baby tarpon in miami

it was about 2&1/2 feet this was the second time it hit me,and i had him on for about 15sec before i thought "damn let me try and record this"...and then it just broke the lure i had (took my treble hook)

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[4321fisherman]

what were you using?

[lspimp21]

@4321fisherman i think i was using a slash bait from rapala

[lrave001]

you gotta lower your rod tip whenever they jump..otherwise they will cut you off or throw your hook...it already happened once before to me on a huge tarpon in the everglades

[lspimp21]

actually what happen was that i was trying to relocate myself being that i was in such an uncomfertable position,i had him hooked for a while and as soon as i got the camera out it just popped out (remember i was using just one hand) i'll get him next time

[bigminnowfisher]

@lrave001 Having a circle hook has nothing to do with the ability of a fish to throw the hook. If you used a J-hook with a good hookset, it will hold just as well as a circle.

[MrLongSofty]

theres tons of tarpon down there right?

[nido645]

thats the coral reef canal?

[lrave001]

that's exactly what happened to me...not to mention I was on top of a ledge on krome and 8th when a trio of scavenger tarpon came swimming by and one of them ate my shiner...fish jumped twice and on the third jump it tossed my hook..all because I wasn't using a circle hook and because I kept applying pressure on him during his jumps which is a no no

[carag001]

That looks like 8 st and 137 ave. This is the reason why I use 30 lb braid. You never know what your gonna get!

[SonnyREast]

lol,that was perfect man!

I like how you film your urban fishin man.I was down in homestead httin up them largemouths today.