Bucket List

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30lb+ Tarpon on light tackle

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aka, Big silver crappie





Key West, home of the sunset.





Good Times!!

Glad you got one.. Sure it was a blast

we love key west,me and my wife cant wait to go back again! nice fish

Jealous!

Wow! and I thought a two pound crappie was big. Beautiful fish.

Tim - if it has gills and lives in the water the poor thing doesn't have a chance of not getting caught by you.

Now, would it hurt to smile for the picture?

Nice fish. Did it do a lot of tail walking?

That's awesome!! Bucket list fish for me someday too!!

Thanks all!



Thanks! Oh yeah. It is really amazing to see a fish that big jumping and tail walking.
I also caught a smaller (25-28 lbs) that jumped a lot more.
Too much fun.

As far as smiling, the guide taking the pict wanted to get the tarpon back in the water. So, that was all I got. And no weight. he's an easy 30, so I just said 30+. maybe closer to 40+.

Congrat on an Outstanding catch, I did not go this year but
I shot an email to a Capt in Key West today about next May.

I need some more of this


That is Mallory Square over my right shoulder.

MO

Holy c rap!
Very nice permit MO.
That is a biggun. My guide suggested we go after permit when I go back. Sure do like Tarpon though...

This is taken from Mallory Square. Key West, home of the sunset. lol

Also, these guys are purty cool. Frigates. One came in really close to one of our baits on top of the water.

Nice fish and Congratulations!

That's one on my bucket list! Nice catch!

Very nice! Congrats Tim.

Tarpon that size are great fun, When you hook a big one , it can start to resemble work.
When the Permit are spawning on the wrecks and rocks , they are pretty easy to hook up.
They make blistering runs, super fun to catch and don't wear you down like Tarpon.
Permit on the flats is a whole different ball game, I have only tried a few times,
seen them , never got close enough to even make a cast.

Good luck
Mo

Who did you fish with ?

Mo

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Tarpon that size are great fun, When you hook a big one , it can start to resemble work.
When the Permit are spawning on the wrecks and rocks , they are pretty easy to hook up.
They make blistering runs, super fun to catch and don't wear you down like Tarpon.
Permit on the flats is a whole different ball game, I have only tried a few times,
seen them , never got close enough to even make a cast.
Good luck
Mo [/quote]

Yes, work, but fun work! lol You have to pay attention. It took about half my spool.
Hanging on for dear life. It took about 30 minutes and right through a rain storm. I'm soaking wet in the pict.

You probably know that Tarpon have a nickname of "Silver Kings". I also learned that there is a technique when you are fighting them - when they jump (which is a lot), you have to be ready and "bow to the king", lean forward and point your rod at them... or they will break your line or throw the hook with their head shakes.
Good times!

I used KWPG - Key West Pro Guides and Captain Ryan Carter. They run out of Hurricane Hole just over the Cow Key bridge. Great, well run organization. Tons of experience. They talked with me a lot to find out what I wanted to do and then tailored the trip to me. It was great. I will be back.

How about you?

I have been going to the Keys since the mid 80's. The last several trips have been with
sieze the day charters , http://fishinkeywest.com/ , Captain Paul D'Antoni sold the
business after my trip last year , but I have met the new owner and will probably fish
with him next year.
I like their style of fishing and have caught as many as 14 species in a day. I love the fact that you can catch such quality fish 10 minutes from the dock.

Yep, super nice.
We were less than 5 minutes out also.
Nice one!

We were going for bonefish after the Tarpon, but the storms kept us from going where we wanted.
After every storm it was h-u-m-I-d! ugh