Gone Fishin’!

I’ve read up that a few fish (including the Atlantic tarpon) can supplement their oxygen levels by taking in air from the surface of the water if oxygen levels are too low. Is this unique in their anatomy? And what is stopping other fish from doing the same?

Atlantic tarpons are facultative air-breathers, in well-oxygenated waters they are able to meet their oxygen requirements without breathing air.

When swimming in oxygen-poor water, they can breathe air from the surface using their swim bladder as a primitive lung. This adaptation allows them to survive in water with low dissolved oxygen concentrations such as commonly encountered by juveniles in hot, stagnant mangrove marshes.

However, after several unsuccessful attempts to reach the surface they have emptied their swimbladders and become negatively buoyant until allowed access to the surface again.

Many fish can breathe air via a variety of mechanisms and it is primarily of use to fish that inhabit shallow, seasonally variable waters where the water’s oxygen concentration may seasonally decline.
Chapter Respiration reports more details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish

Someone told me the show on mtv called "Is she really going out with him" filmed in tarpon Springs or in pinellas county?? If so which episode is it and whats his name??

Thanks

oh my gosh i live in that area, how exiting… but i can’t seem to find anything about that show being filmed in that area so my guess is probly not, sorry, hopefully im wrong

I’ve caught small Tarpon on Bass fishing gear AND on Offshore conventional tackle. It all depends on WHERE your fishing for them.

I once hooked into a MONSTER Tarpon while fishing for Sheephead on a bridge in Pensacola Florida. It was one of those "memorable moments" you never forget……..Of course, I forgot to "bow" to him and he cut me off after his first jump. But you ain’t seen nothing ’til you see a 100 LB Tarpon take flight at dawn. Boy howdy!

Best BIG Tarpon baits?

Live Blue Crab, Mullet head, live Ladyfish,

Best lure for BIG Tarpon? "Break-away" Jig system.

Ugh……in regards to Corvina. Are you talking about "Sea Bass"? Or West Coast Corvina?

It’s unfortunate, but I’ve never had the chance to go fishing on the West Coast. HOWEVER, one of my buddy’s lives on the coast of Oregon and he wants me to come out sometime this Spring. Maybe I’ll get to go then?

TheTarpon is a bony fish and not much to eat off and it’s nearestrelativesare the bonefishes.

They evolved from Pacific and Atlantic waters.

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Im gonna b in america on saturday in tarpon springs so is there gonna b like fire work displays or anything that is worth going too ?

There’s usually firework displays everywhere you go on the 4th of July.

I used to live in Tarpon Springs, FL which has a large Greek population. We had the best restaurants ever! I love greek food, but I’m in VA for school and there are NO greek places around here.

I know how to make stuffed grape leaves– Mmm! But can you give me the names and recipe/website for some others? I’m interested in like potato, lamb, and desserts. THANKS!

Here are a few:
http://www.greek-recipe.com/

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/World-Cuisine/Europe/Greece/Main.aspx

http://www.ellada.com/grarr15.html

I need a resonably priced reel for chasing Tarpon, Snook, and Bonefish. Brand names would be appreciated.

Okuma makes a decent reel for saltwater applications and you could match that up with decent saltwater rod as well. I would get an 8wt or a 9wt. Go to FAOL or outdoorbest.zerofrorums - flyfishing section and search archived posts and ask some questions. I would not target tarpon with anything less than a 10wt rod and reel with a good line. The 8wt or 9wt will cross between salt and freshwater fishing if you want to target peacock bass in Florida or largemouth basss as well. Based on your budget, say $250 look at Cabelas and Bass Pro combos for 8wt and 9wt. Good luck

IS the Gary Fisher G2 Hard tail Tarpon Mountian bike
a good bike

YES IT IS, fisher bikes are great quality, that is every thing you could expect in a mountain bike of that price range, it is a very simailar bike to the giant boulder, specialized hardrock, and trek 3700 and i would highly recomend any of those bikes, you wont find a better bike for the price.