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Tarpon
The MeatEater Guide to DIY Tarpon: Part Three, Battling the Silver King
Ryan Brod
Jun 18, 2019
We’re on our first drift of the evening, my father and I, when I feel a distinct tap at the end of my line. Just as I register what’s about to happen, my line tightens and my float disappears. It’s as though I’ve snagged a bridge piling and we’re drifting slowly away—that’s what it feels like as the...
Ryan Brod
Jun 18, 2019
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Tarpon
MeatEater Guide to DIY Tarpon: Part Two, Getting It Done with Live Bait
Ryan Brod
Jun 13, 2019
This is the second article in a three-part series that explains how to catch Florida tarpon without hiring guides or staying in expensive lodges. In case you missed it, read part one of the series first. The first tarpon I ever hooked nearly knocked me into Florida Bay. My father and I were...
Ryan Brod
Jun 13, 2019
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Tarpon
MeatEater’s Guide to DIY Tarpon: Part One, Planning for ‘Poon
Ryan Brod
Jun 4, 2019
Warning: once you hook a giant tarpon, you’ll never be the same. If you’ve done it, you know what I mean—the world looks differently afterwards. If you haven’t, you’ve probably heard tarpon-addicted fishing buddies rant about it after a couple beers. Who can blame them? It’s been said that jumping a...
Ryan Brod
Jun 4, 2019
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