[seadogg]

Just got back from the Everglades after another tarpon excursion. Wound up getting one about 50 pounds on the fly rod, which is a first for me, but the real highlight was when my dad hooked into a fish that was 150 pounds or better. He fought that beast for nearly 40 minutes on a combo you'd use for stripers. It put him to the test, but he got it boat side. We fished for three days and saw lots of tarpon from 20 to 200 pounds, but the wind made it tough to fool the big girls. We got a bunch of small tarpon, reds, and snook too. All in all a great trip.