Research reveals why more hooked tarpon are being eaten
In wave-making research recently published in Marine and Coastal Fisheries, a team of researchers led by biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has quantified …
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SILVER KINGS S9 EP1 “Key West Slam” 4K
Capt. Jared Raskob joins Key West Guide Capt. Nick LaBadie on a quest for a Keys Grand Slam. BONUS FEATURE: BTT’s Special “Project Permit” follows.
Busted!
Update from our post yesterday. An Oklahoma man turned himself into Monroe County deputies after he was caught on camera forcing his arm down the …
Ebert’s fish had a girth of 46 inches and was 91 inches long
On Oct. 6, 2006, Jeremy Ebert was fishing for bull reds on the Galveston Fishing Pier at 91st and Seawall Blvd. A massive tarpon ate …
Guy Tries To Catch A Tarpon With A Hand Line
Unfortunately for this guy, he was extremely unprepared for the fight, gets pulled in, and smacked upside the head instead. (via Whiskey Riff)
Fisherman hauls in tarpon off Cape Cod
A tarpon off Cape Cod?! A local college student hauled in a massive tarpon during a recent fishing expedition in the water off Cape …
2023 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo
The Grande Isle Tarpon Rodeo began in 1928 when the tarpon rolled within sight of Grand Isle. Over the years, we’ve shared photos of large …
Tarpon on the Move
While tarpon are most closely associated with the Florida coast and the Gulf of Mexico, a recent study by scientists with the University of Massachusetts …
The Evolution of Tarpon Fishing
Despite the Atlantic tarpon’s 120-million-year existence, it has a relatively short angling history. Not a revered food fish and sometimes freakish in size, it took …
Hammerhead Sharks Versus Tarpon
Florida Keys anglers target Atlantic tarpon for catch and release but a growing number of hammerhead sharks might be using those hooked tarpon as an …