Time for another update while I have a few days off.
Tarpon fishing remains very consistent with the most reward for the amount of effort put in. The fish have been in the 50 -120 pound class and they are as mean, nasty, and ornery as they come. I've made plenty of anglers believers once they caught and released their first tarpon and they are hooked.
Meanwhile, green water and no current offshore has all of us working very hard to put together a semi-decent catch. The action still remains inconsistent on a day to day basis.
Scott and John went 2 for 2 on their tarpon trip and added several ladyfish.
Court and Herb caught and released 1 tarpon while working their way through 12 ladyfish. Once we put the baits out we barely drifted 50 feet before the ladyfish zeroed in on the baits. The ladyfish are in the 2 - 3 pound class and would be loads of fun on 4 or 6 pound spinning tackle.
Greg, John and Cindie were 2 for 3 on their tarpon trip as well as having to deal with 13 ladyfish and a yellowtail snapper.
One tarpon of 120 pounds was enough for Michael. Every time he thought the fish was whipped, the tarpon would take off on a 30 - 50 yard run. Brenda was amazed at the stamina of the big fish.
We were down to the last half hour of the trip with Brian, Keith, and Jay before a flat line bait finally saw some action during their offshore trip. Prior to the hook up, we flew the kite, slow trolled, dropped on several wrecks, and drifted. After a 25 minute battles on a 15# spinning outfit, we put a 33 pound kingfish in the box.
Captain Dave
