03-16-2007, 12:08 PM
You start seeing Tarpon more in the Mid summer. They migrate up the coast from FL. Tarpon are one of those fish that are "by chance" in SC. It's really difficult to target them versus somewhere like Florida. They can be found in Winya Bay from time to time, but off a pier, it's by chance.
Believe it or not, Tarpon are one of the fish I don't want to hang from a pier. Why? Well, there are a couple reasons. First, they aren't any good to eat. Next, it's aweful hard to land a fish from a pier and not kill it, atleast a large fish. Unless you just cut the line. But then, you've got 30 yards of fishing line hanging out of his jaw. Thus, you've basically killed it anyhow. Sure you could beach it, but the chance of reviving a large tarpon in the surf after a long fight is very low.
Now from a boat is a different story. I've had quite a few hooked on my boat just drifting a live bait out at the reef. They are fair game on a boat because they can the landed and safely put back in the water to live another day.
Personally, about as good as it gets for me is a big shark. Those things are fun. Shark fishing is illegal from the piers in Horry county, but perfectly legal in a boat or in Georgetown county from the bank. [
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Believe it or not, Tarpon are one of the fish I don't want to hang from a pier. Why? Well, there are a couple reasons. First, they aren't any good to eat. Next, it's aweful hard to land a fish from a pier and not kill it, atleast a large fish. Unless you just cut the line. But then, you've got 30 yards of fishing line hanging out of his jaw. Thus, you've basically killed it anyhow. Sure you could beach it, but the chance of reviving a large tarpon in the surf after a long fight is very low.
Now from a boat is a different story. I've had quite a few hooked on my boat just drifting a live bait out at the reef. They are fair game on a boat because they can the landed and safely put back in the water to live another day.
Personally, about as good as it gets for me is a big shark. Those things are fun. Shark fishing is illegal from the piers in Horry county, but perfectly legal in a boat or in Georgetown county from the bank. [
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