6/11/2011
Tarpon action continues to be hot off Sarasota beaches! Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with tarpon during the past week. Of course, some days are better than others depending on conditions and the attitude of fish. We had faster action earlier in the week and slower action towards the end of the week, but overall it was a great week.
Dennis Ondercin, from OH, and his son, Cliff Ondercin from Sarasota, fished all week long with me. They jumped 13 tarpon and landed 3 of them. We cast live crabs, either free-lined or under floats, and a DOA Baitbuster in the travel lane of the fish. We DNA sampled and measured the 3 fish that we landed. Dennis landed the largest of the fish which taped out at an estimated 120-pounds (36” girth X 68” length).
Cliff is a good artificial and fly angler and he jumped 3 tarpon on DOA Baitbusters during the week. He also had some good shots with a fly, which was all sight casting to fish in shallow water, on a couple of days. It is exciting to watch a giant tarpon track your fly even when it doesn’t eat!
Tarpon fishing should be strong next week as we approach a full moon on June 15th. The best action for spin anglers should be at first light in the morning while fly anglers will do better with some sunlight for visibility to sight fish.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.
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Dennis Ondercin, from OH, caught and released this tarpon on a live crab while fishing the coastal gulf off Sarasota with Capt. Rick Grassett.
Cliff Ondercin, from Sarasota, jumped this tarpon on a DOA Baitbuster while fishing the coastal gulf in Sarasota with Capt. Rick Grassett.
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