Fished a shallow-water shoal in the Gulf of Mexico on July 1 with a good friend, Rick Grassett of the Snook Fin-Addict.
We had many shots.
I hooked up in early afternoon and landed a 110-pound after a 33-minute fight. The fish jumped eight times.
Used 12-weight, sinktip line, 25-pound fluoro leader and 80-pound fluoro shock tippet. Fly was a chartreuse Tarpon Toad.
Made about a 75-cast. Led the fish by about 20 feet and let fly sink. When the tarpon swam within a couple of feet, I twitched the fly a couple of times and the fish inhaled it.
Lots of tarpon on the shoals right now.
