tarponfly82

Supposed to be a pic there

Not big by any means, but rewarding. I've been on a skunk patch lately

It was a rainy winter day and work was called off. Hearing reports of juvenile tarpon smashing live baits in the local canals. So I I loaded up the boat and was off. After a couple shallow bait spots I didn't have nearly enough bait for a day of fishing. So I decided to head to the head of Charlotte harbor marker, where the Peace river meets the harbor. Being a little burnt out from throwing my 11ft 1/4 in castnet, and the deck of the boat being slippery from the scales of bait caught. I threw my net, slipped and fell in. I wasn't scared at first, so I took off my crocs and tied it to my castnet that was still attached to my wrist. When I turned to swim to my 17ft Carolina skiff I just about **** my pants. If any of you own or have owned a flat bottom skiff then you know its like a sail in the wind . After shedding some of the heavier clothes I started swimming and swimming and swimming it seemed like forever. Approximately 2 hours I finally grab the boat climbed inside exhausted.

Hey fellas, I started fishing from a very early age, coming from a commercial fishing family from MA.. I moved to FL. 12 years ago. I primarily fish saltwater, but am getting in LM. Looking foward in trading fishing stories and learning more.