Tarpon Fishing in Tampa Bay - St. Pete - Boca Grande
TARPON FISHING WITH CAPTAIN LORI DEATON
I'll never forget that incredible moment when I hooked my first Tarpon in Boca Grande Pass. My heart was pounding so hard I thought it would bust clear out of my chest! The hit was hard and the fight was on before I knew what had happened. Those shiny silver large-scaled muscular scrappers challenge even the toughest angler. Never could I have imagined the intensity of the fight and the strength of the beast at the end of my line.
While I tried to savor the moment, thoughts of what I had been told and coached on raced through my mind. "Reel down, then pull back,""Keep pressure on him while he's running; only reel when he's not." "Watch your line; they skyrocket so fast out of the water; only then do you give them slack." No amount of coaching or exaggerated wisdom
"I'll never forget that incredible moment when I hooked my first Tarpon in Boca Grande Pass."
- Captain Lori Deaton
could have prepared me for that moment in time. The silver king's acrobatic ability, agility and strength:
Unbelievable! How much time had gone by? The fight felt like an eternity. My muscles ached, my forearms and legs shook, but I couldn't give up. Oh no! I had waited far too long for this moment.
I'd get him close to the boat and he'd gulp yet another breath of air and be gone again. Each get-away faster than the last. "How long can this go on!?"
I asked myself.
Well, in the end not long enough. Boating this magnificent beast was one of the greatest experiences of my life. To this day, I still live and breathe for each and every blessed experience I encounter with the Silver King, large or small. watching my client fight his or her first or hundredth Tarpon I still get as excited as I was the very first time I hooked my first. My heart still pumps, my adrenaline still rushes, and I am as thankful as I was on that very first day.
I'll never forget that incredible moment when I hooked my first Tarpon in Boca Grande Pass. My heart was pounding so hard I thought it would bust clear out of my chest! The hit was hard and the fight was on before I knew what had happened. Those shiny silver large-scaled muscular scrappers challenge even the toughest angler. Never could I have imagined the intensity of the fight and the strength of the beast at the end of my line.