The Silver King

The flats off of Homosassa offer the serious fly fisher the best opportunity to land a world record Tarpon. Billy Pate was the first, landing a 188lb beast on a 16lb tippet. On May 13, 2003 Tom Evans caught the current world record, a 190.6lb Tarpon also on a 16lb tippet. Will you be the next World Record Holder? If so, make sure you bring a minimum 12 wt. rod, 300yds of #30 backing on a reel that won't burn up during the heat of the battle. The battle, that on average, lasts an hour and a half.