a yard in length and had the coloring of a shrimp.
Weighmaster Bruce Cheves said, “it’s just an odd ball … part of the reef community.”
The trumpet fish has an extended jaw that allows the fish to get down into very tight spaces.
Come on down and check it out, Capt. Marler left the trumpet at the docks for others to see.
The scales are open today until 7 p.m.
-Tina Harbuck
October 26th, 2007 at 10:09 am
I am a long time resident of Destin… (22 years). I took my six yr old grandnephew Sebastian Lemos and his parents “deep sea fishisng” Sunday afternoon on the Sea Winder. Capt Phillips was great. Two yrs ago Sebastian developed two cancerous brain tumors. (Your story about 3yr old Juliana comes to mind) . Unfortunately after two years of apparent recovery the tumors are back. Sebastian does not know but he’s been given two months to live… hence the importance of Sebastian’s dream to go fishing on Sunday. He cought some fish! Capt Phillips made it even better because he stopped by the docks, Sebastian had his fish weighted, pix taken with Miss Destin, and won a prize! NOW, FOR MY REQUEST: How could I get a copy of those picxtures? Could you publish one on this page so that could bragg about Sebastian?