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180# Tarpon Caught w/ pic
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FlakMan
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:19 am    Post subject: 180# Tarpon Caught w/ pic Reply with quote
Angler is on far left - Matt Madson - one of my drilling engineers. Trip hosted by Reed Drill Bits. Tarpon estimated at ~180# by guide - what do y'all think?

Tarpon caught this past Sunday August 24, 2008. Caught on casted bait thrown at rolling tarpon offshore San Louis Pass ~4 miles off W. Galveston Island. Jighead with circle hook with zip tied soft plastic - kind of a homemade coon pop in green. Tarpon was released successfully after a near 3 hour fight.

The big tarpon are rolling on bait off the passes guys!



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robul
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:28 am    Post subject: ! Reply with quote
wow thats a huge tarpon!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow Nice fish!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
One fish like that and you are hooked.

I hope its calm, will be out in the Panga looking for them agin this weekend.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:34 am    Post subject: weight Reply with quote
I think he's off by 100lb the guy in the straw hat goes 220lb and looks small to that fish ,But it was a monster good job
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is the guide Jamie Pinter?

Nice catch.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thats a haus!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yep - guide was Jamie Pinter. Length was 78" and 48" girth. Y'all almost 1/3 of this tarpon is not seen in the 1st pic. This is not a 80# tarpon! Tarpon was released successfully. Here is a more full sized pic.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Awesome Tarpon! Must have been fun to catch that bad boy!!! Thanks for the report and pics Flak!

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is a pic of a tarpon on the wall of a bar in a jungle in Costa Rica. Its at the Rio Colorado and as I recall it weighed 205lbs. Your fish looks bigger to me.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:27 pm    Post subject: Congrats Reply with quote
Congrats and may you have many more.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
WOW very nice catch. Thanks for the picture and report. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:14 pm    Post subject: Re: weight Reply with quote
ladyfish wrote:
I think he's off by 100lb the guy in the straw hat goes 220lb and looks small to that fish ,But it was a monster good job


I think ladyfish meant is was 100 lbs. heavier than 180lbs... Laughing
More like 280lbs... Shocked

Nice fish... Wink

Wondering what the record weight for a Tarpon in GOM is now.???
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
!!WOW!!

Might have had a record Tarpon...
Yours was 13" shorter, but 48" girth...That's amazing...


Found this on TPWD...

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=SW&age_group=all&list=0&browse=Submit

Species Weight Length Date WaterBody Angler Bait/Lure
Tarpon 210.70 91.00 Oct 4, 2006 Gulf of Mexico Jeremy Ebert menhaden

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:28 pm    Post subject: Re: weight Reply with quote
FishingFool46TilliDie wrote:
ladyfish wrote:
I think he's off by 100lb the guy in the straw hat goes 220lb and looks small to that fish ,But it was a monster good job


I think ladyfish meant is was 100 lbs. heavier than 180lbs... Laughing
More like 280lbs... Shocked

Nice fish... Wink

Wondering what the record weight for a Tarpon in GOM is now.???

Thank You I did 280lbs
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