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Joseph,
I'm glad
Joseph,
I'm glad you like she story. I hope you get to have as much fun on you Cuba trip as I have had on my trips to Mexico and Belize.
Regarding tarpon leaders... I will not claim to be able to teach you to to tie one... they are different beasts!
I have a few lying around, and I might have tied some of them myself, but looking at them has me puzzled how I ever managed to do that! They consist of several sections held together by all sorts of intricate knots of which a couple of Bimini twists seem to be the simple part! And that basically says it. The idea is that you need very thick and strong mono attached to the fly, then you need a flexible and thin part as your so called class tippet (the breaking strength you are fishing with), which again attach to your leader attached to your fly line.
You want the fish to be unable to chew the lower part close to the fly, but able to break the next part, which is neither your leader nor your fly line.
I have sought on the web for a good instruction in tying one as well as run through my well stocked book shelves for a guide, but have found nada! The Bimini twist is easy to find and fairly easy to tie once you have tried it a couple of times, but tying the whole leader is a different issue.
I urge you to find a person who has done it and have him or her show you. Someone in a local club or shop must have the experience. In the meantime I'll try to dig out some instructions for the whole leader and make a properly illustrated article about the materials, process and proper usage. Hopefully before you leave...
Martin
Hello and thank you
Hello and thank you for sharing your fantastic trip. I will be leaving at the end of March 2010 with 2 friends to try to accomplish the same thing. We will be arriving Cancun and then flying to Cuba. Mostly chasing Tarpon in the mangroves. I appreciate your comments about Tarpon leaders and letting the hands of experience tie them but I am confused about their composition. eg, how long and what strength is the first section that attaches to the fly line, same for the next section and same for the tippet. I cannot find a pattern or sketch to follow on the net, and no fly shop I have talked to he in British Columbia seems able to help me. You are a great photographer and perhaps you could email me a photo or drawing of these leaders.
Again thanks for sharing,
Regards,
Joe
Awesome report, you
Awesome report, you guys are hard core. I have never had the chance for such an adventure but I am sure it was a hoot. Now to the Jack Carvel, here in North Florida they are a fish that brings excitement to local fly fisherman and light tackle folks alike; from late April all the way through the summer. Both in shore along the ICW and the surf. Any insites into fishing in Europe would appreciated.
Tight lines and always, always, fish on.
Everett