Some weeks are awesome when tarpon and snook decide to cooperate on a daily basis. We encourage selecting your reservation date as soon as possible as reservations are frequently made six months to one year in advance. Casa Mar. If you make your own flight and hotel reservations, it's necessary to inform Casa Mar of arrival times and flights so we can meet you and provide transportation to the lodge. Bill Barnes, owner, hopes you will choose his facility and fully enjoy the greatest fishing experience of your life - fighting a jumping, crashing, gill rattling 100 pound Tarpon or a challenging Snook which may weigh more than 30 pounds. Which passengers participates.
Recommendations here are simply general guidelines.
Rods of 6 to 7 feet designed to handle 12 to 20 pound line are most popular. Twenty pound line is practical, though 12 and 15 are used frequently. Because some tarpon fishing is done with lures weighing around two ounces, sufficient rod backbone in tip and butt section is desired. Because Tarpon average 80 lbs., the butt strength is important to raise them by jumping. Reels should be sturdy, with smooth drag systems, and have a capacity of at least 200 yards of the test line you choose.