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Top of the line:
#20, 30, 50 and 80 pound Penn International reels and Shimano tackle.
Each boat is equipped with the latest high-tech marine electronics:
the best in depth sounders, radio communications, Loran and Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation equipment. |
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Just comfortable fishing clothes, your lucky hat if you have one, refreshments, sunscreen, and a camera for a picture of that world class fish!!
Just about everything you'll need is already on board, including fishing gear, live bait, license, fuel, rain gear and a cooler with ice - to hold all of the fish you'll catch on your Key West fishing charter! |
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Dolphin - Kingfish - Tuna - Wahoo - Sailfish - Blue Marlin - Tarpon
- Tarpon--Bonefish-Permit-Snook-Pompano
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Tarpon (Megalops Atlanticus)
The Silver King of the Flats
Tarpon are slow growers. They mature at 7 to 13 years of age. Between May and September the females may lay more than 12 million eggs. These fish can tolerate a wide range of salinity. They can breathe air at the surface and feed mainly on fish and large crustaceans.
Known for its explosive jumps and raw Power, these fish can raise the pulse of any angler. In the spring our tarpon average 70 to 90 pounds, But some can reach weights of over 200 pounds. Mid March through mid July is when the major concentration of adult tarpon invade the Keys.
Smaller numbers of juvenile tarpon, ranging from 10 to 50 pounds, do reside in the Keys on a year round basis. These smaller fish provide an excellent light tackle thrill, usually jumping twice as much as their big brothers. Spinning rods or baitcasters in the twenty pound class are used to cast live baits at the larger fish. Fly fisherman use 11 to 12 weight fly rods to sight cast at cruising tarpon in three feet of crystal clear water.
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Bonefish (Albula Vulpes)
The Grey Ghost
The bonefish is pound for pound possibly the strongest fish in the world. When hooked, they take off so fast that 100 yards of line disappears in only a matter of seconds.
Our bonefish in the keys are among the largest in the world. Their average weight is 6 to 8 pounds, but some exceed 14 pounds. Bonefish are here in good numbers year round, but can move up and down the Keys with changing conditions.
Sight casting the shallow flats with 8 to 9 weight fly rods, or 8 to 10 pound spinning gear accounts for most bonefish releases. Stalking feeding bonefish in mere inches of water is one of sport fishing's greatest challenges. These fish are masters of camouflage, they can disappear from sight in the blink of an eye. They are also very nervous and wary when feeding on the shallow flats. These factors combine to make bonefishing more like hunting than traditional fishing.
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Snook (Centropomus undecimalis)
Snook can be found along the mangrove shorelines, seawalls, ridges, reefs and pilings. Most catches are 5-18 pounds. Snook up to 40 pounds have been caught and their maximum may be up to 60 pounds
This wily fish is one of the best for all-around fighting ability. Their razor sharp jaw cuts into many an angler's line & frees them most effectively. Their fight is usually feature by several long runs and a few jumps. Snook are also past masters at using shoreline roots and mangroves to their advantage.
Spinning and baitcasting tackle are most often used. Any small fish makes good live bait for snook; live shrimp and crabs are also good. Best are mullet heads and ladyfish heads or halves. Charter Reservations
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Permit (Trachinotus falcalusus)
The permit is the most prized element of the flats Grand Slam", (tarpon, bonefish, permit in one day). Permit in the Keys average 10 to 20 pounds, but 30 to 50 pound fish are not uncommon.
Permit tolerate warmer water than bonefish, and are most commonly seen on the flats from March through September. Spinning gear in the 12-pound class or 9 to 10 weight fly rods are used to sight cast live crabs or crab imitation flies at feeding permit. Once hooked these fish will give you a battle to the very end. Like bonefish, permit will feed so shallow that their tails wave in the air as they root food off the bottom, this is known as "tailing". Permit feed on some of the most beautiful shallow flats and crystal clear banks in the keys. The sight of a 30-pound permit tailing in 8 inches of water will make even a veteran angler week in the knees.
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Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)
Pompano are found inshore and near shore waters, especially along sandy beaches, over grass beds, and sometimes in water as deep as 130 feet. Permit usually average up to 8 pounds.
They spawn offshore between March and September Their movements are influenced by the tide and seasonal movements are influenced by temperature.
Use very light spinning tackle to get bait where you want it for these fish. They especially like mollusks and crustaceans; sand fleas in particular.
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