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tarpon on !!!!!!

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well my day started at 6:00AM like usual and hitin the water before sunrise. i also saw bakerties with TT after them poons again. while i was chaseing reds in the shallows.

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although after one red i decided to join them in the hunt. :-D although i did jump two tarpon in the morning i didn;t think i would hook up with one but like crunch says be patient and u will get em so i kept that in the back of my head and just kept fishin. once i hit the submerged drop off/point. i see a tarpon role ang gulp some air at which point i layed that skitt around 15 feet in front of him and watched it in anticipation.click...clack...click...clack...WOOSH ZZZZZZZZ. "TT, ROB i got a tarpon!!!"i yelled. :o 8O i could tell they were a bit confused but once that monster leaped out off the water rob came right over and i couldnt help but yell the yells of happiness.
8) oh yea baby :!:
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when the thing pulls me over to TT. he gives me some friendly advice. U know man u are goin to be fighting that thing for another hour or two! i just say aahh i can take him :lol: but little did i know ,when he says an hour or two. HE MEANT IT! i was towed around a mile or two with a few close encounters tigh docks bouys and channel markers but all i had to do was turn sideways and PULL him to the side. now that sounds easy but i had him on my red rod set up with 40 lb fluro and 10 lb braid. it was a task to say the least. i could see the skitt in the upper jaw so i didnt think i had any abrasion on the leader only i had about a foot of it (i was red fishing when i pedaled out so that is all i was ready for)but two hours later and a heck of a sleigh ride. he came up along side and broke me off but i got a blurry pic before he did.

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Awesome :thumbup:
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WOWHOOO is Right! Way to get'r done! :thumbup: :-D
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Thats one way to spend your morning.

Don't look like a bad one either.
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All I can say young man is that you are one terrific fisherman and a good story teller.

Thanks, I've enjoyed them all!

Keep 'um coming!
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Very Nice Dude. :thumbup:
The tarpon always seem to shun my lures.
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You caught that poon in my book, skitterwalk! :smt045
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Now that there is some fishin"
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Man, you're having too much fun.
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Super!
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Good job Skitterwalk
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Harmsway wrote:You caught that poon in my book, skitterwalk! :smt045
I'm with Harmsway. You hauled it up, brought him relatively close to the kayak, and had a good enough look at him to identify it and size it. Not like you want to keep and eat it, so absolutely good as a catch in my eyes. :thumbup: :beer:
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When you get good like me you'll be able to steer that baby right back to the put-in. :roll:
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Harmsway wrote:When you get good like me you'll be able to steer that baby right back to the put-in. :roll:
say what u want. that thing will take u where ever it wants to in a kayak :lol:
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Very, very nice! I am still waiting to hook up with a poon. I have had a couple of rolls in the past, but still waiting for a take.
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