Had the opportunity to fish for tarpon down in Puerto Rico for a few days last week. It was awesome!! The sheer amount of tarpon in the lagoon system we fished was unbelievable. From juveniles to full grown, they're stacked in there. We fished with MagicTarpon.com charters and the experience was unforgettable. Here's a condensed version of the report:
Dont' Mix the two:
Bridge going to San Juan:
The path to the tarpon:
On the first morning, we're greeted with tarpon busting bait like jacks would:
as well as happy "tailers":
Allan's first tarpon ever:
His dad's first tarpon ever:
buenos dias little puerto rican snook!
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I finally hooked into a sizeable tarpon (30lb range) and fought him for 40 minutes. They use LIGHT tackle for these guys...8lb mono!
Airborne once:
Airborne twice:
got several leader grabs at the boat, but he wasnt having it and ultimately broke the line:
Intermission b/w charters, mannino with a micro jack
Next morning casting for bait:
the bounty:
After going 0 for 4, including losing an 80-90lb tarpon that morning, i finally landed the fifth one:
It was an outstanding trip. The captains were the most respectul, fun, and knowledgeable of any I've met, and the fishing is unbeatable. Everyone on the trip (6 of us) landed tarpon and hooked up to countless that either broke the line or spit the hooks. The best part is that these residential tarpon get very little pressure. Where we fished is limited to the size of boat that can squeeze under a very tiny bridge. Also, we learned that no one fishes for anything there unless they can eat it. So both days, there were never more than 5 boats fishing within eyesight...and that's including us! I would go back in a hearbeat to fish there! Hope you enjoy the pics...thanks to Allan Chow for his awesome camera!
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