Lost my biggest tarpon ever but got a great fight and nearly had it to the boat with some beautiful jumps, lost a few more smaller ones as well. My buddy estimates the big one was 120-130lb!
Oh he's [ __ ] pissed holy [ __ ] that Was huge well I'm sneaking out of work a Little early today I want to I'm going To go try and get a tarp and we got an Outgo and tide for um that last until a Little after 7 and if I left work at 5: And went out and got in the I mean I Wouldn't be in the water till 6 scooping Crabs by the time I had the crabs the Tide would be done so I'm sneaking out Early it's 3:35 I'm going to try to go have crabs Scooped and ready by um like 5:30 I'm Hoping to have all that done And be able to focus on just uh looking For the tarpon Um and who knows it might not be the Whole algo and Tide thing right now they Might be eating after it I I just don't Know this is my first like get out and Try to chase them day of the of the Season So we'll see how it goes but I'm excited This is not expecting too much but Figure we got go see what's Happening all right let's find one There's one Got all right some crows baby some One come up for your ass good size good Size all right there's two two in the Net and four Right oh man he got Away scoop low enough for him damn it Little [ __ ] head I see you
You ain't getting away from Me On not too crowded out here Yet also people just not getting off Work CU I have to Imagine One have some More Bo boat showing up Soon got a little crowded in the mouth Right there that is my favorite spot to Get Him let's just see how it Goes get a crab on and oh my god what The [ __ ] was that all About what the Hell you know this one keeps snapping Like that I don't trust it something's Killing my brain think Tip of the ride must be [ __ ] [ __ ] Up all right so we're going with this One so we got a stronger leader little Smaller hook that six out on this one Now has a n or 10 On I a dude took up over here Come on let's see a Jump you're chasing a big one Down got one huge one huge [ __ ] Holy [ __ ] here we go all right I got to Chase this Guy oh God big [ __ ] Torping big [ __ ] Huge Jump huge Jump holy [ __ ] big [ __ ] get that Crab floating out the back should have Known
Oh oh [ __ ] yeah dude big one big One come on jump baby Jump Yeah [ __ ] bow down baby bow Down what a [ __ ] jump this may be the Biggest one I've looked into [ __ ] Monster Holy [ __ ] oh that's a big fish big beautiful Fish woo oh [ __ ] damn It [ __ ] damn it that was a big fish [ __ ] how did that get off so fast fish On I Think Yep y on here we Go let's going this way reel this other One in real fast he does this Thing there he goes still on still On I think maybe did I lose him no he's Still on there he goes so get this other One In it's my third Hookup third hookup please stay On I think he's still on maybe no There's my bom Made no he's this recording Here we go let's go chase Him here we Go you're recording please Okay right on top of this fish now he's Just kind of Hanging trying to
Run I'm right on top of him he's going To Sprint after this for Watch oh [ __ ] there he goes there he Goes woo Yeah yeah Baby just put some fresh 100 lb leader On this Guy come on let's get this one in let's Get this one In he did not like that at all Oh man he's right here by the boat look At That right Here nice fish nice fish it's not as big As the first one I don't know how big The second one Was oh yeah nice fish come up here where I can see you Please let me land this one please let Me landay this One yeah he mad he mad he's like I Thought that crab was mine and you come Over here and start [ __ ] hooking into Me not giant but but good fish good Fish if I can touch the leader pass a Catch but I really really actually you Know what it doesn't for a tarpon you Really got to get that tall grab for it To be a Catch you're right Here I bet you I can get another one on Before Sunset too this is number three Hookup I Think come here [ __ ] get over
Here I'm just gonna [ __ ] wear your Ass out fast come here there Goes But I'm going play with you it's not Huge maybe 70 lb 60 70 lbs nice fish Though nice Fish sound like a broken record don't I guess I'm just going to get those Couple of jumps but that's fine That's fine I got some bigger jumps from That monster one earlier that guy was Huge get over here get over here I'mma Break your Spirit big [ __ ] Jump do it I dare you right here by the Boat [ __ ] Jump come On I got you beat got you hot Muscle oh nice fish dude nice Fish look at That he's up here by the boat Oh [ __ ] don't go that way don't get my Engine under my engine okay there we Go oh [ __ ] A damn that's the closest I've come yet Closest I've come yet [ __ ] Me damn this braids [ __ ] Weak I'll R TI that let me get another [ __ ] crap out [ __ ] man that was so much fun I'm still Floating some crabs out here but it Seems like the bik's really turned off
Um all these guys were lined up over Here can you see them uh where are they Guess it's kind of hard to see them but There's a bunch of boats lined up back Here right off the edge of the Sandar and they haven't been hooking up I think one dude hooked up an hour and a Half ago or so um sure why spot but all The bikes haven't getting over here and The other people I saw hook up are all Sitting over here so I don't know but um The Tide is turning around right Now it seems like my crabs are still Getting pulled out but I have to I have To imagine it's just cuz the water's Like swirling around and start coming in But man that was so much fun I know it's Like like easy mode but it took me 3 Years to figure out like the tide and The flush and the the right setup on my Rods and I finally got one to the boat Though I didn't Didn't get to grab it that's coming That's coming I think I tried too hard To break it Spirit right there at the Boat like I'm just like you're here I'm Going to make you stop fighting he's Like no and he just finally broke the Thing I'm not sure what side Brave it is Came with a reel I bought off a friend Anyway that was a blast we'll see if Another one hooks up I'm going to give It at least till till sunset we're Almost there and then I'll uh iug take
It in may go chase a snook ton I'm Feeling feeling frisky I got my kids the Next four nights in a row so um won't be Able to get out here again maybe I maybe I'll make it a long one why not hey fish On I Think y let him run for a Minute LIF this up I can feel other one In please don't get off while I realize That not far Here we Go we got ourselves a sunset Tarpet now let's go chase him down Man it' be cool if I can get this one to The boat wouldn't it might to get one In wonder how big it is see if I get a Jump up There feels EG St is it oh it's way out There faster catch up to It it's going to out know what I mean We go there we go come on baby let this Be the one let this be the One [ __ ] yeah dude I thought the fight Was over here we Go Closer yo this is definitely my best Purle session ever this is four hooked Up One to the bo all of my Bine great jumps The first one was [ __ ] Huge no idea what they expected this We're about to find out an all on my my Van stall that I caught a Sil
Creek wait no one of them was on the Other the other on Chase him Down bro oh here guys going to jump he Going to jump no not attention to Jump [ __ ] yeah and no boats in the way Nothing but water Baby nothing but water and a boat in Front of me that is coming towards me Hopefully stays out of my way Yeah another [ __ ] tarpet on oh here He goes now he's get that this one feels Pretty large hasn't jumped yet I haven't Been able to get too close I kind of Want to turn my big engine on oh here we Go This one's big this one's big hopefully I can get it in before Sunset cuz get Kind of far away from civilization up Here yeah this looks Big Ad going out too Far get one Right okay gaining on him I'm gaining on Him come on boys let's get that fish for A white Whale here we go here we go here we go It's all clear buddy this is you now This is all Me it's working In yeah what a knce dude this one hasn't Jumped yet at All I wonder why oh my God my arm's Tired already
This is a good fish good Fish I don't know why he's not running Just letting me go with Him oh [ __ ] [ __ ] Warm oh there he is right there that's a Big [ __ ] did you see that tail Did you see that tail let's get a jump Baby let's get a jump give me a jump Give me a jump or you just going to run Again I want to see how big you are that tail Is Huge my God my Forearm is on fire so I got like a $700 Reel here $600 or Something on a $30 Rod wo that's a giant Torpin that's a [ __ ] giant torpin Holy [ __ ] holy [ __ ] that's a [ __ ] Giant I think this may be the biggest I've hooked into that was a big fish Holy [ __ ] yeah that was a big fish oh my God this is going to take a while if I Don't lose it this is going to take a While play it smart play a smart Here he goes going Run going run that's okay you need to Run you run Baby oh he's [ __ ] pissed holy [ __ ] That was huge that was [ __ ] huge holy [ __ ] holy [ __ ] that thing was so [ __ ] Big oh my God oh my God that fish was Enormous that fish was enormous holy [ __ ] holy [ __ ] holy [ __ ] came on I guess
I was supposed to lower it down there When he jumps oh my God what a Fish Dude Wow give me one more want one More my last two crabs are floating out Here one over here on this reel one out Here give me one more hook up before I Take it In Sunset well Sun's down and uh it's been Like 30 40 minutes since I had a bite so Way longer than that you want to call it That was fun another a blast I'm not Going to be able to get out again until Probably like Monday Night see how the ti are then but man That was fun what a [ __ ] blast looks Like everyone else is giving up too [Applause] Oh