Lee Haskin Was at it Again
My old friend and tarpon maniac Lee Haskin was in Belize, and has sent this report. Seems he had a rather good time and got to prove his tying efforts yet again:
Back from Belize. What a great trip. Bad weather most of the week, but plenty of tarpon and permit! The bait was VERY small, and glad I had my fly tying kit along. I needed a short, 2”, VERY sparse, subtle fly to catch the tarpon. The big 100 lb. tarpon was caught on a “factory” black/red Neutralizer!!!
The Targus rods performed incredibly well, even in the high wind. The 10 wt. was a bit light for my largest tarpon (around 100 lbs.), and took a bit longer than it should to bring the fish to hand.
The Crusty Crab was a huge hit with the permit (both tan and green). I had one permit suck the crab down in to crushers and bent the hook flat against the body of the crab! Amazing stuff.
Biggest surprise was that I had a big permit eat my Shrimp Neutralizer the last day. I was busy fishing/testing the crab all week, and only used the Neutralizer the last day. The guides went crazy.
What an amazing, beautiful place to fish!
Bowing politely to Mr. Tarpon.
Hurry up and take the photo, this guy's heavy!
Yes, Mr. Permit, you are permitted to eat my crab fly!