Anyone gone to Lake Tarpon yet?

[Reelmn]

I just got my boat serviced so I thought I would try Lake Tarpon this weekend. I usually don't go out on the lake until November but I can't wait.

[fisherofmen]

did go out of Anderson park the other day. fished 3 hours, north wind about 8-10, partly cloudy. trolled from ne shore all down the east side of lake in 10-13 fow. water temp 79. caught about 20 crappie, kept 12 from 10-12 1/2 inch. couple of 8 inch bream, one
2 lb bass. trolled .8-1.4 speed. caught half on beetle spin brass blade and char, black and blue for colors of the day. caught other half on double jig rigs. 1/8oz bottom jig and 1/16 top. was using 8 rods. was not red hot fishing yet. good luck.

[fishin813]

John Peyton (guide) took party out on Thursday (10-8)

Long-line cannon ball style - pushing 8 out front with 1 1/2 - 2 oz sinkers -
4 ft leader black/chart curly tails - Blue mylar Skipper's & junebug sliders.
(minnow tipped) .9 - 1.2 mph = North - South pattern 10 - 12' water

2 passes - 117 fish - kept 27 in 12 - 14" range ( 1 lb 7 to 1 lb 9 oz range)

[fishin813]

I will be going to Tarpon - Tuesday morning..............to check it out...........

[floridascuba]

I took the kids for a boat ride yesterday on Tarpon and to get a look at it.
Saw this a bunch of times

[floridascuba]

Maybe I should try my hand tomorrow. Although I won't be pushing or pulling anywhere the number of poles as you guysxare

[fishin813]

When working tournament only use 8, 10 on prefish.
Spider rigging

Long ling - use 6 very rarely 8 when by myself..
Do not pull mixed baits
either all Cranks or Curley tails

Will put in at Anderson Park. Red Ford 150
Red - gray - pearl stripped boat


Picture on graf - hyrdilla-grass with possible small fish inside,
common thing on Tarpon - they use those week - hydrilla choppers to keep
docks clean for homeowners................

[floridascuba]

Will I not see schools on graph? I too have a red truck. But dodge 2500. Sea foam flats with a 140 Zuk. I will probably pull cranks.

[fishin813]

Hey Floridascuba, good lookin "flats boat" you got...........

We took 2 teams to Tarpon today - both Spider Rigged
I worked new water on northwest side up by white 4 story condos, & resturant
area. 10 -12 ft water - minnow tipped - Red - Blue - Lemon - Orange moon jigs
Mylar jigs white/red collar - white/orange collar -robin egg blue/white collar.
Water temp. 74.5 .........Bite was pretty good from 7:42 - 9:30 - dropped to
almost nothing - fish quite scattered - most fish caught in bottom end of water
column I kept 17 11 inches and up, threw back 31..............

Robbie Milling / Sid Horton boat number 2 - also spider rigged lower half of lake
on west side - 10 -11' water. Working hot pink - baby shad - blue black comb
zip mylar's - Tube jigs, minnow tipped red - pink - blue/green
Boat two kept 18 - ove 10" and threw back 28.

[floridascuba]

Thanks. Yours isn't to shabby. Beautiful freshwater setup. I was pulling various color bandit 200 crank baits all morning. Couple had 1.5 oz lead to vary depth. Nothing at various speeds up to 1.5. Switched to a white road runner, black beetle spin, black road runner, and a green head/tail black body road runner. Shortly after deploying the white caught a small bass. I forgot my crappie jig box so I was limited to wait I could do. Great day to be on the water and sure beat being at work.