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We fished the flats and channels between Coon Key and Cape Romano. 100lb plus tarpon were jumping all around us. Managed to hook one on a DOA CAL and jig  head, got two monster leaps and then it threw the hook. A little later got a long run using a large ladyfish. It just about spooled my reel and then dropped the hook. It could have been a tarpon or a shark, I never got a chance to see it. Got a long run on another ladyfish, this time resulting in a clean break on 180lb steel leader.

Throughout the day caught the usual assortment of spanish mackerel, ladyfish, and jack.  Caught and released the biggest trout of the year and several small pompano using shrimp tipped jigs. Stopped at a spot on the way back in and we pulled two nice snook, one of them 28" using the evertrusty DOA glow shrimp. The snook were carefully released to be caught another day. 

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