Tarpon?

[cavemanfisher]

[glow=red,2,300]Just curious what you use to catch tarpon and on what hook. I know alot of people use crab is that the best choice, on a Circle Hook?[/glow]

[GoinDeep]

Some great info on Tarpon in this thread (Start with the post at the top and read a few down...)

skywaypiers.proboards80.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=85&page=1#587

[tarpon1]

4 tarpon i would use a mustad 7691 with a live latyfish at night in the shadow line u could also pick up a nice snook and if that dosent work i would lighten up a lil on your leader and mabby try a different bait pinfish,threadfin,punkenseed,ect.

[knottybynature]

Me and my dad have been cumming for the tarpon. Use dead bait on a 7/0 or 8/0 circle hook. In the past 3 weekends we hooked 23 tarpon. Each one is geting bigger each time we catch one.

[filletnrelease]

Just curious Knotty or Rip, whats the game plan on release. Hooked a few myself out there and thats always in the back of my mind. I have seen the razor knife on the crab pole trick, do you have another way. Appreciate the input, hauling up a 100lb Silver King ain't Kosher.

[knottybynature]

A dehooking rig but the hard part is keeping the tarpon calm and by the pier without it breaking your line or hook.

[knottybynature]

Maybe this will help. Its a boat clip atached to a 20ft crab net. You clip it on to the line and push down. Be sure that the line is tight. It works great when you use circle hooks so you arent reaching down a tarpons throat.

[grouperscooper]

sweet set-up there knotty......how much abuse does that thing take?

[filletnrelease]

Appreciate that Knotty. I use a de-hooker on the boat, gotta get me a pole long enough to mount one on.

[ripnlips]

when you mess it up, just re-adjust the clamps and you're good to go. be sure to tighten them with a rachet, not a screwdriver.

[Floridaboy]

May 12, 2008 18:26:15 GMT -5 knottybynature said:

Me and my dad have been cumming for the tarpon. Use dead bait on a 7/0 or 8/0 circle hook. In the past 3 weekends we hooked 23 tarpon. Each one is geting bigger each time we catch one.

Doesn't your right arm get sore after a while? ;D ;D

I know, I shouldn't have but I just COULDN'T RESIST!

[jmfishin]

haahahahahahahaha

[grouperscooper]

HEHE.....you ain't right floridaboy,but i know the "can't resist" feelin.

[knottybynature]

You get use to it after a while.

[festeroo031985]

and some wonder why guys have one arm bigger then the other gotta get it somewhere and hey dont get me wrong i get off well hookin some pretty good size fish (just not like that) lol tight lines this weekend everyone if ne1's out on mon night tues morn look for grey ford ranger ill be in prob a yellow columbia shirt that has osprey bay outdoors on the front.

[festeroo031985]

Found this this morning huge hammerhead eats tarpon

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[GoinDeep]

Heres the video fester was trying to embed (html doesnt work on this forum)

www.youtube.com/v/qjWQNwv-GJ4&hl=en

[festeroo031985]

Thanks GoinDeep wasnt sure kinda figured someone would fix it.... lol

[jab]

that sucks

[goredwings]

That blows to lose the fish but that would have been something really cool to witness at the same time.

[fishonfishoff]

Like I said in an earlier post. It's the Tarpon hook up, hammerhead or not. Try it in a kayak sometime for a real thrill. Sit back and enjoy the ride.................Fish on