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Tarpon Fishing
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No thanks.
Money tournaments make it worse.
The pass is deep and has ledges in it, when you hook up, you keep the fish under you so you wont break off on the rocks.
It is akin to grouper fishing, with a jump at the end of the fight.
if was to tarpon fish this would be the spot,,they scare the hell out when I'm checking traps
Someone in the Panhandle section reported one over by PC this past weekend.
READ THIS...
Beat me to it. Cool story nonetheless
is there much bait in the bay or will I have to go outside bob sikes cut or west pass to get it?
I would imagine you can find some in the bay- at first light, the pelicans start looking for breakfast and they'll lead you to them. We found them around 15-20' off the beaches. Last time we went, though, they were tightly packed in the Pickalene channel behind St. Vincent. I guess it's easiest to watch the pelicans.
watch these guys work the river for 2 days in a row
sounds good, looking for some 2-4 inch live bait also for some trout, any pilchards showing up in the bays??
If I chase a tarpon I may try a crab or 2
Yes- we saw plenty of those. Of course, for tarpon or trout, I'm happy with a variety of finger mullet sizes. Big ones freelined for tarpon, or smaller ones under a popping cork for trout/reds. Universal fish bait.
Seems like they're easier to catch when the flats/bars warm up by midday.
How is the redfishing behind SGI and little SGI? Im hearing not many reds around, I will be mostly sight fishing on the flats
when are you going NN???
I haven't tried much the last two times. Lot's of tripletail on the crab buoys, though.
never tried to catch them
When moving around the bay, slow for any buoys or trash. They'll be laying on their side at the surface, imitating floating debris. They're called sunfish, locally. They spook, but don't stray far from their structure. Use a live bait (shrimp, mullet, greenback, etc) on a popping cork and he'll come back to investigate.
Just another option if the reds/trout aren't working. And if you're into sight fishing, you should try it.
Will try it I promise, main thing I do is sight fish for reds, once i have my limit it is off to Cork slinging for trout
06-03-12 Sunrise w menhaden splashes, Apalachicola, Florida.