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Hooked Up
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Well, finally a forum I can contribute too...I am an avid tarpon fisherman...
For those starting out, start with Circle Hooks and let the fish eat. Jumbo shrimp is the bait of choice, but don't count out live bait as a good bait. If you have any questions, please post and I'll try to help Tightlines |
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Hooked Up
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Sunny Isles
Best Catch: 475lb Mako
Occupation: Engineering
Posts: 932
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Thanks for the tip.. I get them at the dock when cleaning fish and see them inhale the carcuses.. I've even seen one inhale a small swordfish head and take off with it...
We don't try to bait them us as they would cut us off and don't want to hurt them either.. |
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Hooked Up
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 110
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Capt Ted, I have had good luck with sails and swords but have never really got into tarpon. I think I have been cheating myself out fo a good time. Could you be more specific about tackle and tactics?
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![]() catch something like that, and i think you will be hooked ![]() i spent 2 years and about 9 trips targeting tarpon and never got one. finally caught one in key west a couple months ago... ![]() going back in a week, hopefully i can get some more btw the tarpon that threw my hooks werent on Circle Hooks....Circle Hooks FTW |
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Lines In
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 14
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I am fishing in Fort Morgan Alabama. I am new to Tarpon Fishing. I will be fishing from shore. Any bait or rigging technique suggestions? I can paddle baits out as far as needed, Is this necessary or are they reachable for casting? Thanks guys!!
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Hooked Up
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Boat: Reel Stubborn, 221 mako cc
Best Catch: blue marlin, sailfish, swordfish, tarpon, snook
Occupation: contractor
Posts: 145
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I use a van staal 250 spining real loaded with 50lbs Power Pro (490 yards).
havent been spooled yet and i land 150+ fish all day long.
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Lines In
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: St Petersburg fl
Boat: 22 FT SEA CAT/tower,twin engine
Best Catch: 180 pound Tarpon
Occupation: Charter Captain
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Live pin fish is hard to beat but pass crabs on a hill tide is the very best!. Also dead shad is a sure winner at the right time of year! Never did try shrimp Ill try them this year! Cap Jay
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I took these shots while diving at "the turtle farm" on Grand Cayman...not fishing, but thought they would add some nice visuals to the thread! One of the coolest things I have seen while diving.
It was about 90' of water on the bottom, and we were just cruising along the edge of the reef. As we swam around a corner there must have been at least 100-150 of them stacked up. Probalably in the 50# range. They had a small ball of glass minnows cornered up, but were not eating them...just keeping them corraled. I aslo managed to get about 15 minutes of video swimming around with them; they were very docile and I could get within a couple of inches of them as long as I stayed relaxed and moved slow. ![]() ![]()
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Lines In
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Lafayette, LA
Boat: 2007 World Cat 270TE
Best Catch: 60 lb Yellowfin
Occupation: RV Dealer
Posts: 25
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I'd like to know if you see the tarpon before you throw the jumbo shrimp or pinfish and how you rig it, with weight? or without?
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Lines In
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: St Petersburg fl
Boat: 22 FT SEA CAT/tower,twin engine
Best Catch: 180 pound Tarpon
Occupation: Charter Captain
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Well you can chase the Tarpon if you like but you better have a clue or your wasting your time. Pin fish should be on a 60 lb leader and a number 4 or 5 hook. Six foot of leader and you want a float six to seven foot deep. No weight!
Eleven foot of water right off the beach and you will hook up. Incoming tides they will come off the bridges and start down the beach. When you see them rolling by you and don't get a hit give them four or five minutes then crank up and get way in front of them and set up again. Never Ever DRAG your bait towards there face ,Live, Dead, Lure's any thing or the shows over. Cast the bait right on them and shows over! Cast way in front and leave it or on the side and leave it. They like Natural looking baits and run from bait coming at them . And remember where you see only one there might be fifty. Also you don't have to see them to catch them you must learn what they do on what tides. No Moon forget night fishing the beach. Good Luck
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Grander
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Boat: Coming Soon!
Best Catch: 250lb Swordfish
Posts: 1,461
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Live herring has been a good bait in the north miami area. It is almost impossible to get big shrimp this time of year.
You can still find resident mullet in the area also and you know tarpon in the intercoastals love them, but unfortunately you may get a lot of barracuda bites too...
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Hooked Up
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I just caught one at the dock on a fillet of bonita after my morning trip. It was about 30lbs.
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