Syzygies Posted June 26, 2013 Report Posted June 26, 2013 Re: Tarpon on Fly Rod Wow. That's not going to fit on the grill, is it? Quote
mguerra Posted June 26, 2013 Author Report Posted June 26, 2013 Re: Tarpon on Fly Rod Catch and release only on tarpon. We HATE to see a tarpon killed. Quote
slu Posted June 26, 2013 Report Posted June 26, 2013 Re: Tarpon on Fly Rod I trust you gave him an eye exam before releasing? Quote
mguerra Posted June 26, 2013 Author Report Posted June 26, 2013 Re: Tarpon on Fly Rod Funny you should say that! Megalops Atlanticus is the scientific name of the Tarpon and megalops of course means huge eye. And we did get eye to eye briefly. Quote
fanie2200 Posted June 27, 2013 Report Posted June 27, 2013 Re: Tarpon on Fly Rod This is an exciting catch on a fly rod...was it with short leader or long and also, did you use a drag? or the palm of your hand??? Your tarpon looks like a 150 pounder. Love catching big fish on a fly...I go to Costa Rica fishing sailfish on Fly Rod. By the end of the day, I am so tired, can't move. Were you in Boca or the Keys? Hope you enjoyed your trip. Me, off to Montreal at 4 am tomorrow for the 60th of a good friend. My wife and I celebrated our 60 th in la Malbaie , Quebec in january this year. 10 days of skidooing,skiing, dog sledding, raquetting,cross country skiing and eating wonderfully. That changes the Florida scenery! Quote
MadMedik Posted June 27, 2013 Report Posted June 27, 2013 Re: Tarpon on Fly Rod Who caught who? Looks like he let you go!! Wow! That is cool. Quote
mguerra Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Posted June 27, 2013 Re: Tarpon on Fly Rod Orvis Helios 12 wt. fly rod, Orvis Mirage Large Abor VI reel. Wulff Bermuda Triangle Taper 12 wt. floating fly line Nine foot leader, 5 ft. of 40 pound Ande Fluorocarbon and 4 ft. of 60 lb. shock/bite tippet. Black and red Black Death fly on a size 1 Gamakatsu SC 17 Tarpon hook. 15 minutes to land the fish using Stu Apte's fighting techniques. Fighting a tarpon for an hour or even more is totally unacceptable and unnecessary. You hear of people fighting them for an hour or two or even three! That is so wrong. We land the fish "green" and not exhausted, they recover in a few minutes. I hooked three and landed the one. The two I lost were equipment failures of my own fault. The first one I lost I had the backing too loose on the spool and it dug in to itself and the spool just stopped! The hook straightened and off went the poon. The second one I lost I tied a crappy fly line to backing knot and it unraveled. Off went Mr. Silver with 100 feet of fly line. Dang. I will NEVER make those two mistakes again. I use a moderate drag and finesse it with my palm to add extra pressure when I want to. I fish at "Location X", if you have ever seen the show :"Chasing Silver, Location X", that's the place. I will only say it is somewhere on the panhandle. Have fun in the Great White North. Quote
DennisLinkletter Posted March 18, 2014 Report Posted March 18, 2014 Congrats.. What a beauty.. Always thought that was the ultimate in fishing.. Bucket list. Quote
