Ryan O'Neal weighed in a 70.2-pound yellowfin tuna to get on the leaderboard in the Extended Voyage Division. He was fishing with Capt. Mike Eller on the Lady Em. His fish weighed 72.6 before it was gutted.

The group of Alabama boys fishing with Capt. Mike Eller on the Lady Em brought in a nice haul of yellowfin tuna.

A little after 2 p.m., the Lady Em with Capt. Mike Eller backed in at the Rodeo scales from an extended voyage with a load of fish.

They weighed in a couple of dolphin, a 12 and 13.6-pounder. Then they brought out the tuna — five yellowfin tuna.

Weighmaster Bruce Cheves weighed all five, with the top two largest making it onto the leaderboard. The largest was a 70.2-pounder caught by Ryan O’Neal and the other was a 67.8-pounder reeled in by Jeff Moran.

O’Neal said his tuna “just came right up to the boat,” unlike some of the smaller ones he pulled in earlier.

As for Moran, “mine was miserable. It came up to the boat about three times, then ran back out.” He said it took him about 38 minutes to land the tuna.
Whereas O’Neal’s took only about 15 minutes.

Capt. Eller said they left Friday night about 10:30 p.m. and they just got back a little after 2 p.m. They were fishing 125 to 135 miles offshore in about 3,000 feet of water. Now that’s an offshore trip.

Come on down to the docks. The scales are open from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily.
See you there.
-Tina Harbuck

I was in Father Fud’s Central Market next to Fudpucker’s this week looking at their mix of merchants when recycled art caught my eye. Local artists Charles and Misti Schneidewind of Recycled Art Company have wall space in the new market with their recycled creations on display. I was amazed to see what they can do with old license plates, bottle tops and wood. I’ve also seen local artist Linda Kernick show DMS students how she recycles her own art work. Recycled art is a unique gift idea for those who would appreciate that sort of thing. Better yet, it is something that can be done at home for free. Might not be a bad Father’s Day idea for the kids. Send them on a hunt to find materials around the house and turn the construction into an opportunity to spend time together.

Breaking the ice on a new blog is not something I’ve done before, so I’ll just dive right in.

Living green and healthy have become more important to me over the past few years. Environmental issues is about the only consistent interest I’ve held throughout college and as I’ve added to my whopping quarter century of life experience.

I’ve been surprised to learn what an impact our daily routines and priorities have had on our planet and our bodies. I’ve made gradual changes in my own habits to reflect more mindful living and will share some of that along the way.

Getting to the point of this blog, I wanted to create a space conducive to sharing tips on living green along the Emerald Coast. I hope it becomes a valuable information source for those interested in what others in the community are doing to live green and promote awareness on issues that impact public health and that of our surrounding ecosystems.

I also plan to cover events, green businesses and services, ecotravel and issues on and off the radar in our area. I would love feedback and ideas on similar topics. So, let’s get started!

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