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Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
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Gotta love a bunch of dudes in jerseys fishing on top of each other in $150K overgrown bass boats. ha I've caught 3 tarpoon over 200lbs from a pier. 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. that was back before camera phones the late 90s to about 2002. Gotta be Ron Jeremy making a cameo on the left. Talk about a hammerhead.... sheesh.
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NOT when they're attached to 80-150 lb leader, 40-60 lb running line, and a rod the size of a pool cue or broomstick on the other end.
Who fishes for tarpon rigged like that? Very common. 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. 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 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. ?? I too started with a 13.6 Boston Whaler running a 25hp Johnson. We put in at Ft. Desoto one day and went over to Egmont Key for some shark action. The sharks were thick in the ships channel there and we were catching one after another. I was down to using my pliers for a weight to get to the bottom, the sharks had torn up all our gear. We had 8 or 9 sharks layin in the bottom of that boat when one came to life outta no where and started rippin from one end of the boat to the other biting everything he could get his jaws wrapped around. There just not too many places to get outta the way in a 13 ft boat, I dam near jumped overboard. Finally got a gaff in him and settled him down... Did a lot of night sharking off the Big Indian Rocks Pier, you had to be a member of the Sun Coast Shark Fishing Ass. to spend the night out there. We had a small row boat for setting out our baits and a davit for hoisting the sharks, our membership fees paid for that. Crazy days and a great place to grow up as a kid... A couple of the guys I grew up with there own these two boats, that's what I go out in when I visit the area there today. These pics were taken at the Maximo Park boat ramp......
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Great pic and great fish, Roger.
Thanks for the story and pics, Jeff
Both: the good old days.
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Great pic and great fish, Roger.
Thanks for the story and pics, Jeff
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NOT when they're attached to 80-150 lb leader, 40-60 lb running line, and a rod the size of a pool cue or broomstick on the other end.
Who fishes for tarpon rigged like that? Very common. 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. 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 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. ?? I too started with a 13.6 Boston Whaler running a 25hp Johnson. We put in at Ft. Desoto one day and went over to Egmont Key for some shark action. The sharks were thick in the ships channel there and we were catching one after another. I was down to using my pliers for a weight to get to the bottom, the sharks had torn up all our gear. We had 8 or 9 sharks layin in the bottom of that boat when one came to life outta no where and started rippin from one end of the boat to the other biting everything he could get his jaws wrapped around. There just not too many places to get outta the way in a 13 ft boat, I dam near jumped overboard. Finally got a gaff in him and settled him down... Did a lot of night sharking off the Big Indian Rocks Pier, you had to be a member of the Sun Coast Shark Fishing Ass. to spend the night out there. We had a small row boat for setting out our baits and a davit for hoisting the sharks, our membership fees paid for that. Crazy days and a great place to grow up as a kid... A couple of the guys I grew up with there own these two boats, that's what I go out in when I visit the area there today. These pics were taken at the Maximo Park boat ramp...... Jeff, If I weren't probably older than you, we'd have surely run into each other back in the day. All the places you mention were on my radar back then. And, no kidding about a great place to grow up. And also don't think I'd want to dance with a big shark in a 13'6" Whaler. Lol. A friend of mine and his older brother and I used to run out to Egmont and camp out on the pilot boat dock all night. (I doubt you can do that anymore). We'd fish all night and then get in their 20' Open Fisherman and shark fish in and around the channel all next day. When we ran out of bait, we'd start using the speckled trout we caught the night before. I dropped a big speck over the side one time. As it was flashing and drifting side to side on the way down, something big smacked it. Damn near pulled me over til I sat down on the deck and got the drag straightened out. Turned out to be the one and only Tiger shark I've ever caught in my life. Have no idea what the heck it was doing in that neck of the woods. Long after the occasion, I did some research on Tigers, and this one did exactly what was described in many of the fight scenarios I was able to dig up. Bulldog and fight like a sumbich, and then come up to the surface and roll up in your line. After I got him unspooled and up to the side of the boat, my bud put a 12 ga slug through his grey matter and that was the end of that. Gave him the jaws. One of the 2 biggest Manta rays I've ever seen in my life came flying out of the water about 50 yds from our boat just north of Egmont and the ships channel. We were sitting just off the channel, but IIRC he aired out from a spot inside the channel. Those were the days.
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Gotta love a bunch of dudes in jerseys fishing on top of each other in $150K overgrown bass boats. ha I've caught 3 tarpoon over 200lbs from a pier. Nice! Don’t get it wrong, I’d take a 24’ Yellowfin anyway of the week. The price tag on new boats, especially currently popular styles like “hybrid” bay boats, is simply retarded though. Oh well, GFT.
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Freddy Fender caught a nice tarpon...!
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Gotta love a bunch of dudes in jerseys fishing on top of each other in $150K overgrown bass boats. ha I've caught 3 tarpoon over 200lbs from a pier. Nice! Don’t get it wrong, I’d take a 24’ Yellowfin anyway of the week. The price tag on new boats, especially currently popular styles like “hybrid” bay boats, is simply retarded though. Oh well, GFT. yeah no chit no way I could afford an offshore boat right now , I'm fortunate to have good friends that can.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Great pic and great fish, Roger.
Thanks for the story and pics, Jeff
Both: the good old days.
I'm gonna kill a sting ray. And a man of war. This what a Camp Fire is for............. Jeff, found some pics of the Ranger on my old laptop.
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Freaking beautiful, LD.
Dayom, I love your float.
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Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
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Great pic and great fish, Roger.
Thanks for the story and pics, Jeff
Both: the good old days.
I'm gonna kill a sting ray. And a man of war. This what a Camp Fire is for............. Jeff, found some pics of the Ranger on my old laptop. stiffy push pole?
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Great pic and great fish, Roger.
Thanks for the story and pics, Jeff
Both: the good old days.
I'm gonna kill a sting ray. And a man of war. This what a Camp Fire is for............. Jeff, found some pics of the Ranger on my old laptop. stiffy push pole? Yesssir. And Repaired. lol.
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Great pic and great fish, Roger.
Thanks for the story and pics, Jeff
Both: the good old days.
I'm gonna kill a sting ray. And a man of war. This what a Camp Fire is for............. Gotta do it while it's still legal.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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Freaking beautiful, LD.
Dayom, I love your float. Thanks, fellas. I kick myself daily for selling that boat. It had the best of everything. Couldn't get people to fish and I got tired of launching and retrieving it by myself. It's fine once you're on the water. It's just the crap at the ramp. That was before Flave moved down here and Mannlicher and I hooked up. Painful.
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Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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Ralph, you hunt where a big bear can eat your ass, that's a chance you take do you think we should kill every one of them we see, I'd bet they kill more people than sharks...do you know how many folks are killed by deer each year.... it's more than sharks... I'll keep one to eat but let the others go.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
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Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
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