How-To — Tarpon

How To: Casting to Tarpon with the Hogy Pro Tail Paddle in the lagoons of Puerto Rico

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We spent 15-minutes on the phone with Capt. Tim Bowman to discuss sight casting and blind casting to rolling and feeding Tarpon with the Hogy Pro Tail Paddle in the lagoons of Puerto Rico. Here's what we found out...  Capt. Tim BowmanWebsite: https://www.chasingtarponpr.com/ Facebook: Chasing Tarpon Instagram: @chasingtarponpr Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Despite living 30 minutes away from the marina (sometimes an hour with Puerto Rican traffic), Capt. Tim doesn’t mind the winding trek from the mountains to the beaches. Located right next to the international airport are three big lagoons. The biggest one, San Jose, is roughly 3-miles long but...

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How To: Sight Casting to Cruising Tarpon with the 7-inch Hogy Original

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Capt. Brian Stilley of the Florida Keys talks to us about sight casting and blind casting for massive Tarpon on the South Side of the Key West beaches with the 7-inch Hogy Original rigged with a weightless hook.

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How-To: Fishing Pro Tails for Key West Tarpon

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We head back down to Key West to fish with Capt. Aaron Snell, targeting flats tarpon with the new Pro Tail Series. Gear List Rod: Sewell Custom 8' Heavy Tarpon Rod Reel: Shimano TwinPower PG 8k Line: Power Pro 50lb Leader: 50lb Fluorocarbon

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How To Fish Large Swimbaits for Tarpon

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Capt. Ross Gallagher joins Capt. Travis Holeman in Key West Florida targeting deepwater tarpon in mid May using oversize Swimbaits and Swimming Jigs. This video covers a number of tips and techniques for targeting tarpon with soft style Skirted Swimbaits. Featured Products: Hogy Skirted Barbarian Swimming Jigs

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How-To: SUP Tarpon Fishing with Hogy Soft Baits

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Report From Hogy Fan Sean Strahio: I was fishing off Satellite Beach, Florida from my Bote Rackham paddleboard. The afternoon storms were quickly approaching and we knew our time would be limited. We netted finger mullet just outside the breakers and slow trolled those around the schools of mullet while casting the 10″ Original Series Bone color Hogy with a 1/2oz Barbarian Jig Head. Five minutes in I got rocked casting along the edges of the mullet. Ended up landing this smaller tarpon about 10-15 minutes later. Follow Salty Roots online!

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