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JettyJumper
05-22-2004, 05:29 PM
tell us your personal best tarpon story and post a pic if you can.

Believe it or not I have never landed a tarpon.
InfamousJ
06-17-2004, 05:41 PM
No way.... Yer kiddin' right?
JettyJumper
06-18-2004, 10:56 PM
tarpon has never bent my rod................
tarpon_fly
06-22-2004, 11:56 PM
http://users2.ev1.net/~flyfish/

Hopefully this year I'll be able to hang another one of these bad boys....
hydralics
06-23-2004, 10:06 AM
Fished out of Burnt Store Marina in 2000 with Capt. Dan Latham. Though the fish were thick in Boca Grande Pass, he elected to fish a couple of sand bars and Pine Island sound using live threadfins. He would occasionally through out a handful and would just free line the bait. Hooked 11 all 80 to 100LBS but only got one to the boat, due to lack of "****" experience. But whata blast and great guide to fish with.
Bucksnort
06-29-2004, 11:10 AM
I caught this one in Indian Pass, Florida..7-10-03 84"
brewjr
06-29-2004, 08:04 PM
134 pounder 25 miles out of freeport on a 15 inch mullet.
ROBOWADER
06-30-2004, 09:09 PM
Look how close buckshort is to the shore! That is crazy!
Bucksnort
07-01-2004, 10:22 AM
I was actually closer to the beach when we hooked up. We were drifting menhaden. This one hit the bait that we were drifting about 20 yards behind the boat and flew straight out of the water when he hit.....scared the he!! out of me....I thougt he was coming in the boat.....The fish only jumped twice. The intitial hit and about 100 yards out....we battled for 55 min...I thought he was going to win...but he didn't....He was in great shape when we realeased him. Here is a pic of the replica I had made.
JettyJumper
07-01-2004, 11:15 AM
schweetttttttt! I hope I catch one that big one of theses days! ...........JJ
3rd Coast Fish-n-Crew
07-01-2004, 04:15 PM
Awesome mounted Tarpon you got there Buck!
brewjr
07-01-2004, 07:24 PM
Awsome fish Buck.
Mando
07-02-2004, 12:43 AM
man! thats a very very very nice replica u got there. i wish i could have one of those hanging on the wall. the hard part is first catching the beast then getting the money haha. nice one!
Bucksnort
07-02-2004, 10:06 AM
Thanks for the compliments guys....I had it done at Greatfish Reproduction Studios.....All the guy does is repros...I highly recommend them....Super nice, great communication and honest....they had the fish done for me in 3 months. There are some really good taxidermist around here but this guy's work really caught my eye. Check him out.

http://www.4greatfish.com/gf/index600.shtml
Speckwrangler
07-20-2004, 02:41 PM
1996 140 Lb 5 miles from San Luis Pass on a Coast Hawk... We Jumped another on the Coast Hawk blind casting and landed a 110 lb drifting w/shad. Three in one day is Phenominal...

SW
Tarpon160
07-21-2004, 11:39 AM
Homosassa, Fl. 1987 160lb
Sage12wt
1hr 40min to land
The guide said that when it first jumped, I stopped fishing and just watched until he yelled at me to pay attention. Lucky that it stayed hooked up.
An experience I will never forget.
Bucksnort
07-27-2004, 08:40 AM
Man,,,that is cool....what a nice pic of that fish
BentHook
07-30-2004, 10:36 PM
1 1/2 hours of fishing from the sand with four reds over 38" and one ****.Vilano Inlet, Fl
Goags
07-31-2004, 12:46 AM
Feb '04 San Juan River, Nicaragua - photo courtesy of Cuz. 4 days of 6-8 hookups/3-4 to boat. 80-180lbs. 20-30 lb test. Super Shad Raps