Tarpon Fishing at Rio Parismina

There I was, all hot and bothered with $700 of graphite nearly bent to the breaking point, when the sleek tarpon took to the sky. Eighty pounds of prehistoric fish blasted out of the ocean in a show-stopping moment of acrobatic prowess. I let off pressure and "bowed to the king," sensing it would throw the hook. The reel screamed as the fish disappeared on a long, hard run. I was less than five minutes into a rollercoaster battle with one of the world's hardest-fighting game fish, the Atlantic tarpon.

Last updated: Oct 22, 2023