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On 4/3/17 11:09 AM, justan wrote:
Wrote in message: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0sjrv6dvj9uiz31/HandLine2.mp4?dl=0 Wouldn't play Too bad we can't arm deer... |
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On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 11:09:29 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:
Wrote in message: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0sjrv6dvj9uiz31/HandLine2.mp4?dl=0 Wouldn't play You have to close the ad first. Hit the 'x' in the upper right corner. |
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/0sjrv6dvj9uiz31/HandLine2.mp4?dl=0 .... Are those good to eat? |
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On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 08:44:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: 9:28 https://www.dropbox.com/s/0sjrv6dvj9uiz31/HandLine2.mp4?dl=0 ... Are those good to eat? === No but they're a lot of fun to catch. Boca Grande pass, just north of here, is one of the world's primo tarpong fishing spots. People come from all over to fish there. The tournaments are a hoot. http://worldsrichesttarpon.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd_Zi6XPGZI Nice looking fish. yes? |
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On Mon, 03 Apr 2017 10:28:47 -0400, wrote: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0sjrv6dvj9uiz31/HandLine2.mp4?dl=0 I saw a guy catch one (about 5' long) in the Estero River, right around the corner from the house on light tackle. He managed to get it right up to the boat before he cut it loose. He really did not have a good way of picking it up without hurting it (too big for a net, the leader was not going to hold it and gaffing is pretty destructive) A half dozen of us saw it. There are a few pictures out there but I didn't get any. Amazing the guy still had an arm or meat on the arm. The edge of the mouth is razor sharp. Most fun fish to catch I think. Is edible, but my guide in Costa Rica says few eat them, lots of bones, better eating fish. They have one die occasionally and they give them to the really poor people. |
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On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 17:56:57 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote: I saw a guy catch one (about 5' long) in the Estero River, right around the corner from the house on light tackle. He managed to get it right up to the boat before he cut it loose. He really did not have a good way of picking it up without hurting it (too big for a net, the leader was not going to hold it and gaffing is pretty destructive) A half dozen of us saw it. There are a few pictures out there but I didn't get any. Amazing the guy still had an arm or meat on the arm. The edge of the mouth is razor sharp. Most fun fish to catch I think. Is edible, but my guide in Costa Rica says few eat them, lots of bones, better eating fish. They have one die occasionally and they give them to the really poor people. He never reached down to try to gill it or even grab it by the tail. He just held it next to the boat for everyone to look at. One of his buddies had a phone out taking pictures, then he cut the leader as close to the fish as he could and the tarpon took off. It was pretty cool watching him fight it tho. We had a number of spectacular jumps and several runs. If the tarpon was smart enough to dive into the mangroves he would have been long gone but it stayed right in the middle of the river, running back and forth in as deep of water as it could find. He had (what looked like) a 15 pound class spinning rod, thinking he might get a sheep head or a trout, maybe a red. I had seen him fishing on the way out with a dead shrimp on a bobber and thinking he wasn't going to get anything but a catfish or two. |
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On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 17:56:57 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: I saw a guy catch one (about 5' long) in the Estero River, right around the corner from the house on light tackle. He managed to get it right up to the boat before he cut it loose. He really did not have a good way of picking it up without hurting it (too big for a net, the leader was not going to hold it and gaffing is pretty destructive) A half dozen of us saw it. There are a few pictures out there but I didn't get any. Amazing the guy still had an arm or meat on the arm. The edge of the mouth is razor sharp. Most fun fish to catch I think. Is edible, but my guide in Costa Rica says few eat them, lots of bones, better eating fish. They have one die occasionally and they give them to the really poor people. He never reached down to try to gill it or even grab it by the tail. He just held it next to the boat for everyone to look at. One of his buddies had a phone out taking pictures, then he cut the leader as close to the fish as he could and the tarpon took off. It was pretty cool watching him fight it tho. We had a number of spectacular jumps and several runs. If the tarpon was smart enough to dive into the mangroves he would have been long gone but it stayed right in the middle of the river, running back and forth in as deep of water as it could find. He had (what looked like) a 15 pound class spinning rod, thinking he might get a sheep head or a trout, maybe a red. I had seen him fishing on the way out with a dead shrimp on a bobber and thinking he wasn't going to get anything but a catfish or two. I was referring to the original video. |
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On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 04:39:50 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote: He never reached down to try to gill it or even grab it by the tail. He just held it next to the boat for everyone to look at. One of his buddies had a phone out taking pictures, then he cut the leader as close to the fish as he could and the tarpon took off. It was pretty cool watching him fight it tho. We had a number of spectacular jumps and several runs. If the tarpon was smart enough to dive into the mangroves he would have been long gone but it stayed right in the middle of the river, running back and forth in as deep of water as it could find. He had (what looked like) a 15 pound class spinning rod, thinking he might get a sheep head or a trout, maybe a red. I had seen him fishing on the way out with a dead shrimp on a bobber and thinking he wasn't going to get anything but a catfish or two. I was referring to the original video. I never got that to play |
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