It's Tarpon (megalops atlanticus) season,, and that means it's time for the annual PoonTangle!!!
What's that you say???
Poon, like in Tarpon and Tangle, like dancing with the gods... If you feel you need to be frustrated, belittled, and humiliated in front of your friends & enemies, try it some time..
It started almost 10 years ago,, A bunch of the Gal's & Guy's, that frequent the Saltwater Fly Fishing Florida & Caribbean fora, decided to get together and meet.
The format was very simple, NO competition, just good food, a few cold drinks, and lots of camaraderie.. A date was set and the rest, as they say, was history.. The crowd was small the first couple years,, and still is,, best year we had maybe 60 show up,, this year we had 41 entrants,, seven of which have attended all eight PoonTangles.. Here is our modest web page with the history, pictures, and such..
http://www.aoot.com/PoonTangle/home.htm
PT VIII Pictures:
http://albums.phanfare.com/isolated/...794157/2020682
We decided a couple years ago to designate a charity so we could help others enjoy the sport. We picked Casting for Recovery. CfR is an organization dedicated to helping women who have had breast cancer. This insidious cancer has struck several of our lot, including my wife and mother. Last year we collected about 2500 USD and with the help of Orvis, doubled that contribution. This year it looks like we will be donating around 4200 USD and again, Orvis will double. Not bad for a small crowd..
http://www.castingforrecovery.org/
PoonTangle is all about fly fishing,, but I still grocery fish,, gotta eat.. Here is
my Fish Tails Collection:
http://albums.phanfare.com/isolated/...794157/1782991
All fishing stories are to be considered accurate, true and factual. The fishing conditions, dates, sizes, weights of said caught fish are not to be challenged, unless you have a better story,, in which case the best story or biggest fish wins,, as determined by the Committee for Verification of Impractical Truths -vs- Unverifiable Fiction...
Enjoy..
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