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To: ArtAlley who wrote (2)	1/9/1999 10:33:00 PM
From: Druss	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1413

ArtAlley--What a great thread idea. I have fished all over the world. I just about strictly fly fish as it is my favorite technique. Probably the most impressive fish I have ever gone after is tarpon. On a fly rod they are simply the best. All the Best Druss

To: ArtAlley who wrote (2)	1/13/1999 8:31:00 PM
From: pezz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1413

<< my boat being PULLED by the fish that I had on my line....LUCKY?, that I was alone...what could I do? It was MASSIVE!>> What did you do?? What was it ? What were you using? More,more! pez

To: ArtAlley who wrote (2)	1/20/1999 9:45:00 PM
From: Druss	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1413

ArtAlley--I had a tarpon pull me over 1/2 mile once. It was a 120 pounder and pulled my guide, best friend and me on an 18 ft. skiff. I was using 20 lb. test and a fly rod. The strength of those fish is beyond belief. Took me an hour to bring to the boat where the guide released it. I was pretty much as close to whipped as the fish was. We were right off Key West. My guide told me the worst 'self hooking' story I have ever heard too. One of his friends was guiding a Frenchman who stripped down to a bikini swim suit. He wasn't nearly as skilled with a fly rod as he should have been to be dressed like that. He sank a 3/0 hook well past the barb, right in the end of an extremely vulnerable area of his anatomy. I guess the guide tried radioing to try to get someone to remove the hook only to get the reply: "Take him to the hospital, now!" The nurses there supposedly thought it was really funny, though every male I have told the story to curls up in a fetal ball. All the Best Druss