tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post8652997798641522157..comments2023-06-25T08:32:49.202-04:00Comments on This River is Wild: A Confession.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-38295861335058317382010-03-10T14:31:32.790-05:002010-03-10T14:31:32.790-05:00it's just an idea. i know carp get totally tu...it's just an idea. i know carp get totally turned off upon hooking one from the same area of water they have congregated it. <br />tarpon seem to be the same way. they get lockjaw after hooking one of them. even if the one you hooked was on the first cast, the rest seem to cool down when it would appear as if they were aggressively feeding.<br />based on no evidence other than about 6 months of fishing for them.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935534856030779812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-70678340435426894322010-03-10T13:52:06.052-05:002010-03-10T13:52:06.052-05:00Crazy, I never new about the hormone thing with ca...Crazy, I never new about the hormone thing with carp or tarpon - most of my fishing for both has been in rivers or areas with current.Fishing Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290261195179512026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-18056674720778982832010-03-10T07:29:46.278-05:002010-03-10T07:29:46.278-05:00I've read mortality studies as well. It seems...I've read mortality studies as well. It seems they aren't as hardy as they appear, but I think giving it a chance would have been the best thing to do. <br />Long fights leave them exhausted and my own observations have lead me to believe that they, like carp, release some kind of stress hormone or pheromone into the water when spooked for hooked that turns other fish in the area off.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935534856030779812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-9719493694637139802010-03-09T23:16:41.596-05:002010-03-09T23:16:41.596-05:00I almost handed a tarpon to an onlooker who had as...I almost handed a tarpon to an onlooker who had asked for it several times. As I hesitantly handed the fish to him the feisty tarpon gave a quick headshake and escaped my light grip and fell back into the drink. And I was relived.<br /><br />I'd like to think tarpon are incredibly resilient, but I have read otherwise. In your case there is no telling if the fish would have survived, or if the blood was flowing from a mortal wound. At least some mouths were fed, despite the unsatisfactory send off.Fishing Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290261195179512026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-2326093688241232392010-03-09T18:22:06.480-05:002010-03-09T18:22:06.480-05:00Thanks. I haven't caught a fish since then. ...Thanks. I haven't caught a fish since then. I must lift the curse somehow.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935534856030779812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-11167996703739681042010-03-08T10:35:33.527-05:002010-03-08T10:35:33.527-05:00Wow. This is a powerful story. Thanks. I react ...Wow. This is a powerful story. Thanks. I react in two different ways at the same time. Good stuff.Matthew D Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632800892744296973noreply@blogger.com