Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Wanna Tussel With Tarpon? Bring your Moxie


You could say it is the Super Bowl of fishing.

And that is why Florida tarpon fishing, although a one-in-a-lifetime experience, is not to be taken lightly.

Especially in the sweaty, muggy summers.

Those looking for a fishing charter in Sarasota should consider, first of all, if they are in good enough shape to tussel with a 100-pound-plus tarpon for more than an hour. Do you have the moxie? Do you love to sweat?

And do you live for competition?

If so, you just might be a tarpon angler.

“It's not for kids,” Capt. Jonnie Walker said.

But while the adults tame tarpon offshore, there are plenty of trout inshore for the kids to tangle with. Trout are extremely abundant on the deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay, Walker said.

“It's fantastic,” Walker said. “You need the tide to be moving. Preferably incoming. But it doesn't seem to matter. As long as it's moving they've been biting.”

And a few toothy, excellent-fighting Spanish mackerel and bluefish are mixed in.

Come and get your fill with the most experienced fishing captain in Sarasota, Florida.

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