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OT: Tarpon report
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:02 pm
If you boys are looking for a good fight on the water, the tarpon bite is insane along the coast right now. They're all over the place. Bull Reds are in as well.
Btw, heres a great video one of my clients made earlier this summer. Spunk, get ready for some of this...
Bull Reds
Btw, heres a great video one of my clients made earlier this summer. Spunk, get ready for some of this...
Bull Reds
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:18 pm to Edawg
"Salt Life" ....
But, damn good lookin' fish
But, damn good lookin' fish
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:19 pm to JacketFan77
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"Salt Life" ....
Yea, obviously I didnt pick that title..
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:22 pm to Edawg
Jumped 2 and lots of black tips
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:39 pm to Edawg
How many breeders did yall float?
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:44 pm to deeprig9
None. I take great care in making sure they swim away in good shape.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:46 pm to Edawg
I dont know, low O2 in the water in this heat, lighter tackle resulting in longer fights, recipe for genocide.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:48 pm to deeprig9
Edawg, ignore me. Im just fricking with you.
You get the extended warranty on that evinrude?
You get the extended warranty on that evinrude?
Posted on 8/24/14 at 2:56 pm to deeprig9
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I dont know, low O2 in the water in this heat, lighter tackle resulting in longer fights, recipe for genocide.
Im pickin' up what you're puttin' down. Its good to see people that understand this. I use heavier than normal gear for these. In fact, I use the same rods that I use for tarpon and big shark. We usually get them in pretty quick, snap a photo and then hold them into the current til they start kicking again. I only use circle hooks as well.
I do this for a living and the last thing I, or any other Captain, wants to do is kill these big girls.
ETA: Just saw your other post.
No warranty left on that motor. Damn thing's got almost 3000 hours on it, though.
This post was edited on 8/24/14 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 8/24/14 at 4:17 pm to Edawg
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Im pickin' up what you're puttin' down. Its good to see people that understand this. I use heavier than normal gear for these. In fact, I use the same rods that I use for tarpon and big shark. We usually get them in pretty quick, snap a photo and then hold them into the current til they start kicking again. I only use circle hooks as well.
I do this for a living and the last thing I, or any other Captain, wants to do is kill these big girls.
ETA: Just saw your other post.
No warranty left on that motor. Damn thing's got almost 3000 hours on it, though.
Those fish will survive...the pressure that ya'll are putting on 'em is the ticket...circle hooks and getting them to the boat and released in a hurry. Reds are pretty tough...Tarpon, on the other hand, are, in my opinion, almost impossible to release to live....I prefer for 'em to get off pretty quick....it is a sick feeling to see a 100 pound fish fight to near death, be revived at the boat for a long period of time only to roll over and sink to the bottom when finally released....I have put away the long rod because of it...I ain't buying that you can release a 60 pound or more Tarpon caught on a 12 weight rod successfully....
Posted on 8/24/14 at 4:56 pm to germandawg
I have released 100s of tarpon. As long as the sharks don't get em they are good. "redfish" as the yanks call them, do not like coming up fast in water deeper than 35'. That's why they float around Charleston way. The breeders they catch in the shipping channel don't have a real good chance even in cooler water.
Been a good year for tarpon all the way up to Georgetown from what I am hearing.
Been a good year for tarpon all the way up to Georgetown from what I am hearing.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 5:04 pm to Edawg
Edawg,
We need to talk about an outing for myself and some friends! I'll get your contact info. Also let me know if there's a DAWGRANT discount!
We need to talk about an outing for myself and some friends! I'll get your contact info. Also let me know if there's a DAWGRANT discount!
This post was edited on 8/24/14 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 8/24/14 at 5:51 pm to Edawg
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Spunk, get ready for some of this...
Bull Reds
Can't wait
Posted on 8/25/14 at 5:46 am to Peter Buck
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I have released 100s of tarpon. As long as the sharks don't get em they are good. "redfish" as the yanks call them, do not like coming up fast in water deeper than 35'. That's why they float around Charleston way. The breeders they catch in the shipping channel don't have a real good chance even in cooler water.
Been a good year for tarpon all the way up to Georgetown from what I am hearing.
It is possible to release a Tarpon alive but it takes some effort. And don't discount the number of that do fall prey to predators even days after being released. Again heavy tackle and, if using bait, circle hooks make a huge difference. I would bet that at least 75% of all Tarpon who are brought into (not alongside) a boat on a fly rod do not survive for more than 48 hours....I have never seen any stats to support this theory but my experience with catching pretty decent fish of all kinds on some very light tackle over the years and knowing now how hard light tackle fishing is on the fish itself leads me to believe that many, many of these fish simply don't make it.
at any rate careful handling boat side, never using a net, never lifting a fish clear of the water and using appropriate tackle, including terminal tackle, can increase the odds considerably.....
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