Some of my target species are difficult to catch, I may average one every 3 or 4 weeks. Not that I haven't had some strikes, fish on only to be lost after a jump or 2 or not being being able to land as they were too big. I nailed tarpon yesterday morning, good hookup jumped all over the place, my drag was screaming. Luckily I happen to be fishing in an ideal place, next to the sea wall was small little beach in the ICW, even at high tide I was able to beach this critter. Decision ran thru my mind as whether to take a photo, my car with phone it in was only about 40 feet away. I opted to forgo the pic as it would not have been a good photo, dark outside and the flash isn't great, no one to take the pic and a fish laying in the sand even one this size of about 30 or 40# is just not photo worthy. The fish was totally unharmed, internal organs were supported as the fish was never lifted, my choice a clean release, fish swam away beautiful. I'm happier than I would have been taking a photo and possibly doing harm to one of these majestic gamefish.

Great story and good cal on the c&r no pic!

Jeff

Some of my target species are difficult to catch, I may average one every 3 or 4 weeks. Not that I haven't had some strikes, fish on only to be lost after a jump or 2 or not being being able to land as they were too big. I nailed tarpon yesterday morning, good hookup jumped all over the place, my drag was screaming. Luckily I happen to be fishing in an ideal place, next to the sea wall was small little beach in the ICW, even at high tide I was able to beach this critter. Decision ran thru my mind as whether to take a photo, my car with phone it in was only about 40 feet away. I opted to forgo the pic as it would not have been a good photo, dark outside and the flash isn't great, no one to take the pic and a fish laying in the sand even one this size of about 30 or 40# is just not photo worthy. The fish was totally unharmed, internal organs were supported as the fish was never lifted, my choice a clean release, fish swam away beautiful. I'm happier than I would have been taking a photo and possibly doing harm to one of these majestic gamefish.

Good for you Sir. Now you or some fellow angler will have another battle with this Great fish.

Kelley

It's been a better than average week, 3 cuda 40 inchers and another tarpon, puts my average to 1 fish a day, I'd take that all year long for those species.