Rory's Kayak Tarpon

shallow pockets · Post by **shallow pockets** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:06 pm

Rory O'Connor of Bellingham Washington fished with me today. Rory's goal was to catch his first Tarpon. The conditions were horrible. Like a giant washing machine out there today but that didnt stop us. We pressed on. Around 8 am Rory makes his first cast to a rolling fish. Still dont know how he even saw the fish in 4ft waves with white caps but his crab got munched as soon as it hit the water and he was on tight. After a short battle he caught and landed his first Tarpon.

Skeeter · Post by **Skeeter** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:11 pm

Nice work.

Tide1on · Post by **Tide1on** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:31 pm

Well done!!!
It's really nice when a plan comes together.

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:37 pm

Conditions were not good and kept getting worse. No good for fish or fisherman. Luck was on your side.

americanrobster · Post by **americanrobster** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:50 pm

Well done

Mark R · Post by **Mark R** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:05 pm

Nice doins! I like that chark lure he has hanging in the water too.

Urban Legend II · Post by **Urban Legend II** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:43 pm

Sweet pics!!! What camera are you using?

shallow pockets · Post by **shallow pockets** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:53 pm

Urban Legend II wrote:Sweet pics!!! What camera are you using?

Thanks. Nikon D60

Rik · Post by **Rik** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:26 pm

Good stuff Steve!

Manning · Post by **Manning** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:43 pm

Congratulations. Job well done. Then next to last picture is amazing. Did he get any shots or video with the PlaySport mounted on the front of his kayak?

shallow pockets · Post by **shallow pockets** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:07 pm

Manning wrote:Congratulations. Job well done. Then next to last picture is amazing. Did he get any shots or video with the PlaySport mounted on the front of his kayak?

Video to follow. His battery died and he lost most of the footage but I took some with mine. We are putting together what we have from both cameras. The fish only had a couple good jumps and I think we missed both of them.

Todd · Post by **Todd** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:49 pm

DaveR wrote: Luck was on your side.

I would rather be lucky than good anyday.

Nice work Steve!

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:01 pm

Good and lucky has it's advantages. It need not be one or the other.

Todd · Post by **Todd** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:47 pm

Luck is when skill and opportunity come together.

shallow pockets · Post by **shallow pockets** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:58 pm

Todd wrote:Luck is when skill and opportunity come together.

Well said

Mark R · Post by **Mark R** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:38 pm

Todd wrote:Luck is when skill and opportunity come together.

Sometimes luck is........luck, you should know that!

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