jonathan-sharkboy

In Florida, especially in the Keys, there are many captains to fish with. The best captain is Skip. He has a fishing report that he tells how much fish he caught. Usually you catch about 10 dolphin on a bad day. You can catch things from a 5 oz. grunt to a 700 pound blue marlin. It all depends on the time that you come. The best month to fish is June. You can find Skip in Islamorada Florida on the docks. If you want to eat the fish then I recommend going to a restaurant with crab meat. Tell them to put crab meat on the yellow tail snapper if you caught some. If you caught dolphin, ask them to fry it so it tastes really crispy. From experience, it tastes very good. If you like to fish for tarpon and permit or even some sharks, Diego is your man. He is in the picture above releasing the tarpon that I caught. He is in Marathon and fishes for any fish he can get! I caught my biggest fish with him. I caught a 65-70 pound tarpon with him just as we were about to head in. He had many stories of fishing tales that I couldn't believe! He said that in the spot that we were fishing, he had seen maybe 100 tarpon swim by in a feeding frenzy. Although a group that size never came, it was amazing just to think of all that much fish in one spot. There are many other captains to fish with and many of them have their own "secret spot". With one captain, many sharks and permit came by. We even hooked a 30 pound permit! It is always important to dress for the weather. When fishing, you should always wear a buff. It is a bandanna like thing that you put around your neck or on your mouth. It protects you from the sun and from getting too hot. With a hat and some sunglasses, your face is completely covered from the sun. Although it is hard to talk with it, it is worth not being sunburned. It is also good to drink lots of water. People have passed out on board because of dehydration. You should never leave home in a place like Florida without at least a full water bottle. The size of the boat doesn't really matter. It is the location, timing, skill, and rod that determines if you catch the fish. Although, if you have a phone when in a small, rocky boat, it is good to have special shock proof shoes. If you don't have these shoes, either a water proof phone or a water proof case should do. One captain went through 6 phones before getting a waterproof one. If you plan to fish often, it is best to get one right away. Bait is very important on catching the specific king of fish that you want to catch. If you want to catch a tarpon, you should use a live crab for bait. If you have a crab as live bait, and you are drifting in the current, yank your rod so the bait comes out of the water when moving and then put it in front of you until you need to do it again. This prevents the crab from drowning before even eaten by the fish. If you want to catch a permit, you could use crab or pin fish. Below is a video of someone reeling in a tarpon. It shows how long it takes to tire the tarpon out enough to see how long it is.media type="youtube" key="rpSiYqbBNwc" height="405" width="500" Here is a link to good vacation spots.
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