fish obite lure 1940 South Bend Tackle Bass Vintage Fishing Magazine Ad – Adirondack Retro and numerous beaches South Bend Fish-Obite, YP Yellow

If youre going for larger quarry, you will want a beefier rod that has a reel that can hold heavier line

Shimano and Lews have been the popular brands in the folks that I have talked to in this area, i throw a Curado K, but I keep hearing more about the Daiwa Coastal

Baitcast reels bring the brawn

It is important no matter what youre fishing with to set the hook pretty hard, Tarpon have a very bony mouth so you have to make sure that the hook penetrates into their mouth, once the fish is hooked it will start running and jumping a lot, this is usually when you lose it, so it very important that when they jump you will need to lower your rod towards the fish so you will create a slack in your line, as soon as the Tarpon lands back in the water you put the pressure back on the fish

shake to flare the claws

Next, I took a microfiber rag and rubbed them until dry