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Key West Tarpon Fishing
If I had
to choose one type of fishing as my favorite, tarpon fishing in the Key
West Harbor would be the one. Key
West offers many different techniques to fish for tarpon. Some
like to pursue these giants on the shallow flats, fishing with spin
tackle or fly fishing for them. Others, like myself, like to fish for tarpon in
the Key West Harbor area with conventional or spin tackle using shrimp boat
by-catch (chum). My customers like this style of tarpon fishing
because you can hook and catch an outrageous amount of tarpon and other fish
as well. This chumming technique can produce some unbelievable
catches. There are many days when you can see tarpon flashing
right behind the boat as they inhale the chum and your bait.
Most of the season you will see huge schools of tarpon rolling
right there in the Key West Harbor. It is a beautiful site
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Tarpon Catching in
Key West
If you really want to catch a tarpon and a lot of
other fish, chumming them up is the way to go. I firmly believe
this to be the most effective method to catch a tarpon in Key
West. I will also bring live bait to use if needed
during slack tide. The live bait guides down here catch
tarpon as well, but nothing like the numbers the light tackle
or chum boats catch. I use this chumming technique
on my light tackle boat "Seize the Day". I catch
tarpon consistently from mid February to July, but you still have a
shot the rest of the year if the weather permits. The prime
months for tarpon fishing in Key West are March, April, May and June. This
is when large numbers of tarpon gather in the Key West Harbor.
It's also busy with anglers trying to book tarpon charters.
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Booking your Tarpon Fishing Trip
So, if you want to catch a
tarpon you need to book a trip in the Key West Harbor.
When you call me and give me a day or days you may want to fish,
the first thing I will do is pull out my tide tables. I
will base the departure time on these tables. Tarpon feed
best when the tide is moving. No tidal flow, no food or
chum moving to turn the bite on. During the trip, I will
explain what we are doing, how to drift a bait, how to catch,
how to fight and land these fish. Oh, I do not yell or get
mad if you do something wrong. I am here to teach you what
I know.
Book
in advance if you plan on fishing the prime months.
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If you look around, you will notice
my rates are a little less than some other light tackle boats. One
of the reasons is that I run a single engine boat that is good on fuel.
This certainly helps keep the cost down. Another reason is a lot of the guides down here pay
huge commissions for other people to book there boats, 20% to
30%. If you see a website listing more than one guide.
There is a really good chance that your just looking at a bookies
website.
These guys do not fish here or guide here, they just want their
20% to 30% commission to book the trip! All of my business is repeat, referral and the rest is from this
website, which I built and I maintain.
Seize the Day
Charter Rates
1/2 Day - 4 hrs - $550
3/4 Day - 6hrs - $650
Full Day - 8 hrs - $750
If I am already
booked and I put you with another guide, their rates may be a little
higher than mine...Larger boats, twin engines,
rates increase.
During April, May and June (peak season), my rate for the full day
may increase to $850. This depends on the type of trip and dates I
have available.
Captain Paul D'Antoni
305-923-4412
Email
Captain Paul
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