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Scales open for '07 Rodeo: Destin Fishing Rodeo begins as Carl Giroux weighs in 4.6 pound red snapper.

Byline: Randy Dickson

Oct. 2--DESTIN -- It didn't take long for the first fish of the year to hit the boards at the 59th annual Destin Fishing Rodeo.

The scales at the docks at AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar opened at 10 a.m., and at 10:35, rodeo executive director Helen Donaldson said Carl Giroux of Wing, Ala., weighed a 4.6 pound red snapper.

"The first fish is special," longtime weighmaster Bruce Cheves said. "I usually come down about two hours early because there's going to be somebody here -- usually more than one -- arguing about who was here first. Today there wasn't anybody (with a fish) here.

"In the past I've had to wait until 11:30 for the first fish ...

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