Hi Everyone
Just got back from Belize. Had ten days of great fishing on the flats. On my
first cast of the trip I hooked a permit, the fight did not last long as I
broke him off. Caught lots of bonefish, some jacks and on the first day I went
for tarpon I hooked and landed a 40 pound tarpon on an 8 wt. rod. You may ask
why was I using an eight weight? I was practicing a couple of casts with my 10
wt to get my range established and the tip broke during a cast. From the looks
of the break I think there must have been a flaw in the rod as it was brand new
and had never been cast. From now on I will always try any new rod out in the
back yard before I take it on a long trip. I eventually landed a permit so I
ended up having a slam trip.
Mel
