@jmoran1954 The simple answer is that ours is focused on the sharing of real-time human intelligence where FB puts the focus on historical statistical analysis. For example, the catch reports from our members has a Tips/Tactics section where users highlight their unique tips/tactics used for each catch so that everyone can truly learn from one another. And ours comes with a 365-day 100% satisfaction guarantee that it'll help you catch more fish and have more fun out on the water than ever before. So I recommend giving it a try because the risk is 100% on us. This trip alone would have more than paid for 10+ years of membership to our community for me because it was incredibly rewarding to drop the boat off at a ramp that I've never been to before and have so much big tarpon action in about 2 hours of fishing... about half of it was spent fighting fish:)
Those are all promising lures. However my favorite has been the big black/purple rattletraps (forgot the specific name and weight). They're heavy and help get a long cast from our S.Tx jetties, but the heavy weight does give them leverage to spit out the hook. I noticed you keeping your rod tip down when getting hits. What's worked for me is to keep my rod tip up. That way if I do get a hit, I've give my lure an extra second to get inside its mouth, get a deeper hook set, and stay away from the lips.
Head rigged soft plastics with circle hooks are by far the best tarpon lures. Not only do they catch fish, tarpon cant shake off a circle hook when they jump and they are very easy to release especially if u use a barbless circle hook. Also properly snelling your circle hook means near certain hookup once it's in a fish's mouth. Anything from a mag fluke to zman heroz to hogys. U can rig these (on circle hooks) from top water to bumping bottom. You're welcome.
EXACTLY THIS. I tried so many things before I figured this out, and ever since, it’s the only thing I use. Circle hook with magnum super fluke. I get the most action with super shad color, but I’ve used white and baby bass too. They all work. Only downside is the low chance of getting your fluke back after a tarpon fight.
Hey Luke all those lures you shown I have use and put to the test on tarpon in the 10000 islands with insider John Freeman and I have realized something about the spooltek swimbait is that the wire actually will snap off the lure when a tarpon jumps I have bow to them and keep my rod pretty low so they don’t jump and landed a few but they usually snap the wire out so in my opinion spooltek has a excellent presentation for tarpon but not durable enough for tarpon
They all have a slightly different shape and depth coverage, so I think it's smart to have one of each on hand in case the tarpon are picky... this day in particular they didn't seem to care so all of them worked. Not sure what happened on that reel... I had the drag locked down pretty hard to finish off the tarpon, and there was either a compromised connection part of the drag was too strong for the handle to cover. Either way, I def recommend a larger reel for tarpon over 50 lbs.
Hi. Nice video. What power and action do you recommend for tarpons. They spit everything I throw. And, they tend to do an attempt of bite but, it seems like they repent at the last second so there is no pressure on the rod. What could be the reasson? Anyway, it was a nice video.
Pa Pow! Nice Vid. Insider Club all the way. Thanks for the tips and lessons...definitely up'd my fishing game here in Texas. I miss Pinellas County fishing.
I prefer to use as light as a lure as possible when I target tarpon. I find that heavy lures give them more of a chance to throw the hook. I like to use weightless flukes for tarpon. Just make sure to use a strong and sharp hook. I like to use the owner cutting point octopus hook and nose hook a fluke.
This was from a few months ago. I posted a detailed report showing exactly where this way along with tips for using live ladyfish a couple days after the trip on our website. Here's a link to the detailed report: www.saltstrong.com/insiders/tarpon-fishing-in-tamp-bay-club-report/
Very good! I am a sports fisherman as well. Congratulations for the Tarppon fight, it must be large to have broken your gear. Last time I was fishing on the bay, some baby Tarpoon broken my gear as well. Do you think I can use the same type of lures for baby Tarpoons, what do you recomend? Thanks in advance!
Just had a 5 1/2' one on a live shrimp. Fought him for about 5 minutes with a couple of jumps. On his third taildance he spit the shrimp. Was never hooked just didn't want to let go. Piched the same shrimp next cast and caught a nice Black Drum. Still thinking about the poon.
Those LiveTarget swimbaits are deadly. Nice to know that you can get 'em on the finger mullets. As far as your reel....what a POS !!! That would really piss me off. I only fish Penn. Finally, I was fishing a DOA shrimp on a popping cork with my son a couple of months ago on the grass flats just North of Cockroach bay. We weren't targeting anything particular as I just wanted to get him on some fish. I was using a spinning reel with 12 lb mono (I know....stupid....didn't care at the time). At any rate, my cork started ripping across the surface. I set the hook, ~20 yards of drag peeled out, and the biggest tarpon I've ever seen in my life leaped about 3' out of the water. He shook his head and............pop.....he was gone.
Yes, it was a 4000 series FFP reel. I wouldn't recommend a 4000 sized reel for target big tarpon... I was only using it because I had my bigger rods ready for live bait which I thought was going to be what would be getting the most action.
Great video! Looks like a blast! I have never fished for Tarpon. Would a 5000 series Penn Battle 2 combo be a good choice, or do I need heavier equipment?
Carolina Crown2014 Thanks. Hope to put my Battle 2 to work in March on Florida East coast, Sebastian inlet and West coast, Sarasota, Bradenton area. Just bought it. Cold and snow right now were I live, so not much fishing. I don’t ice fish!
@@Alex-dn5hi No apology needed Alex... we are not affiliated with FFP or any other reel manufacturer, and we encourage anglers to share their candid thoughts (good or bad) about any type of fishing equipment. We don't take any comments down (unless they aren't family friendly) because it seems as if an unbiased platform has been lacking in the industry. Please do not hesitate to share your thoughts about anything else going forward from anything in our videos or articles. Fish On!
I typically use 30lb powerpro with 60 lb leader with a 6000 sized reel for big tarpon (that's what I had on my rods that were rigged up for using live ladyfish for bait). But I had the lures set up on my big snook setup which consisted of a 4000 size reel (Florida Fishing Products in this case), a 7'6" Heavy Rod (TFO), and 20 lb PowerPro mainline with a 50 lb leader.
Learn more about the Salt Strong Fishing Community here: www.saltstrong.com/
@jmoran1954 The simple answer is that ours is focused on the sharing of real-time human intelligence where FB puts the focus on historical statistical analysis. For example, the catch reports from our members has a Tips/Tactics section where users highlight their unique tips/tactics used for each catch so that everyone can truly learn from one another. And ours comes with a 365-day 100% satisfaction guarantee that it'll help you catch more fish and have more fun out on the water than ever before. So I recommend giving it a try because the risk is 100% on us. This trip alone would have more than paid for 10+ years of membership to our community for me because it was incredibly rewarding to drop the boat off at a ramp that I've never been to before and have so much big tarpon action in about 2 hours of fishing... about half of it was spent fighting fish:)
Can’t beat a bait buster. By far the best tarpon lure ever created
Those are all promising lures. However my favorite has been the big black/purple rattletraps (forgot the specific name and weight). They're heavy and help get a long cast from our S.Tx jetties, but the heavy weight does give them leverage to spit out the hook.
I noticed you keeping your rod tip down when getting hits. What's worked for me is to keep my rod tip up. That way if I do get a hit, I've give my lure an extra second to get inside its mouth, get a deeper hook set, and stay away from the lips.
Head rigged soft plastics with circle hooks are by far the best tarpon lures. Not only do they catch fish, tarpon cant shake off a circle hook when they jump and they are very easy to release especially if u use a barbless circle hook. Also properly snelling your circle hook means near certain hookup once it's in a fish's mouth. Anything from a mag fluke to zman heroz to hogys. U can rig these (on circle hooks) from top water to bumping bottom. You're welcome.
Thanks for making time to leave the helpful comment!
If you don’t mind, what size circle hook for your artificial recommendations?
@@saltylocal6917 depends on the size of the lure but in general sizes 4 to 6
@@miamiwax5504 🙏
EXACTLY THIS. I tried so many things before I figured this out, and ever since, it’s the only thing I use. Circle hook with magnum super fluke. I get the most action with super shad color, but I’ve used white and baby bass too. They all work. Only downside is the low chance of getting your fluke back after a tarpon fight.
Hey Luke all those lures you shown I have use and put to the test on tarpon in the 10000 islands with insider John Freeman and I have realized something about the spooltek swimbait is that the wire actually will snap off the lure when a tarpon jumps I have bow to them and keep my rod pretty low so they don’t jump and landed a few but they usually snap the wire out so in my opinion spooltek has a excellent presentation for tarpon but not durable enough for tarpon
Thanks for making time to leave the helpful comment!
Any PROs or Cons for any the baits used? Do what do you attribute the reel breaking? I had never seen that before
They all have a slightly different shape and depth coverage, so I think it's smart to have one of each on hand in case the tarpon are picky... this day in particular they didn't seem to care so all of them worked. Not sure what happened on that reel... I had the drag locked down pretty hard to finish off the tarpon, and there was either a compromised connection part of the drag was too strong for the handle to cover. Either way, I def recommend a larger reel for tarpon over 50 lbs.
Hi. Nice video. What power and action do you recommend for tarpons. They spit everything I throw. And, they tend to do an attempt of bite but, it seems like they repent at the last second so there is no pressure on the rod. What could be the reasson? Anyway, it was a nice video.
Pa Pow! Nice Vid. Insider Club all the way. Thanks for the tips and lessons...definitely up'd my fishing game here in Texas. I miss Pinellas County fishing.
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Michael!
Hogy protails are high Quality baits and good for big tarpon
I prefer to use as light as a lure as possible when I target tarpon. I find that heavy lures give them more of a chance to throw the hook. I like to use weightless flukes for tarpon. Just make sure to use a strong and sharp hook. I like to use the owner cutting point octopus hook and nose hook a fluke.
I'm hoping this is my year to hook in to a Tarpon.
Nice footage Luke! what # line and leader?
That's awesome dude I got every single one of those lures and I hope it's a big tarpon on a mirrordine I'm not sure if I spelled that right LOL
Hey Luke, when was this tarpon fishing episode in Tampa Bay filmed? Brian Bickhaus
This was from a few months ago. I posted a detailed report showing exactly where this way along with tips for using live ladyfish a couple days after the trip on our website. Here's a link to the detailed report: www.saltstrong.com/insiders/tarpon-fishing-in-tamp-bay-club-report/
Very good! I am a sports fisherman as well. Congratulations for the Tarppon fight, it must be large to have broken your gear. Last time I was fishing on the bay, some baby Tarpoon broken my gear as well. Do you think I can use the same type of lures for baby Tarpoons, what do you recomend? Thanks in advance!
How do I join the salt strong community???
What was the rod and reel setup?
Yeah never buy that set up if it broke
You can see it when it broke - Florida Fishing Products Osprey 4000.
nomad design madscad works really well too
Just had a 5 1/2' one on a live shrimp. Fought him for about 5 minutes with a couple of jumps. On his third taildance he spit the shrimp. Was never hooked just didn't want to let go. Piched the same shrimp next cast and caught a nice Black Drum. Still thinking about the poon.
Those tarpon sure do elevate the excitement of fishing when they are on the line!
Nothing like that Silver King🤙🏻
We agree!
Get into Hogy lures!
Great video...
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment
old school Bomber Long A, Red and White color
Those LiveTarget swimbaits are deadly. Nice to know that you can get 'em on the finger mullets. As far as your reel....what a POS !!! That would really piss me off. I only fish Penn. Finally, I was fishing a DOA shrimp on a popping cork with my son a couple of months ago on the grass flats just North of Cockroach bay. We weren't targeting anything particular as I just wanted to get him on some fish. I was using a spinning reel with 12 lb mono (I know....stupid....didn't care at the time). At any rate, my cork started ripping across the surface. I set the hook, ~20 yards of drag peeled out, and the biggest tarpon I've ever seen in my life leaped about 3' out of the water. He shook his head and............pop.....he was gone.
Was it the Florida fishing products reel that broke?
Yes, it was a 4000 series FFP reel. I wouldn't recommend a 4000 sized reel for target big tarpon... I was only using it because I had my bigger rods ready for live bait which I thought was going to be what would be getting the most action.
Great video! Looks like a blast! I have never fished for Tarpon. Would a 5000 series Penn Battle 2 combo be a good choice, or do I need heavier equipment?
Carolina Crown2014 Thanks. Hope to put my Battle 2 to work in March on Florida East coast, Sebastian inlet and West coast, Sarasota, Bradenton area. Just bought it. Cold and snow right now were I live, so not much fishing. I don’t ice fish!
@@Saltstrong my Penn conflict 1 4000 landed a bigger tarpon which took a good while to do. Sorry it's their product
@@Alex-dn5hi No apology needed Alex... we are not affiliated with FFP or any other reel manufacturer, and we encourage anglers to share their candid thoughts (good or bad) about any type of fishing equipment. We don't take any comments down (unless they aren't family friendly) because it seems as if an unbiased platform has been lacking in the industry. Please do not hesitate to share your thoughts about anything else going forward from anything in our videos or articles. Fish On!
what was the rod reel and line
I typically use 30lb powerpro with 60 lb leader with a 6000 sized reel for big tarpon (that's what I had on my rods that were rigged up for using live ladyfish for bait). But I had the lures set up on my big snook setup which consisted of a 4000 size reel (Florida Fishing Products in this case), a 7'6" Heavy Rod (TFO), and 20 lb PowerPro mainline with a 50 lb leader.
Nice video
Spooltek get a lot of bites
THE DOA BAIT IS HOLLOW YOU CAN FIT A RATTLE IN THE BACK BEHIND THE HOOK
LIKE DIAMONDS
I have BIG swimbaits to use
Im talking 2 to 4 OZ'S
A big mirodine works
Thanks for sharing the big tarpon lure tip!
🎣😎
Just ruining fisheries for profit. Thanks guys
florida fishing products im disapointed
xxl mirrodine
Thanks for the lure suggestion for big tarpon.
Hogy protails
Jesus loves you