mercredi 12 février 2014

The Functions Of Key West Tarpon Guides

By Winnie Ford


The tarpon is one of the fish that most fishermen look for in Key West. This fish is also known as the silver king and grows to large weights, 200lbs and over. During the April to June migrating period however, most of the fish caught are around 70lbs. This does not mean that larger ones cannot be caught; the 70lb ones are the majority. One chooses their best fishing technique from among the various options available. When considering fishing in Key West tarpon guides come very much in handy.

Among the very easy ways to get tarpons to eat when they start being picky is attempting to feed them on a fly. Choosing the fly is an important part of the fishing. Such factors as shape, size and color are considered. In the case of water that is salty, size and shape are not as important as the action of the fly. The fly can float on water, be partially sunken or fully under water.

With the numerous patterns and colors to choose from, the guide will let the individual make the choice of the one they like most. Whatever pattern is chosen should be able to make hook up easy. When migration is just starting, tarpon travel mostly in the ocean side flats and therefore come in large pods. Some also stay in deep flats and channels.

The migrating tarpons are fun and more often than not, the guide will ask people to be up early so that they fish for rolling tarpon. During such periods, tarpons are excited and will even perform some dance, usually in circles. Fishing in the morning is exciting. Nevertheless, tarpon will still be found during other times of day, even after dusk.

Among the most popular trips is that to Key West Harbor. It is not uncommon to find people using several hook ups. For persons that have full-day charters, fishing can be done all through the day, plus they can catch more fish at night to use for dinner. Fishing at night is an interesting sport in itself. Most people enjoy it. Sinking plugs and spin casting outfits are used to reel through water in nearby deeper channels.

The guides will also help in setting hooks. With tarpons, hooks do not need to be set hard. Since the fish have hard mouths, the best approach is to drop back about 10 feet of line before letting the line to tighten. Alternatively, the rod can be left in the rod holder until the fish begins to strip the line off the reel. The other trick is to put the tip of the rod in water and pull fast.

Guidance is also required with right setting of the drag. There are a number of anglers set the drag too tight. A good rule is 20 to 25 percent of the line. It is also worth remembering that knots weaken lines by as much as 25 percent. If the tarpon keep breaking the line, heavier lines are used.

Thus Key West tarpon guides are very important. They are a necessary inclusion for people that want to fish successfully. Proper fishing techniques will make the activity more fun.




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