Definitely not Erie but I know we like reports of all kinds so figured I would share a few shots from our trip to Boca Grande, Florida from last week!
This was my first saltwater experience and cannot describe how hard these fish fight. At certain points you wonder who is in control
We spent 30 hours on the water for 2.5 days and hooked into four tarpon. One broke my #7 hook in half, another broke 80 lb braid like silk, another spit the hook in the air three feet above water, last broke leader boat side. As the captain said, "that's tarpon fishing, 3-4 hours of boredom followed by an hour of mayhem"
The "dock" (we were in the "small" 26 footer on the right)
40 lb Goliath Grouper the first night, crazy strong!
First morning looking for tarpon
A few dollars down there
What you look for, tarpon rolling on top or dark spots
And you are not alone in the pass, this only shows about 5% of boats
Hooked up, fish looks smaller on camera, angler looks like he needs to hit the gym hard
That point where it is out of your control
Again, just hanging on
Quite a few of these beautifully distracting and unpredictable species out there, apparently they like really expensive flashy ornaments
Best up close pic we have
This was my first saltwater experience and cannot describe how hard these fish fight. At certain points you wonder who is in control
We spent 30 hours on the water for 2.5 days and hooked into four tarpon. One broke my #7 hook in half, another broke 80 lb braid like silk, another spit the hook in the air three feet above water, last broke leader boat side. As the captain said, "that's tarpon fishing, 3-4 hours of boredom followed by an hour of mayhem"
The "dock" (we were in the "small" 26 footer on the right)
40 lb Goliath Grouper the first night, crazy strong!
First morning looking for tarpon
A few dollars down there
What you look for, tarpon rolling on top or dark spots
And you are not alone in the pass, this only shows about 5% of boats
Hooked up, fish looks smaller on camera, angler looks like he needs to hit the gym hard
That point where it is out of your control
Again, just hanging on
Quite a few of these beautifully distracting and unpredictable species out there, apparently they like really expensive flashy ornaments
Best up close pic we have
