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Stumpjumper1590 · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:35 pm Post subject: I couldnt believe my eyes

Hit the beach just north of the packery jetties yesterday afternoon with a half a dozen croaker and hopes of some nice surf trout. I got there late hence the reason for only bringing a half dozen with me, I baited up my first croaker and headed out to fish the first gut. After fishing for about 10 minutes with nothing happening I look down the gut and gulls and pelicans are POUNDING the first gut about 150 yards from me. I run back to get a fresh croaker and head down to the action. I get with in casting distance gave the pretty large croaker a toss and off he goes, right in the middle of the chaos. Within seconds I feel a heavy THUMP drop the rod tip expecting some line to be taking off, only to have my thumb burned by the braid leaving my reel so fast. First thought was wow big jack on, then thats when something happened I never expected, still with the fish peeling drag a beautiful silver fish comes out of the water and starts tail walking time after time down the gut. My heart starts RACING as I realize that I have hooked my first tarpon, finally now that I can see metal from my spool I have the fish stopped and turned towards me. fighting against the fish and the current I start making some gains, with the fish only about 15 yards in front of me he gets a second burst of energy and come completely out of the water at the same time my hook comes out of his mouth. It was literally slow motion and my heart sank, but still exciting none the less to feel that power on light tackle and to see a tarpon in the first gut.

Now that is done, how do y'all fish croaker in the surf. I was doing it with my normal chatter weights, should I be using a little more weight then that?[/code]
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kayakattack · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:47 pm Post subject:

Sounds epic ! Sounds like tarpon are thick right now ,I need to go get my first one Cool

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ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

awesome man! I bet port A is going to have some hungry tarpon right now too. Thinking of making the trip this weekend.
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gulftrout · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 1629

Nice!

TexGator · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 22 May 2012 Posts: 429

As with all important things you never forget your first.

tjhough · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:13 pm Post subject:

I wonder how long the tarpon will hang around?

Kingz · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:40 pm Post subject:

Definitely a gift just to hook one...Good for you!

shallowsport · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:03 pm Post subject:

Know the feeling. Hooked one once. Something you never forget.

ziacatcher · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:19 pm Post subject:

I can feel your heart thumping all the way over here. WTG

wallhanger · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:37 pm Post subject:

What a rush!

blackhawk78418 · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:30 pm Post subject:

Congrats that's a dream come true. I've yet to see a Taron at the end of my line even for a couple Seconds.