tarpon

Ladyfish

Posted on July 20, 2020 at 2:05 pm by Charles Walker / Bait in the Tampa Bay Area

Elops saurus – known as ladyfish, skipjacks, cuban tarpon, banana fish, ten-pounder, Macabi and lots of other names. Ladyfish are great big fish bait. As live bait for kingfish or barracuda they can’t be beat. They can be caught easily with hook and line either trolling small spoons or anchored and chumming with small baits out on the hooks. …..

Tarpon

Posted on July 19, 2020 at 1:39 pm by Charles Walker / Fishing, Game fish in the Gulf of Mexico

No one that’s ever hooked one of these hundred-plus pound ballistic missiles wants to hear anything negative about them, though. From that first searing run to the series of acrobatic twists and turns that characterize their fighting style, the tarpon is a prototypical gamefish. In suncoast waters, they commonly reach 150 lb., but the world record is nearly 300.