My First Florida Pompano by Joe Filice

Posted on February 13, 2021 by kelli

Fished Tiger Tail Beach on Marco Island using a rig with a 3/4 oz. egg sinker and an 18” leader baited with live shrimp. Hooked this Pompano and landed it after several long runs – man do they fight for their size. I filleted it and brought it to the Capri Island Fish House where they prepared a meal for two with sides. Very tasty fish! Weather has been high 70’s and 80’s all week. High winds most days.

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Of the fifty United States, thirty-eight have a striped-bass record. New Jersey has the largest striped-bass record—a 78-pound 8·ounce whopper that was caught in 1982. The state with the smallest striped-bass record is Iowa. That landlocked striper weighed only 9 pounds 4 ounces and was caught in 1983.

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