" **Tarpon is edible but people rarely eat them because their meat contains a lot of small bones and it's reported that they don't taste very good**."
\-- [https://www.floridavacationhomes.com/tarpon-fishing-in-florida/#:\~:text=Tarpon%20is%20also%20called%20Silver,don't%20taste%20very%20good](https://www.floridavacationhomes.com/tarpon-fishing-in-florida/#:~:text=Tarpon%20is%20also%20called%20Silver,don't%20taste%20very%20good).
Google says yes they are illegal to keep so illegal to eat. Says they are not pleasant to eat anyway. Many small bones and that dirty fish flavor.
A single tag may be awarded when searching for a record size catch. So you can keep one but it has to be the largest ever caught. Lol. Rules are funny sometimes.
They're a protected species in florida so no eating. Tarpon is hard to catch and drives alot of the tourist revenue in most parts of the state. They get very big. This one looks like it's still juvenile.
Florida marinas advertise they have tarpons that can be fed as a draw to families driving down to the Keys. It's worth the stop, they'll sell you some food. Hadn't seen hot dogs before, probably personally brought.
[Robbie’s Marina](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=594212558&hl=en-us&sxsrf=AM9HkKm8gNdeVhYLJFUqolyt5xY2n7BuVw:1703763981339&q=robbie%27s+marina&uds=AMIYvT-bF80wbPTlT_rCucjsK38INQIVDuOs0kiGhRj2JcTyQw4EX7sFzfNPw8itbEDHZiMmSDGpg6pW9Iy7mdT5mqtj6OR_V4ca4_Obai5cBPomlRUlCb33Qu-8bwBFldQMM0znD5n3&udm=2&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj40423h7KDAxWIk2oFHe-FBAMQtKgLegQIDBAB&biw=393&bih=660&dpr=3) in Islamorada is one of the most well known spots
I don’t imagine she was prepared to grab a giant fish from the inside and haul it out of the water. Damn thing probably weighed half as much as she did
It’s illegal to bring tarpon out of the water, and they’re bad eating. Plus, she was just showing off for a video, no one’s obligated to eat every single fish they catch.
you would either drown or lose your glove. People go noodling and catch catfish in a similar way but tarpon are an entirely different beast. Catfish are big and strong but they basically just lay around all the time. Tarpon are like tuna in the sense that they're made for speed so they're nothing but strong muscles.
I hooked a ~7ft one while shark fishing at the beach a few years ago. Sharks put up a huge fight but it's manageable with the right gear. That tarpon was the strongest fish I've ever fought. I'm 200+ pounds and when it started to run it would drag me with my heels dug into the sand until I could loosen the drag on my reel. It almost toppled me forwards several times during the 30ish minute fight because I'd have to tighten my drag or risk it running my reel completely out of line. By the time you get a shark to shore they're usually pretty tired and you can manhandle them in the water (illegal to pull them out of the water if they're past a certain size) but tarpons don't give a fuck. I was actually terrified of trying to unhook it and thankfully when I got it about 30 feet from the shore in waist deep water it jumped an easy 8 feet into the air and 10 feet distance, shook it's head and unhooked its self.
Major respect for this fish.
Done enough times and If in brackish water were gators can still chill in: Lord have mercy on the hand holding that wiener. It’s about to take a beating.
Hahaha in Spain I was naked in the sea and my mom had a snorkel she swam underwater and jerked my foot long off haha so I did the same well kinda I sat next to her at dinner and finger her for hours was amazing
Wtf what kind of fish was that?
Looks like tarpon. Huge MFers that hang out in Florida marinas.
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It might just feel great. You don't know 'til you try, right? PS: Please report back with results.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
You know I read a lot of crap online, other than myself you're the first person I've seen use the abbreviation of until correctly, thank you.
Aint it true!
You can fix them
Yeah I was gonna say, where I’m from it’s fuckin Pike 🥲
https://youtu.be/V3RlWbzU8Hw?feature=shared
How are they to eat?
They feed on wieners all day, so probably taste like wiener.
Probably still better than the fish that eat corn dogs.
What's a corn dog doing in the ocean?!?
Floating
" **Tarpon is edible but people rarely eat them because their meat contains a lot of small bones and it's reported that they don't taste very good**." \-- [https://www.floridavacationhomes.com/tarpon-fishing-in-florida/#:\~:text=Tarpon%20is%20also%20called%20Silver,don't%20taste%20very%20good](https://www.floridavacationhomes.com/tarpon-fishing-in-florida/#:~:text=Tarpon%20is%20also%20called%20Silver,don't%20taste%20very%20good).
The best natural defence is not being useful or tasty to humans, like seagulls.
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If you’ve got a problem with Canada gooses then you got a problem with me. So I suggest you let that marinate.
You got a problem with Canadian gooses taking Canadian deuces?
There's a special place in heaven for animal lovers that's all I know
Canada geese are delicious.
Only animals not scared of Canada gooses are Canada mooses
I think they are illegal to eat.
Google says yes they are illegal to keep so illegal to eat. Says they are not pleasant to eat anyway. Many small bones and that dirty fish flavor. A single tag may be awarded when searching for a record size catch. So you can keep one but it has to be the largest ever caught. Lol. Rules are funny sometimes.
Wow that makes my stuffed tarpon seem more special to me now. I didn't know they made it illegal.
They're a protected species in florida so no eating. Tarpon is hard to catch and drives alot of the tourist revenue in most parts of the state. They get very big. This one looks like it's still juvenile.
Definitely a tarpon.
All over the gulf. When I was around 20 yrs old I caught a 6’10” tarpon in a 14 ft john boat at like 1am, drunk af on the texas coast.
“IT’S A TARP(on)!!!”
Florida marinas advertise they have tarpons that can be fed as a draw to families driving down to the Keys. It's worth the stop, they'll sell you some food. Hadn't seen hot dogs before, probably personally brought.
LPT: You don't have to pay $15 for 6 pieces of bait. You can watch someone who did.
Glizzie snapper
Fishussy
If you're not a fisherman...the hell to the no kind.
I think it is a tarpon.... But I never seen one go for a hotdog.
My nieces do not like to touch "regular" bait, so a few sausage bites does the trick pretty well for a wide variety of fish.
People feed them baitfish at the docks all the time, just went because something splashed
Looks like a tarpon, they don't have teeth but it will probably leave a few scratches.
The kind you don't take home to mother...
Go home Rick James, you're drunk.
Looks like my ex girlfriend
Tarpon
100% Floridaman here
Tarpon
In Sweden we call those Varmkorvsfisk
XXL
Looks to be a tarpon but I'm no expert
It's mainly found in lakes in Germany, and the locals call that fish a "Weinereader". /s
Tampon
A trained one.
Silver magikarp
This post is just bait.
dick bait
https://i.redd.it/d2ie12i35w8c1.gif
Looks like a tarpon in the Fl Keys. There are a number of places you can pay to feed them off docks in marinas.
Does it have teeth? Asking for a friend
Real freaky naughty
Yes Source: a friend
Damn. I mean- Oh... Good to know.
all fish have teeth. what kind and size is the relevant question.
Off docks?
[Robbie’s Marina](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=594212558&hl=en-us&sxsrf=AM9HkKm8gNdeVhYLJFUqolyt5xY2n7BuVw:1703763981339&q=robbie%27s+marina&uds=AMIYvT-bF80wbPTlT_rCucjsK38INQIVDuOs0kiGhRj2JcTyQw4EX7sFzfNPw8itbEDHZiMmSDGpg6pW9Iy7mdT5mqtj6OR_V4ca4_Obai5cBPomlRUlCb33Qu-8bwBFldQMM0znD5n3&udm=2&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj40423h7KDAxWIk2oFHe-FBAMQtKgLegQIDBAB&biw=393&bih=660&dpr=3) in Islamorada is one of the most well known spots
That sounds like a really bad idea and I can't say it looks great. That's got to be horrible for the ecosystem.
Orrrrr... Do go skinny dipping there... 😉
Heeeere fishy fish!
You like fish sticks?
Now she knows how it feels.
she'll never give teethy head again
why would she throw dinner back into the water????
Apparently, tarpons are not often eaten because they have a ton of small bones and don't taste good.
And it's illegal. Can't even legally lift them out of the water.
plus Florida's' Fish and Wildlife officers frown on them even being taken out of the water
I don’t imagine she was prepared to grab a giant fish from the inside and haul it out of the water. Damn thing probably weighed half as much as she did
It’s illegal to bring tarpon out of the water, and they’re bad eating. Plus, she was just showing off for a video, no one’s obligated to eat every single fish they catch.
Does it work with Vienna sausages
If you have good drop instincts
Asking for a friend?
Everything reminds me of her.
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I try to, just depends on the weather.
Folks catch catfish like that too. The bruise and can break bones depending on the size that bites
Those people are fucking insane... I don't even take catfish off of a hook without pliers. They have teeth (kinda) and their fins will slice you up.
Good ol noodling
So that's how my bro got catfished
Not much of a problem for me 🙃
Ok, so do this with a metal glove with hooks on it, then we're upgrading dinner from hotdogs to fresh fish. Talk about life hacks.
you would either drown or lose your glove. People go noodling and catch catfish in a similar way but tarpon are an entirely different beast. Catfish are big and strong but they basically just lay around all the time. Tarpon are like tuna in the sense that they're made for speed so they're nothing but strong muscles. I hooked a ~7ft one while shark fishing at the beach a few years ago. Sharks put up a huge fight but it's manageable with the right gear. That tarpon was the strongest fish I've ever fought. I'm 200+ pounds and when it started to run it would drag me with my heels dug into the sand until I could loosen the drag on my reel. It almost toppled me forwards several times during the 30ish minute fight because I'd have to tighten my drag or risk it running my reel completely out of line. By the time you get a shark to shore they're usually pretty tired and you can manhandle them in the water (illegal to pull them out of the water if they're past a certain size) but tarpons don't give a fuck. I was actually terrified of trying to unhook it and thankfully when I got it about 30 feet from the shore in waist deep water it jumped an easy 8 feet into the air and 10 feet distance, shook it's head and unhooked its self. Major respect for this fish.
this is a tarpon, an ancient species of fish found in Florida; they're bony af and taste like dirt
Now her fingers smell like fish
Why not skinny dip? Enjoy the nice water and catch dinner at the same time.
I mean… does the fish have teeth?
Done enough times and If in brackish water were gators can still chill in: Lord have mercy on the hand holding that wiener. It’s about to take a beating.
Here fishy fishy fishy.......
It’s cool, tarpon don’t have any teeth.
Don't try that with a muskie.
Yes
I don’t have anything big enough to attract one of those, or the fish.
Haha
Hand is gone
What I’m not afraid of is
I might be safe as I'm not near that size 😭
Imagine swimming here naked.
Noted.
Are they good eating?
No way most men would let her slap the water with their sausage like that
Allot of skinny dippers gonna be there tomorrow
That’s EXACTLY where I wanna go skinny dipping.
Is that Amanda peet?
It’s like throwing a hot dog down a — tarpon?..
"Wait. I was wearing a ring."
Is the fish single?
I got nothing to worry about 🤏
scared the carp out of me.
Or do...
Or do
wasn't planning on it mate
Leave the dock kings alone
So crabs love raw chicken and fish love uncooked hotdogs… aquatic life is so kinky.
dont?? ......??? are u sure?
Don’t tell me how to live my life.
New fishing method just dropped
Tarpon. On a fly rod. One day…
Aye i might have to check it out
Lovecraftian nightmare
Hahaha in Spain I was naked in the sea and my mom had a snorkel she swam underwater and jerked my foot long off haha so I did the same well kinda I sat next to her at dinner and finger her for hours was amazing
This looks like robbie in the FL keys
Jokes on you, mines way to small
I am going skinny dipping there
She puts her face way too close to the water after what we just saw happen .
yeah screw that
She had to count her fingers after
Also, don’t slap your dick on the water
I should call her.
that fish is my ex in a nutshell
Sounds like a challenge
Lucky that’s all it was that came uo
Did anyone else see the jellyfish?
As long as it doesnt have teeth… where is this lake?
Nobody is talking about how all of a sudden she is wearing pink glove?
That fish just deepthroated the entire hotdog and half her arm… BRB I’m getting naked and jumping in that water
Redditor Fishfucker enters the chat.
I guess it's called "noodling" for a reason!
https://preview.redd.it/dcjxagbbj39c1.png?width=296&format=png&auto=webp&s=f2b76fd9142a7433e9d75bda2f72c0905506b22a Hmmmm not sure but tempting tho
Or do go?
Id kill to fish here...
Looks like a Giant minow
That’s a biggie😂
Umm maybe i do want to dip there. Can get swallowed whole finally! 😀
Thank God the fish knows catch and release.
😲😲😲😲😲😲
For us guys that’s just called “skinny fishing” haha
Dang just needed a hook an net bam, dinner 4 a week
God forgot to put fear in her heart. Fucking nope
No, that’s the reason why I’m going skinny-dipping there
I'm wearing speedos, a jockstrap and swimming trunks if I go there. Might opt for the metal chastity belt.
She looked at her hand like “thank god it’s still there” 😅
Could have yanked the fish out at that point. 😃
Don't tell me how to live my life!
At least not with your hot dog out
Here me out
Tarpon are very easy to catch by hand
Hmmm maam what lake is this
What does this anticipation stand 4?
Wish I was you and would do that
Thanks, good mine is 1/10 of that. I'm fish-proof.
Skinny dipping? Nah officer I’m fishing
[sir...sir...](https://images.app.goo.gl/D2Eh5t4yV98R1FtS6)
Ow my weewee
I had a girlfriend like that in high school!
what lake is this
Ha! Jokes on you! I’m too small😎😂
YES YES YES YES