Ok, I am not a fisher and the article seemed very fisher orientated.

/What the hell is a tarpon? Can you eat it?
//MirrOLure?
///Does a JohnBoat have a head?
////51/2-foot plug rod??

That's just radical there. And Kaga, it means he caught a 200 lb. fish on what should have been way too light a rig.

Here is a 243 lb. tarpon......

lip gaff?

That's a mean looking fish.

"We're gonna need a bigger boat."

Take the picture then put that bad boy back in the water. A fish like that should live on so that legends can be made about it.

"swallowed me alive, he did!"

/Arr

This line made me smirk.

"We have caught 42-inch snook in that canal, plenty of tarpon, a million mullet, but never a tarpon that big. The stars were aligned that day."

That or the fish was hungry. From the looks of it, I dare say the fish has got an appetite.

I wonder what the record is for 17lb test line? They maybe should have called the game commision.

If it took a 1/2 hour to revive, then it probably swam off and died. It and the world record are sitting on the bottom.

Gaff?

I call shennanigans. Fishing without beer? Shyeah, right!

"The head, the tail, the whole damn thing."

/God Bless you, Spielberg

he hooked the fish in the "backyard" ? .. i might be a bit pissed too.

You're not supposed to eat them. The strain from fighting makes their blood toxic and ruins the meat.

mmm few things more fun in summer than gaffin' things....


ah good old Blue Fishin...

Yar! You call THAT a tampon?

"I looked over and his rod was doubled over," Strassel said, "and Joe was screaming like a revved-up go-ped."

revved-up go-ped.

Are they edible? Bull sharks seem to think so.

Farking excellent book, by the way.

17lb test huh... i wouldnt even think that is remotely possible? they must have been very ginger-handed with that fish... i think they must have just followed it while it swam with little to no tension on the line to keep it from breaking.

So, after all that, the guy did get a picture of it... now where's the freakin' picture??

Badger:

Noticed that too. Nothing says "Happy 12th Birthday Tommy!" better than an ice cold 12-pack of Mickey's Malt Liquor.

hls_factor = 0.357 fish-story-feet-per-fish-story

7 feet * hls_factor = 2.5 feet

good thing that didn't happen in England.

"I fancied a fag when I finally snatced that bloody tarpon"

"Fish, I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you dead before this day ends"

So, A tarpon is a fish, then? And lip gaff is when you accidentally make out with a fish?

/confused all over the place

LMAO, I haven't heard the term lip gaff in so long.

/memories.

Gawd damn, on 17lb test line. shiat I've had bass break 20lb line, that didn't weigh the line test. course those farker jump like there is no tomorrow. That dude must been good and easy on that fish. Where is the pic???
Who goes fishing without beer... or at least some bacon?

/catfish hunter

I read that headline as 200 pound strapon. I need to get a grip.

"I looked over and his rod was doubled over," Strassel said, "and Joe was screaming like a revved-up go-ped."


Anyone else catch that?

Badger

"Eventually, the fish pulled them past a youngster's birthday party, where the kid's mother took pity on Strassel and handed him a couple of beers."

I love Florida...

"Well" the mother said, "we were saving these for the kids, but I guess you can have them."

"thanks ma'am" said the brave fishermen. "and hey, show us your boobs!"

The mom put down her cigarette and lifted her shirt, revealing her to be pregnent.

"still, it was a nice pair of boobs" said the fisherman, as he downed the beer.

"Eventually, the fish pulled them past a youngster's birthday party, where the kid's mother took pity on Strassel and handed him a couple of beers."

most unbelievable part of the story.

An episode guide to the six-part series and cult classic, Fishing with John, including descriptions of Tom Waits, Dennis Hopper, Matt Dillon, etc.

fishing with John

Reminds me of the time when... As a 7 year old I was just foolin around with some strink and a hook and some cut baitfish off the back of our houseboat in the bayou... mind you this boat was about 25 feet long and had not moved in years... and as soon as the words "you are never going to catch anything that way" came out of my Dad's mouth, I caught a 12 lb bass. I only had about 15 feet of string wrapped around my hand. Man that was the most exciting thing in the world to me then, hell it would be pretty damn exciting now.


ahhh memories.

just to date myself this was in 1977, off Bayou felix near morgan city in Louisiana.

thats one big tampoon. must of been during one of the heavy days.

What a wonderful fish story, and they released it at the end.

Oh, yeah... I ate that bastid! Sue me.

Sounds like a fish story to me.
SIXXX pack and a submerine sammich

These fish are fun to SCUBA with at night. They will swim with you and hunt other fish in your lights. If you stop playing along they'll bump you to get your attention.

Kind of disconcerting at first since they're freakin' huge and evil looking. Something about those giant silver scales makes them seem primordial.

Eventually, the fish pulled them past a youngster's birthday party, where the kid's mother took pity on Strassel and handed him a couple of beers.

you could soo get this made into a TV show on Redneck cable.

...went by the name of Hogle...7 foot tall he was, with arms like treetrunks, his eyes were like steel, cold and hard. Had a shock of hair, red, like the fires of hell...

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and he'll sit in a boat and drink beer day after day....

good to see they were practicing catch and release

I looked over and his rod was doubled over

heh-heh

Yeah,

Farkin' great fish story.

That story is awesome. Everything about it was cool. Even the neighbor hooked him up with a few beers! Sweet!

Phil Herup


Highly prized gamefish in Florida. Very strong. Very dangerous in the boat unless killed quickly.

Can you eat it? Yes, but I don't think they are very good.

Big old Tarpon tastes like big old pu$$y.


I've caught hundreds of these, fun as hell, but not dangerous - even if still green (not worn out). As far as eating one? If you ate one, someone was playing a joke on you. These fish are hearty and can survive a long fight with little harm. For the record, I was next to one, 30 feet down, he made me and my dive partner look small in comparison.