Bucket List Tarpon

[rsimms]

If you follow me on Facebook, you know I have posted "tarpon talk & photos" ad nauseum in recent days. If you're lucky, it will end with "The Reel Story": http://bit.ly/rheatarpon

However it's really not the story, but the video shot by Big Bully Outdoors (http://www.BigBullyOutdoors.com) you need to watch for the full flavor. I edited and I will admit that I preach to my friends to "keep videos short or else no one will watch the whole thing." I broke my own rule. I decided that to illustrate the full flavor of the epic battle required much more than two minutes.

And for my trash-talking TNDeer friends, I provided "full disclosure" in the story. They'll know what I mean. Thanks for reading.

 

[scn]

Beautiful fish and great job!

 

[Grandslam11]

That's incredible. Thanks for sharing.

 

[TheLBLman]

Congratulations, Richard! :tu: :tu:

Tell us technoids more, like line details, etc.
Looked like you had a brand new rod there.

 

[rsimms]

Congratulations, Richard! :tu: :tu:

Tell us technoids more, like line details, etc.
Looked like you had a brand new rod there.

Everybody I saw down there is a BIG believer in Penn rods & reels. We were using Penn 6500's loaded with 65 lb. braid with 50 lb. mono leaders, Trokar circle hooks. Bait was live crabs (which cost $4 APIECE during tarpon season! :shock: )

 

[RUGER]

Awesome dude.

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[WTM]

Congratulations, Richard! :tu: :tu:

Tell us technoids more, like line details, etc.
Looked like you had a brand new rod there.

Everybody I saw down there is a BIG believer in Penn rods & reels. We were using Penn 6500's loaded with 65 lb. braid with 50 lb. mono leaders, Trokar circle hooks. Bait was live crabs (which cost $4 APIECE during tarpon season! :shock: )

great story. my grandfather was a big catfisherman around saltillo and caught some big ones and his favorite reel was a Penn.

been aiming to ask, what kind of software are you using to edit those photos? lightroom?

 

[rsimms]

Congratulations, Richard! :tu: :tu:

Tell us technoids more, like line details, etc.
Looked like you had a brand new rod there.

Everybody I saw down there is a BIG believer in Penn rods & reels. We were using Penn 6500's loaded with 65 lb. braid with 50 lb. mono leaders, Trokar circle hooks. Bait was live crabs (which cost $4 APIECE during tarpon season! :shock: )

been aiming to ask, what kind of software are you using to edit those photos? lightroom?

I would like to have Lightroom, but can't bring myself to fork over the money. Most are tweaked on Photoshop Elements 14. I also tweak some on my iPhone using an App called Snapseed. There is a learning curve to it, but once you get a system down, it's awesome.

 

[Rjratliff1975]

That's awesome! Beautiful pics!

 

[tree_ghost]

Very cool!


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[edtcase]

Man that's awesome.


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[7mm08]

Awesome ! Beautiful pics.
Headed down next few weeks and try again with a flyrod.

 

[Snowwolfe]

Well done Richard! Tarpoon and Peacock bass are on my bucket lists. What did the bruiser weigh?

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Cool trip. That's something I'm going to have to do in the near future.

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[rsimms]

Well done Richard! Tarpoon and Peacock bass are on my bucket lists. What did the bruiser weigh?

On the video the guides use the figure 140... personally I think it was closer to 120.

 

[Snowwolfe]

Guides have a way of over estimating the weight to make the clients feel better

 

[ewc]

I hooked one down in Sanibel that looked that size - guide said 150#. Jumped and came within 2 feet of jumping in the front of the boat where my wife and daughter were standing.

Broke me off within 20 seconds - I was casting for specs...wrong gear.

 

[Hollar Hunter]

That's awesome congrats! I hope to do the same in a few weeks. Waiting for the call that they've moved in...