One think I learned very early while tarpon fishing is that you can’t expect to catch one just because you see them. At times I would be watching 50+ tarpon sit motionless in the current, just begging to be caught, but no matter what I tried they would not bite. In these circumstance even live bait would not work. I could find no rhyme nor reason to their behavior, and believe me, I tried. I compared weather patterns, tide levels, and moon phases to see if there were any common factors that occurred when they weren’t taking my bait. After months of watching these lazy fish I finally figure it out - they simply weren’t hungry. The trick to catching a tarpon that isn’t hungry is actually really simple though, you just have to wait till they are hungry. On some nights I stayed out for hours and hours, sometimes it paid off sometimes it didn’t, but I know if you leave that bait in front of a tarpon long enough, eventually it WILL decide to eat it.
The waiting game is easier said then done when tarpon are cruising though, just ask this guy…
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