Title: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: shirah86 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 ;D
Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: greenmachine 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.
Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: 3MM STROKED BLASTER 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
Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: shirah86 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
Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: 3MM STROKED BLASTER 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..
Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: mud.junkie 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 Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: MuddFreak77 on April 30, 2007, 10:27:31 PM Sounds like she needs a harness so if the rod goes she goes with it ;D
Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: SWAMP_DONKEY 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 ;D 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 ;D Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: shirah86 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
Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: ScooterB 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. Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: Bigscrb15 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. Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: ScooterB 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 >:( Went Thurs nite and got a 8 lb red 8) Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: Bigscrb15 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 >:( Went Thurs nite and got a 8 lb red 8) 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. Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: SWAMP_DONKEY 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. Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: Joedirt 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. Me 2!!! Title: Re: Tarpon on the loose! Post by: 3MM STROKED BLASTER on May 01, 2007, 03:20:41 PM star rods seem to hold up
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