Monster Tarpon (Last Sat )
 

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Re: Monster Tarpon (Last Sat )
 

? ? can't see the fishy [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Re: Monster Tarpon (Last Sat )
 

Houdini, nice fish!!!!! Give us some details!!! Ikan- right click the red box and copy properties, paste in your browser and enter- I still couldnt get the 2nd one to show- I think it has to do with imagestation. craig

Re: Monster Tarpon (Last Sat )
 

Ah yes, thank you Craig. Nice fish indeed. Hey, that looks like one of those "little" SeaCraft's like I own [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Re: Monster Tarpon (Last Sat )
 

Wow thats a big Boy or girl... cant remember which get bigger. The second pic shows them releasing it along side the boat. Good work fellas.

Strick

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Don't know what happened with the pics, maybe somebody can help with posting pics? Maybe something to do with imagestation. Should I try to repost them or will they come back up?

Anyway, the story goes like this the fish was caught in Flamingo (that's in the Florida Everglades National Park for those unfamiliar) on a 4/0 senator with 40# line, a 80# flourocarbon leader and a nice ladyfish. I usually don't fish that heavy, but it seemed to be perfect for the situation, big bait with big Tarpon jumped earlier. I fought the fish for approx. two and a half hours with huge runs, ariel displays, head shakes, runs directly at the boat and it was landed with tendor love and care (4 anglers, well 3 and what was left of me [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]), had a Kodak moment, revived it and watched it swim off in to the darkness live and well. The fish measured over 6.5' long with an approx. 42" girth. Don't know how to approximate the weight from that, but had to be over 150#. I've caught 100# class, but this one was just mammoth.

Other fish on the trip included cobia, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, jewfish. Hell of a trip. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Re: Monster Tarpon (Last Sat )
 

Here they are again. Hopefully, this works.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...3/f95af55b.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...f/f95af559.jpg

Re: Monster Tarpon (Last Sat )
 

Great catch Houdini [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Let's try the 'ole Tarpon Weight formula of Girth squared X Length divided by 800 =Weight.
42"x 42" = 1764" x 6.5 ft (78") = 137,592"/800=171.99 rounded off you caught
a 172 pounder my friend [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

BTW Try photobucket for your future photo postings. It seems to be more reliable that the Sony Image Station [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Re: Monster Tarpon (Last Sat )
 

Someone mentioned a while back (Rich ??) that Imagestation is now blocking the uploading/linking of photos to external websites...There are very few sites that provide this service for free anymore

By the way ...Awesome fish !!!! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Re: Monster Tarpon (Last Sat )
 

I was looking for that formula. I knew it was out there. Thanks. WOW. I'll start using that other site for the photos. Imagestation is giving me problems. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]