Islamorada Tarpon

Fished yesterday with the Mikes in Islamorada. We hit the flats first thing looking for sharks and tarpon. We found both. We started off with a sight fishing tarpon double header. We jumped both fish multiple times but both ended up being long line releases. We then caught and released a nice lemon shark on the flats. We moved on to the Everglades and caught black drum, jacks, snapper, and ladyfish. We headed back at sunset to try for tarpon. At sunset Mike hooked and released a monster 130 plus pound tarpon. It was around 66 inches long. The pics aren't great as we landed the fish well after dark after a spectacular battle. Pro Tip: When fighting fish, especially large fish the line should always be moving either in or out. You should either be gaining or losing line. No good comes from a stalemate. You can rest after you land the fish.