Turtle Beach Tarpon
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Turtle Beach 01

Turtle Beach sunrise. You can just make out DaveR already intently scouting for pods of tarpon.
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Turtle Beach 02

DaveR and Terp in the morning haze. My hosts for this adventure (until work time anyway)
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Turtle Beach 03

DaveR in the relatively calm open water. A few weeks later Dave successfully landed a tarpon in the 150 pound class.
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Turtle Beach 04

The colored spec is another paddle craft working the shore. As pods would come through you could the boats move in and out to intercept.
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Turtle Beach 05

The water at Turtle Beach is amazingly clear. Beautiful. This big beach cruising manatee was easy to see as it passed near.
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Turtle Beach 06

A father and son try to get a better look at the big mammal.