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Testimonial
As I arrived home today, I thought of the
incredible fishing trip I had at Bahia Honda Bridge. Your professional
manner and great experience in fishing for Tarpon directly related to
my catching a Tarpon
LTC Robert T McLaughlin Jr., Rhode Island |
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Tarpon Fishing in the Florida Keys
Captain's Log
This Past Season
Every tarpon season has it's own characteristics. This past season
was no different. As I look back two events stand out in my mind.
The first was the number of big fish that showed up. I heard the
same thing many times from the other captains at Bahia Honda "Did
you see the size of that Tarpon?" Yeah, I heard it and saw it quite
often. What is a big tarpon? In my mind from 130 lb and up are "big
fish." Last season we fought many that were 150 lb plus, and at
least three over 175 lb. Let's all hope that this is a trend of the
future. The Florida kill tag law has been in effect about 10 years,
maybe it's starting to pay off. The second event is all about bait.
Just as in past years, those tarpon managed to throw us a few
curves. As most of you know, mullet is the bait of choice in the
early part of season, changing to crabs and pinfish more towards
June. This year crabs were the hot bait from beginning to end.
That's not to say mullet weren't getting bites, they were, but the
talk at the dock was how many bites were being made on those little
crabs. For some reason that only the tarpon know, crabs were the
delicacy of the year. As the season progressed the demand for crabs
increased and so of course did the price. But who cares? You just
had to have them. Once again those pesky tarpon showed us when you
think you have them figured out they have something new to teach
you. Well no matter what the tarpon are looking for, when Alex and I
leave the dock you can be sure that there will be plenty of mullet,
pinfish and crabs on board.
Getting Ready for the Upcoming
Season
It's that time of year when we get ready for the upcoming season.
I've been busy working on the boat and motor, making sure they are
ready for a long hard season of heavy duty tarpon fishing. In
addition to the boat and motor all the rods and reels need to be
serviced. The reels have to be taken apart, cleaned and lubricated
with any worn parts replaced. When the fishing starts there will be
very little time for broken equipment so we try to anticipate any
problems before they occur. One positive side effect of this work is
that it sure does get me fired up to begin the new tarpon season! On
a personal note... Every tarpon season is very hectic. Fishing twice
a day almost every day can and does wear you down. I must say,
however, I do love it... The busier the better. From my point of
view I enjoyed this past season more than any other. It was just
great and all of you were a pleasure to fish with. None of this
could happen without your support. Let me say "Thank You" one more
time... Now let's welcome back Capt. Alex Regan... As many of you
know Captain Alex is running our new boat "Mullet Man" a wide and
roomy 25 foot Parker. It's great to have a familiar face on the dock
after several years absent. I, for one, am very happy to see him
stalking the Silver King again. He's a lot of fun to fish with and
hard to stay ahead of. Looking ahead to the new season I know we are
going to see some great Florida Keys fishing, I can't wait. I hope
to see you all this year for some great fishing and lots of fun.
Thanks again for the support.
I look forward to fishing with you,
Jim Bourbon
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