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We need white sharks to curb the protected sea lion explosion.

My thoughts went to Boca as soon as you posted that gear setup.
You ever place for any of the payout slots?

I remember a new Grady White and $200K in total prizes the last I ever payed attention to that event....

Jeff, I never placed. That tournament has gotten to be the Rolls Royce of tarpon tournaments. You gotta have $$'s and lots of time to fish to stay in the money slots. A fellow I know from high school who has been very successful in the restaurant business has a son who fishes the Boca Grande tournament every year. You probably know him. He was on Tucker a couple weeks ago. His son is a damn good poon'head and has had success. But, because Dad has the big bucks, he's not under any pressure financially, either in the tournament or out in the world. That tournament has gotten to almost be a who's who list.

That said, I've caught some serious fish in that pass. And not just tarpon. BTW- you want sharks? You came to the right spot. lol. There are some monsters in there.

Here is a perfect example of why you use the tackle I described in an earlier post. You try to get them to the boat quickly, because you otherwise stand a real good chance of getting cut off on another boat, or losing the fish to one of the many big sharks that patrol the area during tournament time. But, I'll stop rambling because you already know all this.

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Thanks for the explanation.

I ate shark in New Zealand.

Not near as good as blue cod....but more affordable.

Wow, what some folks will do for a prize and braggin' rights.

That looks like as much fun as combat fishing on some western rivers during salmon/steelhead season.

Not for me fortunately. But thanks for the pic l_d

Gotta love a bunch of dudes in jerseys fishing on top of each other in $150K overgrown bass boats.

Knock, knock....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MnfX466iVEU

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Dude in a t shirt and jeans, in a beater Alumacraft, with a $80 K-mart rig probably wins every once in a while too...................just to pizz em off.

You should see the outfits the guys on the Columbia fishing for pikeminnow use to earn $50K + a season.

depends on the species of shark some are much better that others, black tip is damn good.

I heard it's $5K per team to sign up now. I wounder how many Pin fish the bait shops go through for bait during that tournament?

We do most our Tarpon fishin' with flies by sight as they roll up on the flats on the south side of the Skyway...

We get plenty of shark action there too while fishing, typically once a big shark get on one we are landing they go on self release, just a big run that never stops until the tippet pops

ha I've caught 3 tarpoon over 200lbs from a pier.

Nice boat.

Allright. I wish someone would have filmed that. Every time I'm wade fishing near a big pier it seems someone is being filmed having help hoisting up a 10 ft shark.

I'll drink to that, Bark.

that was back before camera phones the late 90s to about 2002.

Jeff, cool pics.

$5K now? Geez.

That's my old stomping grounds. Great snook and reds fishing there, too. Had a 13' Whaler back in my younger days that I set up with fold down seats and a deck to cast from behind the seats. 40 Yamaha motor. Helluva little boat. Wish I had it today. Used to do a lot of wade fishing around there, too. And south side of Ft DeSoto, between there and the bridge.

Our last sled was a Ranger Ghost 169 flats boat. Can't find pics of it right now. Might have gotten eaten with photobucket fiasco. ??

That used to happen back in the day. But, with that $5K entry fee Jeff was talking about, that pretty much separates the men from the boys.

And yes, it really is combat fishing, and almost like a Mt Everest mentality. Survival of the fittest: best funded, best prepared, best nourished, best gear, best baits..

You're welcome, kingston.