Sure the charter boats stay busy throughout the month of October with the Rodeo, but the captains still take time for their kids.

On Saturday, Capt. Steve Lathi took his daughter Katrina Ann out fishing on the Lucky Lina - and luck was with them. The 13-year-old landed a 17.4-pound amberjack to get on the leaderboard. Yes, the children of charter boat captains have their own category in the Rodeo.

And getting on the board is nothing new for Katrina Ann. A couple of years ago she landed the winning sailfish.

Don’t forget the scales open at 10 a.m. tomorrow and close at 7 p.m. So come on down to the docks at AJ’s and enjoy the fun.

-Tina Harbuck

Twelve-year-old Cody Williams of Fort Walton Beach took a swim in the harbor this afternoon.

Why, would you go swimming on a chilly afternoon, you might ask?

Well it wasn’t because he wanted too. He did it out of tradition.

Young Williams landed his first-ever billfish while fishing with Capt. Mark Walker on the Bounty Hunter. And tradition at the docks calls for first-timers to get tossed in the water.

The youngsters pulled in a 52-pound sailfish and found a place on the leaderboard.

Now he didn’t bring the sailfish to the docks, they tagged and released the billfish to swim another day.

However, we did see a 110-pound bull shark brought in this afternoon. The crew aboard the Just B Cause brought in to the docks for a courtesy weigh. It didn’t make it on the board because the minimum weight for a shark entry in the Rodeo is 200 pounds.

As of 5:30, 26 fish have been written up, but there is still plenty of time left in the day. Scales don’t close until 7 pm. So come on down.

-Tina Harbuck