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More and More Tarpon - KnotNancy - 01-11-2003
[font "Arial"][size 2]More and more tarpon are flooding into the Haulover area. This is making for some great action. Live shrimp is the prime bait. I can't emphasize enough, that circle hooks will greatly increase your hook up ratio. And the answer to the what is the best tide question that I constantly get is that as long as the tide is moving, it doesn't make any difference if it is incoming or outgoing.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Last night the action started almost immediately. Well, we had to wait about 30 seconds for the first bite. We released a ladyfish and 30 seconds after putting out a new bait, the same rod got hit again, this time it was an 80# tarpon. Then another tarpon, then a ladyfish, then 2 more tarpon. The pattern was 1 ladyfish and then 2 tarpon. We finished the evening with 3 ladyfish and 5 for 5 (you have to love them circle hooks) in tarpon.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]This evening, we started the trip by watching numerous tarpon rolling all around us. The westerly wind was being blocked by the buildings on the beach and drifting was a big problem. We caught 2 blue runners and the tarpon stopped rolling as the dusk period came on. Moving down the beach to an area where there are low buildings solved the no drift problem and Greg caught and released his first tarpon. We found another one up at the Inlet and then moved back down the beach where the music we were listening to from a hotel was interrupted by the screaming sound of a clicker as an 80# tarpon took line off Greg's reel at an alarming rate. Fifteen minutes later the tarpon was released and our 3 for 4 night was complete. The unused shrimp became shrimp cocktail as soon as we got back to the dock.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Give me a call and schedule a trip to get in on the action.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Captain Dave Kostyo[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Knot Nancy Fishing Charters[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]305 620-5896 Charter[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]305 732-2628 Beeper[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][#800080][size 2][url "http://www.knotnancy.com"]www.knotnancy.com[/url][/size][/#800080][/font] [font "Arial"][#0000ff][size 2][url "mailto:nkostyo@bellsouth.net"]nkostyo@bellsouth.net[/url][/size][/#0000ff][/font]
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