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« on: April 30, 2007, 01:14:26 PM »

If anybody catches about a 100 pound tarpon out of tampa bay with a nice spinning following behind lemme know my girlfriend needs to learn to pay attention Grin
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« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2007, 01:43:34 PM »

That sucks. I am sure he broke it off somewhere & one day someone will catch it. Sounds like she needs a baitrunner type reel.
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« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2007, 01:47:58 PM »

over the weekend my buddy hooked up with about a 200+ tarpon off commercial pier it wraped him around a buoy lol
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« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2007, 03:11:19 PM »

she seems to cost me money every time we go fishin, it sucked watching the rascal jump 3 times with my rod and reel still atached
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« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2007, 03:25:19 PM »

lmao what reel n rod set up do you have(had)?, i think star rods are the best, i have a star rod with a calcuta reel never let me down..
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« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2007, 10:26:12 PM »

all my rods are star with Shimano's, 4 tld 25's, 4 6500 baitrunners,4 3500 bait runners,2 tld 50's,2 tld 15's and 2 tld 10's (not made any more). plus 2 squidders and 2 jigmasters.

Dam i have 2 much money tied up in this sport lol
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« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2007, 10:27:31 PM »

Sounds like she needs a harness so if the rod goes she goes with it     Grin
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« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2007, 10:31:49 PM »

If anybody catches about a 100 pound tarpon out of tampa bay with a nice spinning following behind lemme know my girlfriend needs to learn to pay attention Grin

 Hey Bro thats funny...I been there done that ...Sanibel Island, 12 pack, well mayby 18...anyhow TARPON do not play when they take the bait Grin








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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2007, 09:39:24 AM »

it was just a penn spinfisher with a new redbone on it, are those all star rods anygood ive been raised on g-loomis but those redbones are solid, but for about 15 minutes i wished the tarpon would have taken her overboard, ill get her on a big snook this weekend and well see what happens
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« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2007, 10:15:36 AM »

My Tarpon rigs are 8' Star rods with 6500 Bait Runners...

Crowder makes a good rod too.
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« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2007, 10:53:31 AM »

My Tarpon rigs are 8' Star rods with 6500 Bait Runners...

Crowder makes a good rod too.

You gonna be out fishing this weekend? I am thinking of hitting the flats Saturday.
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« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2007, 11:30:51 AM »

My Tarpon rigs are 8' Star rods with 6500 Bait Runners...

Crowder makes a good rod too.

You gonna be out fishing this weekend? I am thinking of hitting the flats Saturday.

Gonna be busy on Sat the Oboy Oberto Redfish Cup is this weekend out of Punta Gorda

Nope,  gettin a AC unit installed at the house  Angry

Went Thurs nite and got a 8 lb red Cool
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« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2007, 11:38:01 AM »

My Tarpon rigs are 8' Star rods with 6500 Bait Runners...

Crowder makes a good rod too.

You gonna be out fishing this weekend? I am thinking of hitting the flats Saturday.

Gonna be busy on Sat the Oboy Oberto Redfish Cup is this weekend out of Punta Gorda

Nope,  gettin a AC unit installed at the house  Angry

Went Thurs nite and got a 8 lb red Cool

Yea I figured it was gonna be very busy. I may put in at Indian Mound or Lemon Bay to try and avoid some traffic.
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« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2007, 12:16:35 PM »

My Tarpon rigs are 8' Star rods with 6500 Bait Runners...

Crowder makes a good rod too.

 Wow Bro that is the same set up I use.
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« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2007, 12:17:27 PM »

My Tarpon rigs are 8' Star rods with 6500 Bait Runners...

Crowder makes a good rod too.

 Wow Bro that is the same set up I use.


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« Reply #15 on: May 01, 2007, 03:20:41 PM »

star rods seem to hold up
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bored .80 over
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weisco piston
3mm stroker crank
fmf goldseries sst racing pipe
fmf power core 2 silencer
stage 3 airfilter

body:
dark blue after market plastics
holshot/razr
nerf bars
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