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Tarpon Fishing Remains Consistent - KnotNancy - 03-01-2004
Tarpon fishing continues to be consistent during the late afternoon and evening hours. Both Haulover Inlet and Government Cut are producing, so the choice is up to you as to where you want to fish. A live shrimp drifted on a P170 7/0 circle hook with 12 feet of 50 pound mono leader attach to 18 inches of double line with a knot to knot connection will have you in business.
Thursday evening (2/26) Billy Green, his dad, Arthur, and friend Alan Weinstein got together for a relaxing evening of tarpon fishing. We started at Haulover Inlet with the first two drifts producing nothing. The wind was from the west @ 20-29 mph, however, with all the large buildings on the beach blocking it, we had a great drift speed and almost calm seas. The third drift was the one and Arthur was hooked up to 70 pounds of a not to happy silver beauty. Some great angling skills along with plenty of patience and Arthur soon had the tarpon boat side with the 12 pound outfit. Two drifts later it was time for Alan to do battle. This time it was a 50 pound tarpon and Alan skillfully fought it to boat side for release. The next drift we got what started out as a weak strike from a ladyfish, but quickly turned into a tarpon hook up for Billy. The 40 pound fish put on a great aerial show at boat side and Billy soon had it whipped. That's the way the evening ended, 3 for 3, as we headed back to Spinnaker Marina.
Sunday evening (2/29) we left Spinnaker Marina an hour earlier than usual. I was playing a hunch based on my last trip to Government Cut. With an East wind @16-26 mph, we hid behind the jetties of the south side. The hunch paid off with Joe McGivern catching and releasing a 60 pound tarpon on our first drift. From the next drift on till after dark, we had no other hits. We also tried the rougher north side with no success. With good tide conditions, we moved into the bay and set up. Within 20 minutes we got our reward from a very spirited 30 pound tarpon. As this was a learning trip for Joe, we tried several more spots, but no one was home. We were back at Spinnaker by 9 pm happy with going 2 for 2.
The tarpon are here and will continue to be consistent through late June. For the effort put in, the reward is normally very good. Give me a call and we'll schedule a trip so you can feel the power and admire the beauty of these silver packages of dynamite.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters
305 620-5896 Charter
305 732-2628 Beeper
www.knotnancy.com
nkostyo@bellsouth.net
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