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[ak man]

How early in the summer do Tarpon start to show up in East Pass and around Apalach? I know I've seen them out of Econfina in July, but do they come up any earlier than that?

[birddog]

According to my sources, they're here now.

[jsuber]

They have been here for two to three weeks.

[wevans]

My boss had one try to take a ladyfish from him on Saturday out from Shell Point

[Redbelly]

Did your boss camp out on a pontoon at shell point saturday? Cause that guy told me the same story!!

[wevans]

That was him

[One Keeper]

Saw a couple of 100 pounders at the mouth of the Aucilla last sunday

[High Hope]

ak, how would you target tarpon here. rod, line#, bait lures, ?

[mulletchaser]

you need plenty of patience to catch tarpon around hear I use to heavy of tackle becuase i do not want to lose a big fish i use 80 pound briad and a heavy duty rod for bait i use live pin fish or blue crabs. for a reel i use a tld 25

[ak man]

HIGH HOPE, I've never had much luck with them out on the flats because they don't ever seem to hold in an area, always just moving thru. I was asking because I'm taking another extended wknd back down in June and might spend an afternoon out in East Pass trying to catch tarpon, but probably just catching sharks. I use at least 30 lbs test with an 80 lbs leader, circle hook and live pinfish. It's fun just to get that first jump out of them, bringing them to the boat is another story.

Thanks for the info guys. It's funny, I have been down a lot lately and still haven't seen a cobia, other than a couple huge swirls around my CT, nor did I see or hear of any tarpon. Oh well.....

[grim reeler]

My dad has a sting ray barb at home that is 6-8 inches long. It came off a ray he caught in west pass looking for tarpon. It inhaled a whole mullet and when they finally boated it, the wings hung over both side of the front of a 19' aquasport and the tail ran off the stern.

It is a wicked looking piece of bone.

[Seachaser]

Have fished East pass a bunch and have never seen a tarpon. Most of the "experts" fish west pass. Saw one once near goose island.

[ak man]

I'm an idiot, I was referring to West Pass the whole time East, West, up, down, I don't know the difference anymore.

[ak man]

thanks for the good info Ron. I'm gonna be down around the 14th of June, so hopefully I'll hit it perfect.