Baby Tarpon

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Dustin
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Re: Baby Tarpon

Post by Dustin »

Tommy has the right idea. Baby tarpon eat a fly better than anything. That is particularly true for fish in more heavily pressured areas. I throw gurglers like what Tommy posted or deerhair sliders that scoot along just under the surface and produce a small wake. I've always had the best success with baby tarpon by using a regular, fairly fast stripping rhythm. Something about a fast moving fly rings their dinner bell.
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mrpj1972
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Re: Baby Tarpon

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uncdub13 wrote:Very nice. What type/size hook do you like for livebaiting tarpon that size?
5/0 circles. I also had 4/0 for that day, but never needed to tie one on. Used a 4000 size Sedona with 20lb braid tied to 40lb flouro.
bluebill
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Re: Baby Tarpon-Update

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I was getting discouraged fishing for b-tarpon the past several days. We had an afternoon incoming tide and I would see a few large ones rolling but not a strike.

Got a chance to redo in the same creek on a morning incoming tide today and hooked several and landed two. What a difference from the days before. I cant explain why but they were feeding today. The water level was quite low from a morning zero tide and it was overcast.

One on a small Rapala plug and all the rest on a small lead head jig with various colors of small soft baits.

No snook in that creek with the tarpon yet. Water is still 75 deg outside.
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