ALICE TOWN, BIMINI—SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 – Not since Junkanoo has the tiny island of Bimini—just over 50 miles from the Southeast Florida mainland— seen such a fun-filled weekend as the “Game …
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Guy Harvey’s RumFish Grill opens Friday May 16th on St Pete Beach. The Grand Openning coincides with Animal Planet’s show “Tanked,” featuring the massive tanks installed at RumFish. One of the tanks is THE largest tank built by the team.
To celebrate we are playing this episode of “Tanked” on a giant screen out on our fabulous beach.
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![](mailto:?subject=Lauderdale Yacht Club’s "Bimini Blast" Returns to the Big Game Club&body=ALICE TOWN, BIMINI—SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 - Not since Junkanoo has the tiny island of Bimini—just over 50 miles from the Southeast Florida mainland— seen such a fun-filled weekend as the “Game On” Bimini Blast hosted recently by the members of the Lauderdale Yacht Club.
Held at the newly re-opened Bimini Big Game Club, a Guy Harvey Outpost Resort and Marina, the four-day fishing and family-oriented Bimini Blast was a return to a traditional Bahamas outing for the 1,000-plus member Lauderdale Yacht Club, which was first established in 1938.
Some 140 guests, many arriving in a flotilla of 32 boats ranging from 23 to 75 feet, partied hardy to the island music and sounds of Mango Man, and enjoyed many activities, including their annual Offshore Fishing Tournament, kids dockside fishing fun and conch shell painting, a visit to the world-famous Bimini Biological Station’s Shark Lab, the “Splish Splash” pool party and traditional Bimini Blast LYC group photo, a “Big Fish” tattoo contest, the “Game On” best meat BBQ Cook-off competition, plus other local outings …all interacting with the general laid-back ambiance offered only in Alice Town, the cultural hub of the island.
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Lauderdale Yacht Club member and a Bimini Blast co-organizer Jennifer M. Saia said the club has over the years traditionally held its summer membership event in Bimini, often at the Big Game Club, which was established in 1936. Per the 2010 Bimini Blast Committee Co-Chairs, Lance Lehman and Tripper White, the LYC Event dates back to 1984 when it’s first outing was held with only five boats in attendance at the Big Game Club. Subsequent years have seen attendance as high as 70 boats and 300 people.
After a five year hiatus, the Lauderdale Yacht Club returned to Bimini with its annual blast event last year staying at the Bimini Bay Resort, but switched to the Big Game Club this season after learning about its re-opening with new management this summer.
“The Big Game staff was great and the newly revamped accommodations and facility were terrific,” said Saia, who added that the LYC has already scheduled its 2011 Bimini Blast at the Big Game Club for June 23-26 with the hopes to bring the attendance back to record numbers of boats and guests!
<a title="2010 Bimini Bash Photo Album" href="http://www.facebook.com/BiminiBigGameClub?v=photos&ref=ts#!/album.php?aid=13362&id=127094040665962" target="_blank">"2010 Bimini Bash" Photo Album</a> https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/lauderdale-yacht-clubs-bimini-blast-returns-to-the-big-game-club/){kind=link}
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<a href="http://guyharveyoutpost.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/guyneal.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-544" title=""Dive God" Neal Watson guides Guy Harvey around Bimini's reefs & wrecks" src="http://guyharveyoutpost.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/guyneal.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="369" /></a>
Spend April Fools Weekend diving with <a title="Neal Watson's web site" href="http://www.nealwatson.com" target="_blank">Neal Watson</a>, World’s Scuba Depth & Distance Record Holder, <a title="Scuba Radio web site" href="http://www.scubaradio.com" target="_blank">Scuba Radio</a> host <a title="Greg The DiveMaster's blog" href="http://www.scubaradio.com/dive-blogs/gregthedivemaster/" target="_blank">Greg (The Divemaster) Holt</a> and Mermaids, at the new world class dive operation, Neal Watson’s <a title="About Dive Bimini" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/dive-bimini.htm" target="_blank">Dive Bimini</a> located at the <a title="BBGC web site" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com" target="_blank">Bimini Big Game Club</a>, a <a title="About Guy Harvey Outpost" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/aboutus.htm" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Outpost Resort</a>.
Friday: Sunset cruise aboard the <a title="About Bimini Blue" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/our-boat.htm" target="_blank">60’ Bimini Blue</a> Glassbottom Dive Boat with music and adult beverages.
Saturday: Two tank morning dive off Bimini Island returning for lunch and then a special afternoon snorkel with the <a title="About snorkeling with wild dolphins" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/dolphin-experience.htm" target="_blank">wild dolphins</a>, or join Neal, Greg and Mermaids for a live remote Scuba Radio broadcast.
Sunday: Two tank day trip to the <a title="About Bimini's dive sites" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/favorite-dives.htm" target="_blank">Victory Reef and Tuna Alley</a> South of Bimini off <a title="About Cat Cay" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Cays" target="_blank">Cat Cay</a>. (Sunday diving not included on a 3 day / 2 night package).
3 day / 2 night $592.00
4 day / 3 night $769.00
Package Price based on a per person rate / double occupancy in the room
Package includes
Round trip airfare from Fort Lauderdale including US Departure Taxes ($20.00 Bahamian departure tax not included)
All New Guestrooms & Facilities
Sunset Cruise
2 Tank Dive Daily (excluding arrival & departure days)
Special Wild Dolphin Encounter
Tanks, Weights & Belts
For information about extending your package stay, call 800-867-4764 or email: <a href="mailto:sales@guyharveyoutpost.com">sales@guyharveyoutpost.com</a>.
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![](mailto:?subject=Guy Harvey Talks Fisheries Symposium & Guy Harvey Outpost Grand Opening with Fishing Florida Radio&body=<a href="http://www.fishingfloridaradio.com/mp3/guy_harvey_ffr_interview.mp3"><img class="size-full wp-image-1446 alignleft" title="Guy Harvey Interview with Fishing Florida Radio" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/fishing-florida-radiologo11.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="88" /></a>Guy recently spoke with BooDreaux, Steve and Capt. Mike of <a title="FFR web site" href="http://www.fishingfloridaradio.com/" target="_blank">Fishing Florida Radio</a> to discuss the upcoming <a title="Fisheries Symposium web site" href="http://www.gulffisheriessymposium.com/" target="_blank">Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Symposium</a>, which is being held this week in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the new <a title="GHO on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297039977030459.74495.238365306231260&type=3" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Outpost on St. Pete Beach</a>. Click <a title="Guy Harvey Interview with FFR" href="http://www.fishingfloridaradio.com/mp3/guy_harvey_ffr_interview.mp3" target="_blank">here</a> to listen to the interview. https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/guy-harvey-talks-fisheries-symposium-guy-harvey-outpost-grand-opening-with-fishing-florida-radio/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Back to School at the International Game Fish Association&body=With the start of Autumn the<a href="http://igfa.org/Educate/School-of-Sportfishing.aspx"> IGFA School of Sportfishing </a>starts back up just in time for the "Happy Bait" migration. The Fundamentals of Sportfishing starts the seminar series Tuesday, October 7, 2014 7p-10p.
<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/class-pic_tony_funds2.jpg"><img class="wp-image-2259 size-full" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/class-pic_tony_funds2.jpg" alt="Class-pic_tony_funds(2)" width="500" height="237" /></a>Capt. Tony Digulian
Noted Captain Tony DiGulian will cover a lot of ground, from: knots and terminal tackle to bait rigging and presentation. He takes a scientific approach to fishing and engages the audience as they learn. Tony has fished from the US to the Caribbean to the Middle East. This seminar will be hands on; so students will learn by doing. Billfish Conservation is an integral part of Tony's fishing efforts.
Check out the IGFA's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3j3Heacws">circle hook ballyhoo video</a> with Captain DiGulian.
Classes will run every other Tuesday night until mid-December. For more information on the <a href="http://igfa.org/Educate/School-of-Sportfishing.aspx">IGFA School of Sportfishing</a>.
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![](mailto:?subject=Audubon and Lake O: More than Birds&body=One of the world's oldest non-profit wildlife conservation organizations, Audubon has been protecting Lake Okeechobee and tens of thousands of acres of adjacent wetlands, prairies and hammocks since 1936.
The Big O itself is the liquid heart of south-central Florida-- providing drinking water for millions of humans; irrigation for crops; and homes for numerous species of sport and food fish and wading and migratory birds. But the "dry" prairie that surrounds the lake is just as important, and Audubon has been a key player in establishing sanctuaries protecting it from being drained and over-farmed for most of the past century.
The vast grasslands that extend south from the Kissimmee River to the lake--quick to catch fire in the dry season and to flood in wet periods-- are biologically rich and make prime habitat for some unique birds -- the crested Caracara; sandhill crane; burrowing owl; white-tailed kite; and the endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow. Otters and alligators dwell in nearby marshes, along with wading birds such as herons, ibises and spoonbills.
One of the best places to experience this unique ecosystem of dry and wet prairie; marshes; and palm and oak hammock is Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park -- a 54,000-acre gem located about 25 miles northwest of Lake Okeechobee that Audubon was instrumental in establishing.
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Managed by the Florida Park Service, it's one of the state's largest preserves and you could spend weeks exploring it. About 100 miles of dirt roads for hiking, biking and horseback riding allow extraordinary opportunities to view wild animals without disturbing them.
On a brief hike through a hardwood hammock adjacent to the park office, I spied a flock of wild turkey and a half-dozen deer. On the open prairie, I didn't observe any Caracaras-- sort of a cross between a raptor and a vulture-- but I saw fly-bys of numerous kestrels and hawks. Colorful wildflowers dotted the landscape and subtly-hued sedges rushed along in the brisk wind. I don't know my butterflies, but several different varieties flitted all around. I found a five-foot gator lurking next to some culvert pipes in a slough, and a great egret squawked at me as I passed.
Visitors can camp here year-round and spend hours stargazing far from the light pollution of big cities. From now through March, the rangers lead swamp buggy tours into some of the park's remotest reaches. Reservations are required; call 863-462-5360.
Meanwhile, Audubon continues its long-standing work protecting wildlife and wild places here and throughout Florida-- entering a partnership with the state to establish "critical wildlife areas" and meeting with federal and state agencies, local governments and conservation groups to ensure clean water flowing into and out of Lake Okeechobee at the right times and right amounts. It's not just for the birds. https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/audubon-and-lake-o-more-than-birds/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Miami International Boat Show Events Feature Guy Harvey, Stu Apte, Wayne Bisbee & More&body=The Big Game Room proudly inducts Wayne Bisbee into the Big Game Room Hall of Fame
<img class="alignleft" src="http://www.miamiboatshow.com/lib/img/gallery/img152413270.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Recognized for his outstanding contributions to the sport of big game fishing. Wayne's long history of conservation spans 35 years and he is currently working with governments and private organizations alike in several countries do develop tourism, sportfishing and other aquatic activities as primary, economically viable industries. Wayne also founded Bisbee's Fish & Wildlife Conservation fund whose mission is to conserve, restore and manage fish, wildlife and their associated habitats through science, education and the optimal use of the latest technologies.
Saturday, February 14 Big Game Room Presentations (except as noted)
12:00 USCG - Suddenly In Command
1:00 Stu Apte Roast Legendary IGFA Hall of Famer Apte will roast in the hot seat with the heat provided by Capt. Rick Murphy, (<a href="http://www.sportsmansadventures.com/">Sportsman's </a>Adventures), Sue Cocking (<a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/outdoors/">Miami </a>
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Hearld Outdoors Writer), Blair Wiggins (<a href="http://www.addictivefishing.com/" target="_blank">Addictive Fishing TV</a>), <a href="http://www.sportsmansadventures.com/"> </a>Chris Peterson (<a href="http://hellsbayboatworks.com/">Hells Bay Boatworks</a>), <a href="http://www.patfordphotos.com/home-static.cfm">Pat Ford</a>, Ray Van Horn (Gypsy Angler TV). Styled like the Fryar's Club and Dean Martin roasts, these well-known personalities will hurl playful zingers and one-liners at Stu before he gets his turn at the mic. This is not for the faint of heart as the repartee will be sharp as a wahoo's tooth.
2:00 <a title="Capt. Dan Kipnis" href="http://www.captaindankipnis.com/#!presentations">Dan Kipnis</a> - Global Warming - Our Changing Oceans
4:00 Justin Schnute - SUDS - In Depth Look at <a href="http://www.sudsdiving.org/">Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba</a> (SUDS) Program
430pm -7:00pm <a href="http://papaspilar.com/#/papaspilar/landing">Papa's Pilar</a> will host a rum tasting at the <a href="http://guyharveymagazine.com/">Guy Harvey Magazine</a> booth (#4401) near the south entrance
5:30 Guy Harvey Presents: Panama Paradise, his latest documentary in the Big Game Room. Dr. Harvey will discuss the movie and answer questions after the showing.
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Sunday, February 15
12:00 USCG - Suddenly in Command
2:00 Justin Schnute - In Depth Look at Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba (SUDS)
3:00 Dan Kipnis - <a href="http://www.captaindankipnis.com/#!presentations">Global Warming - Our Changing Oceans</a>
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![](mailto:?subject=Mako: Your Ultimate Dive in Isla Mujeres&body=
You're standing in an underwater cage only about three feet below the ocean's surface, breathing from a hookah when, suddenly, a streamlined, 600-pound torpedo armed with lots of teeth comes shooting by. Then, without warning, it does a 180 and swims straight toward you. What do you do?
If you are Dr. Guy Harvey--marine scientist, artist and conservationist--or cinematographer George Schellenger, or one of the many guests who've chartered the Keen M Blue Water fleet in Isla Mujeres, Mexico over the past decade, you thank your lucky stars for this opportunity to observe the shortfin mako shark up close.
"It was cool," Harvey said after a trip last year. "Most of them are really interactive. You have a fantastic opportunity to film mako sharks."
Then, after your dive, if you're not ready to say goodbye to the fastest sharks in the ocean, Keen M owner/operator Captain Anthony Mendillo will take you on a catch-and-release fishing excursion. Trolling with lures and natural baits will usually result in a hook-up, and if you keep alert, you can snap a photo or video clip of a mako breaching the surface.
"A lot of adrenaline," Mendillo noted.
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The mild Caribbean waters off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula are the prime destination for mako catching and diving between mid-March and early May. Harvey plans to be back there for about two weeks in April when he and Mendillo and scientists from the Guy Harvey Research Institute at Nova Southeastern University will try to implant some makos with satellite tags in their dorsal fins. These SPOT tags transmit the shark's location to a satellite whenever the fin pops above the surface. That movement data is then downloaded to computers at the institute near Fort Lauderdale where researchers post it online at the <a href="http://cnso.nova.edu/sharktracking/">GHRI shark tracking web site</a>. Mendillo built a special mobile platform on the stern of his boat so the sharks can be tagged in the water-- minimizing stress on the animals.
Harvey and colleagues Mahmood Shivji, Jeremy Vaudo, Michael Byrne, and Brad Wetherbee recently published a first-of-its-kind research study on 26 shortfin makos that they tagged and tracked for up to two years in the Western North Atlantic and the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The sharks-- tagged and released off Isla Mujeres and Ocean City, Md. -- travelled through the waters of 17 nations where at least seven were harvested by commercial fishers. The scientists warned that makos-- prized commercially for their meat and fins and recreationally for their fish-ability--may be at higher risk of being overfished than previous conventional tagging studies suggest.
Harvey and his colleagues recommended a "cautionary interpretation of past stock assessments" of the shortfin mako and the need for close cooperation among Western North Atlantic nations to devise "regionally and seasonally-specific management strategies"-- in other words, not taking a one-size-fits-all approach to conserving the species.
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