Although the silver king has an upturned mouth, that does not mean it always strikes upward. Often, tarpon live just off the bottom, and Boca Granders and Government Cutters know an artificial or natural bait bottom -bounced is just the ticket for getting tarpon to strike. Hard-rolling tarpon in deep water refuges are almost always on their way back to the bottom...to hold and to feed. Although my first choice is to use fly in ultra-shallow conditions, or next, plug tackle with suspension baits in deeper flats, I'll use what I need to catch and release tarpon. If you are needing to fish the bottom, when those tarpon are holding there, be sure to bump the bait up and down off the bottom periodically...it makes a huge difference!
Jan
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