Floridaboy
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Post by Floridaboy on Jun 12, 2008 21:16:05 GMT -5
33 years ago today, I caught my first Tarpon off Redington Pier. Spent the entire summer (and the next) fishing off that pier, until I got barred for beaching a 9 1/2' Tiger Shark one summer morning. "Jaws" was in the theaters, and the Mayor called threatening to shut down the pier. I grew up on that pier (in more ways than one - I think her name was Cheryl ;D)
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Post by bcc on Jun 12, 2008 21:22:22 GMT -5
Dude that is so freakin cool . I bet that is the reason still today that the city has been trying to get rid of that fishing pier. Hey man did you ever do any fishing on indian rocks pier. Oh and nice shark to.
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Post by jmfishin on Jun 13, 2008 5:27:42 GMT -5
COOL
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2008 9:42:43 GMT -5
"Oh what a night..............you know I didn't even know her name......" ;D  |
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Post by bcc on Jun 13, 2008 16:30:37 GMT -5
My first ever shark was caught on that pier in summer of 88 i had just graduated highschool and moved back to florida. It was an acidental catch while i was foshing for snook with a live pin about halfway out on the pier.I have been hooked on shark fishing ever sinch. There was a bench behind the wall on the end of the pier ( may still be there ) i all so had some fun there with my highschool sweet heart at the time.
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Floridaboy
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Post by Floridaboy on Jun 13, 2008 17:21:42 GMT -5
I fished Indian Rocks a few times after I got thrown off Redington, but there was a rivalry in the Suncoast Tarpon Roundup between the 2 piers, and sometimes it wasn't very friendly, so I switched to the Skyway. The next summer the owner let me back on Redington.
I was using a Penn 6/0 with about 700 yards of 40 lb Ande, and a 1/2 stingray for bait. The Tiger headed for Mexico on a slow and steady run, and stopped when I had less than 50 yards left on the reel. An hour later, I had it up to the pier.
I ended up cutting it up and giving it to the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary to feed the birds. Looking back, I regret killing a breeder that size.
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Post by bcc on Jun 13, 2008 17:48:35 GMT -5
I killed the first shark i caught because i thought i was gonna eat it but i dident know how to clean so i wasted it. I have not killed another shark since then. Mabey if i catch and release another 100 sharks i might have made up for the 1 wasted. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But hey i bet the birds enjoyed it.
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