You will find many Tarpon guides, fishermen and recreational anglers from all over the world near the shore, or casting from the bridges in the Florida Keys. There is no doubt in the fact that they come to this place to catch tarpon. The reason behind it is because tarpon are among the most popular migrating game fish in the world. According to the top Florida Keys Fishing Guides, it is said once you gain a basic perception regarding the nature of tarpon and where they are found the most, it will be effortless to catch them.
The Florida Keys becomes the habitat for one of the chief places to catch tarpon during the season of spring. Here you will be able to spot migrating tarpon averagely weighing between 80 to over 155 pounds; this is why the Florida Keys is considered as of the extraordinary destinations to catch Monster tarpon. The sight of tarpon through the glaring shallow water makes it even more fascinating for the recreational anglers and guides to catch tarpon.
Tarpon are known as ultimate game fish because of the fact that tarpon are easily visible from a distance, and they are generally seen in the shallow depth of the water. They are also famous for something called a Tarpon roll, where the Tarpon because of how they breath every so often will reach the surface of the water and gulp some air before turning or rolling back into the ocean. They are found in large groups as well and are very large, powerful and extremely fast. Because of this, they really are top in the food chain. Other than the Florida Keys, you can see tarpon fishing near the industrial locations and up into the Everglades near Flamingo national park as well. You will see a lot of fishermen, guides and anglers near the Florida Keys trying to catch a tarpon with a hunting approach in which humanity does not show up much.
The tarpon are known to be picky eater as well if the flatboat reaches within their range. That is why they are also known as the enemy of saltwater fishermen and why so many experienced anglers choose to hire a professional Keys Tarpon Guide to not only put them onto the Tarpon, but get the Tarpon to Jump, now it is up to you, the Angler to take the coaching, keep that tip down and whatever you do, don’t set the hook!!! A tarpon does not need us to set the hook, it will set the hook itself, and if your poll is at all up in the air when he decides to jump 15 feet in the air, it is bye bye. Therefore, there are many techniques that are followed when it comes to catching the tarpon. It is said that the double haul casting technique stands out to be effective when you are fishing for tarpon. For any game fish of the saltwater, this technique of casting can be applied. Both spin gear and fly gear have their advantages and disadvantages and both work very well. Some Keys Tarpon Guides refuse to use any sort of live bait and will even take the barb off hooks to better protect this Florida Keys resource.
Since there are high chances that tarpon might eat the fly or lure after a sighting or a roll, it is suggested that the casting of the rod should be done by maintaining around 15-20 feet distance. It is for those recreational anglers fishermen who are trying to catch a tarpon in the shallow water. It is absolutely right that tarpon fishing in the Florida keys offer a much better experience when it is done in the pre-dawn mornings. In my experience 6 am to 9 am are the best hours for jumping Tarpon.
There are many other methods as well to catch a tarpon, among which one is light tackle spinning rod or reel. It is also considered as an effortless technique to catch and target the tarpon. Experienced anglers and guides using light tackle spinning method in order to catch a giant size tarpon in the shallow of the saltwater. Anglers from all over the world cannot deny the importance of live bait when it comes to fishing these monsters when lures fail.
Regardless of any doubts, it is true that you can expect loads of action when the anglers and fishermen jump a tarpon as no fish in the world jumps and goes absolutely bonkers when they get hooked. If you are able to spot the right location of a tarpon, at the right time and with the right stuff you have a great chance of jumping one of these monsters. I will tell you even the most experienced fishermen in the world regularly miss 5 even 10 of these babies before they finally land one. As the expression goes, “It is one thing to hook a tarpon, it is whole different thing to land one.”
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