If you have never done any tarpon fishing, then this page will  give you an idea of what tarpon fishing is all about. But until you've done it yourself you won't  appreciate what is involved in catching a fish as special as a tarpon.

Fish On! The " first stage" of a tarpon battle is a series of magnificant jumps and powerful runs up to 100 yards or more.

   45 Minutes Later " Stage two" is a brute struggle between man and beast. There aren't many jumps and its just your will against his. I've seen this stage last as long as two hours but with the correct techniques and tackle 20-30 minutes is enough to break an average sized tarpon's will.

  Official Catch! The " third stage" is a very difficult time for the angler. The knots and line has been worn from the long battle and your arms feel like jello.  The tarpon will usually make a couple of last effort jumps and a run or two under the boat.

  A Quick Picture. We usually try not to remove a tired tarpon form the water. In fact, a new law is in place that make it illegal to remove a large tarpon from the water. However, if the battle is short then a tarpon in good shape will survive.

Fully Revived and Ready For Release!  We always make sure that the tarpon is in good shape before we release them. Its a good time to get some quality photo's of the fish also!

* Some of these photo's show tarpon being held out of the water. We no longer do this for the purpose of take pictures. A shot along side of the boat or a photo out of the boat in the water is the best way to get a good photo and it's better for the survival of the fish.

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*Candid tarpon photo's*

  Uh Oh! Its not over yet!          Good form! Always bow to the silver king.

That's a nice 80-pound beach tarpon!

A 60-pound Tarpon shakes it's head near the end of a great fight!

That's me releasing a 50-pounder off Marco Island.

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