If you have ever been tarpon fishing before, then you know how tough it can be to land a “Silver King”.
There are just so many variables working against you when it comes to actually landing a tarpon:
- The tarpon jumping like crazy and throwing the hook
- If there is structure around (like docks), it can easily break your line, or perhaps even jump over the dock like it did to Blair Wiggins (watch that tarpon video here)
- Hammerhead sharks eating your tarpon before you get a chance to land it. By the way, if you never saw “Helpless Tarpon Saved from Hammerhead by Dead Jack Decoy”, you’ve got to watch that here next.
- And numerous other issues including knots breaking, tarpon jumping in boat (like this), or just a bad hook set.
So when I saw this kayaker (Team Googan, and yes, he’s back) somehow manage to land this tarpon after going through weed lines, almost having his rod tip snapped, and more, I was impressed.
Make sure to stick around for the second tarpon that he hooks, because it almost rips him out of the kayak!
He was lucky it just causes a minor line burn on his hand.
If you want to see more of Team Googan’s Viral Fishing Videos, check them out here:
- “How to catch Slot Snook with a Kid’s Spiderman Rod” (watch it here)
- “Wait til You See This Kayaker Land a Sailfish with a YoYo” (watch it here)
- “Miami Kayaker Lands Tarpon on South Beach” (watch it here)
PS – If you enjoyed this crazy tarpon video below, please like and share with a friend. Pa-POW!