There are few sports more exciting than hooking an Atlantic sailfish, watching it light up midnight-blue as it greyhounds along the surface, then releasing it to fight another day. And perhaps the best …
Memorial Day Weekend Activities Announced for Big Game Club
26 May 201110:06 PM
Bimini Big Game Club’s Memorial Day Weekend Schedule of Special Activities:
Saturday, May 28th –
* 8:30 AM – 2-tank dive: $100.00
* 5:30-8:30 – 3-Hour Sunset Cruise: $20.00 – First come, first serve! Beer rum punch & wine bar available.
Sunday, May 29th –
* 1:00PM – Glass bottom snorkel tour to Sapona and Turtle Rocks: $29 – adult, $19 – kids. Complimentary drink after snorkeling. Beer, rum punch & wine bar available.
All activities weather permitting. To confirm your space, call 242.347.3391.
Dive Bimini dive shop and the Outfitter Store open daily from 8:00AM
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![](mailto:?subject=Blazing Paddleboards in Islamorada Father’s Day Weekend&body=By Sue Cocking, Guy Harvey Outpost Travel Journalist
scocking@guyharveyoutpost.com
Stand-up paddleboarding: it's one of the fastest growing outdoor sports in the U.S. Paddleboarders enjoy racing, touring, practicing yoga, fishing, diving, and performing fitness workouts. And on June 19th, they'll compete in their own Poker Run at the Blazing Mako Tournament & Festival at the Islander Resort, a Guy Harvey Outpost in Islamorada.
Like motorcyclists and powerboaters who regularly visit the Keys for Poker Runs, paddleboarders will make five stops along a three-mile route between Upper Matecumbe and Windley Keys-- including the Islander-- picking up a playing card at each stop. The game is 5-Card Stud, and whoever ends up with the best hand wins. Prizes include an Image Surfer Paddleboard from Adventure Water Sports and EcoRox waterproof Blue Tooth speakers. The event is sponsored by Islander Watersports and Salt Water Brewery.
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Poker Run participants will enjoy an after-party on the beach at the Islander complete with live music and tastings at the Rum Village featuring Black Coral, Papa's Pilar, Tiburon Rum, and Bahama Blue and more.
You can pre-register <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/blazing-mako-tournament-festival-paddle-board-poker-run/" target="_blank">HERE</a> for $30. Registration fee is $40 at the event. Check in at the Islander Water Sports booth on the beach at 9 a.m. on June 19th; the race starts at 10 a.m. Bring your own paddleboard or rent one from Islander Watersports. For more information, call 800-513-5257.
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Sue Cocking chronicles the Guy Harvey Outpost travel and adventure experience in regular blog posts on GuyHarveyOutpostNews.com/. For 21 years, Cocking covered the full spectrum of outdoors adventure opportunities in South Florida and beyond for the Miami Herald, including fishing, diving, hunting, paddling, camping, sailing and powerboat racing. She is a certified scuba diver and holder of an IGFA women's world fly fishing record for a 29-pound permit.
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![](mailto:?subject=Four New IGFA Records Set in Bimini&body=<a href="http://www.captbouncer.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-287" title="Capt. Bouncer Smith on a recent charter to Bimini" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bouncers_dusky_evinrude.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="158" /></a>
<a title="Bimini web site" href="http://www.bahamas.com/out-islands/bimini" target="_blank">Bimini</a> continues to live up to it's reputation a the "Sport Fishing Capital of the World". The <a title="IGFA web site" href="http://www.igfa.org/" target="_blank">IGFA</a> recently announced FOUR new <a title="IGFA World Records Database" href="http://www.igfa.org/Records/Default.aspx" target="_blank">world records</a> were landed in Bimini waters - all caught by the same husband/wife team during a 2-day fishing trip with <a title="Web site for Capt. Bouncer Smith " href="http://www.captbouncer.com/" target="_blank">Capt. Bouncer Smith</a>! Angler Roberta Arostegui set three new women's records - a 3 lb., 8 oz Black Grouper on 20#, a 2 lb., 12 oz Lane Snapper and a 3 lb., 8 oz Lane Snapper - and husband Martin Arostegui set a new 8# Tippet World Record for Amaco Jack! These are not the first records the Arosteguis have caught. In fact, they have caught a number of other records in Bimini. Just goes to show - good thing happen when you go where the fish are! https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/four-new-igfa-records-set-in-bimini/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Join A Live Summertime Easter Egg Hunt in Florida’s Big Bend&body=Small, weird-looking, but very tasty --even raw--and very easy to capture. Only available in the summer and early fall and never in a seafood market. You and your family must be hunter/gatherers to harvest them. They're bay scallops-- the premier mollusk of Florida's Gulf coast Big Bend region. And there's still plenty of time left to catch your share.
"So far, the season's been excellent," said Steinhatchee charterboat captain Bob Erdman. "Limits every day in three to four feet of water."
Erdman wasn't kidding. Last week, he and wife Carole guided my friend Kyle Stewart and me to gather our boat limit of eight gallons. It took us a little bit longer than last year because the region's scallop counts are down, but that just extended the fun.
The captain opted for the scallop grounds about five miles north of the mouth of the Steinhatchee River. His reasoning was simple: thousands of hunters have been plucking the grass beds to the south since the season opened on June 16, so hunting north might produce bigger shellfish.
As usual, Erdman was right. Snorkeling above the mixed turtle and manatee grass with mask and fins, I didn't spy as many of the little flying saucer-looking animals as last summer, but the ones I found were definitely larger with barnacle-encrusted shells.
"Those may be last year's scallops," Erdman said.
Harvesting them couldn't be easier. You just reach down and pick them up. Their weak escape attempts consist of clapping their double shells together clumsily. This is basically an underwater Easter egg hunt where the 'eggs' sometimes try in vain to get away. Kids as young as five can do it.
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Best places to hunt are in mixed patches of sand and grass where the grayish-white shells are easiest to spot. Sometimes they'll be nestled in the sand; other times, you'll find them perched on blades of grass. Erdman advises scouring the bay bottom closely for the ridged shell's profile.
The hunt itself is entertaining even if you don't spot scallops every two minutes. You'll encounter schools of mullet and pinfish, sea stars, and occasionally a stingray. I came upon a small ray while hunting; it bolted in the opposite direction when it saw me.
A few safety tips: boats must display a red-and-white diver-down flag while scalloping and divers must stay within 300 feet of it in open water and within 100 feet in a river, inlet or channel. Boaters must slow to idle speed when they draw close to the flag.
The bag limit is two gallons of whole scallops or one pint of meat per person, with a maximum of ten gallons whole or 1/2 gallon of meat per vessel. The season runs through Sept. 10 in the Steinhatchee area. If you plan to hunt in the St. Joseph Bay area to the north, the season opens July 25 through Sept. 10. In the popular Homosassa - Crystal River area, the season opened July 1 and closes Sept. 24.
To book a scalloping trip with captain Bob Erdman, call 352-356-2554. Rental boats and accommodations are available at Good Times Motel and Marina (352-498-8088) or Sea Hag Marina & the Shacks at Sea Hag (352-498-3008). Both facilities also are staffed with scallop cleaners who charge $7-$8 per pound. Have your scallops prepared and served with an array of sides at Kathi's Krab Shack (352-498-0605) or do it yourself. Hint: cook them anyway you want-- just don't overcook them.
For a complete rundown on scallop seasons and regulations in Florida, go to <a href="http://www.MyFWC.com/Fishing">MyFWC.com/Fishing</a> and click on "Saltwater Fishing", then "Recreational Regulations" and "Bay Scallops". https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/join-a-live-summertime-easter-egg-hunt-in-floridas-big-bend/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Build your own Guy Harvey Facemask or Donate to someone in Need&body=Learn how to create your own face mask some <a class="_58cn" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/outpostattitude?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAlDLw37UeD4BbbmKKZ5Cg_IFb9G3TKZQoQ05Hw90M8ouvDdUNoQPewc9r7MUHOqvE9CS3qRXHg3G3oVtK9RZZUzEnPIZyAoocM_tikQUdBuvT_fLI_caUzarC0Z6MJ2IcbWdBl7KvDgc_T7SRdz8FlpYa6WV-qAi-EENULOQbNFajLT-9gyi8KJngGSWTIXiAj5eWJBYamLJ9sotGYADTxh8CpWWDY7ij1JagVdWD_dxoG1yDOmzzyLrQ422FYSo_eLz2WtWh3IClGTQIBAvPHx0ObBVQB7s3dwP5NIZ26q29vtfW3Cq3SkSCHQZeSM6lbUA-39Wjb5HwtJgfAjd8MIHkRB0fwHmwegQ&__tn__=%2ANK-R" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}">#OutpostAttitude</a> flare. As the CDC is now recommending wearing a cloth face mask in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies)Watch our DIY video on how to make your own <a class="profileLink" href="https://www.facebook.com/DrGuyHarvey/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARDhYeZkrdiDDg0jh1q0nwm4oVc27vJiao0bPuWnswkyQQQRpqPeVkHmFbbDeDsE428ngPQg2avGVeDf&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAlDLw37UeD4BbbmKKZ5Cg_IFb9G3TKZQoQ05Hw90M8ouvDdUNoQPewc9r7MUHOqvE9CS3qRXHg3G3oVtK9RZZUzEnPIZyAoocM_tikQUdBuvT_fLI_caUzarC0Z6MJ2IcbWdBl7KvDgc_T7SRdz8FlpYa6WV-qAi-EENULOQbNFajLT-9gyi8KJngGSWTIXiAj5eWJBYamLJ9sotGYADTxh8CpWWDY7ij1JagVdWD_dxoG1yDOmzzyLrQ422FYSo_eLz2WtWh3IClGTQIBAvPHx0ObBVQB7s3dwP5NIZ26q29vtfW3Cq3SkSCHQZeSM6lbUA-39Wjb5HwtJgfAjd8MIHkRB0fwHmwegQ" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=120398390965&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARDhYeZkrdiDDg0jh1q0nwm4oVc27vJiao0bPuWnswkyQQQRpqPeVkHmFbbDeDsE428ngPQg2avGVeDf%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1">Guy Harvey</a> face mask 😷using your upcycled t-shirts!
If you have an old Guy Harvey shirt the crew at the Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts Corporate office and <a class="profileLink" href="https://www.facebook.com/GuyHarveyCampMack/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARA4a21bcNElZFnzM1H_vZlrdCkLyfi_KOLEKCPs9HJ29sTFNeP6N8q6qpx4gofTVMjwJjuEpVln2fW-&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARC-O7dKcMFYB8SOf9Y5S5AQ693IRW__FE0PP7jMQwsLX5UOP2frKjuocN6-RQ_vtOOGOlz44jig_7ovd5K-xOnb_yAk-ncXGYL6guRh-ybg6wYirqryTT4x2JAoduQBieTVL7HHsf4qHas491HGn_q7DG7sUP_iKnaHnZP0DnE-h2vAmnaEMc6BZo2jXC0F8xN3kz8jdIvuy76lTv56L2AE5bYxkGh1_NynZV8Fr7EAaWwviTx2c3u2e3jTpfRrG-E-KUzaafc_IqUurX2-C0tiSoITIwt_HoL3WUZPKRjXmA-Kp1yjwcDZq1C5Y2tVw9Ofv9-CjuS4pyDXQ5gZyvppaQ" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=165506710213188&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARA4a21bcNElZFnzM1H_vZlrdCkLyfi_KOLEKCPs9HJ29sTFNeP6N8q6qpx4gofTVMjwJjuEpVln2fW-%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1">Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Lodge, Marina & RV Resort</a> are ready to receive your shirts and sew them into face masks to be donated to local charitable organizations. Together we can make a positive impact on our communities and do our part to keep our families, friends and health care workers safe!
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Please mail your donations to either:
1. Attn: Guy Harvey Face Mask
Guy Harvey Outpost, LTD.
1500 West Cypress Creek Road
Suite 108
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Or
2. Attn: Guy Harvey Face Mask
Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Lodge, Marina & RV Resort
14900 Camp Mack Rd.
Lake Wales, FL 33898
*Please note: These cloth face masks (like the one shown in the photo below) are not medical grade, surgical masks or have N-95 respirators.
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