How to Use tarpon in a Sentence

tarpon

noun

• Or lean over the rail and count needlefish, barracuda, and the odd tarpon.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2019
• Watson sees the shark at a distance now, thrashing about with the tarpon in tow.
  — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 22 June 2018
• Keep an eye out for the tarpon that often jump and roll in the deep waters of Boca Grande Pass.
  — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
• Spanish and kings remain active off the beach and from the piers, and a few tarpon are still prowling the surf, as well; www.ateamfishing.com.
  — Frank Sargeant, al, 16 Aug. 2019
• Don’t just sit there and get bummed out when someone pulls in next to you and starts casting at the tarpon coming down the line.
  — Monte Burke, Forbes, 24 May 2021
• Anglers from near and far journey to the Boca Grande Pass, as it’s renowned as one of the best spots for tarpon fishing in the world.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2023
• The tarpon went on a few more short runs in the wash before Brings finally managed to pull it into the surf.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 17 Aug. 2023
• Lots of gamesters, snook, tarpon, largemouth bass and redfish.
  — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2022
• The 8-weight is an excellent choice for most saltwater fish, and the 11-weight is perfect for big tarpon.
  — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 1 June 2023
• The story of tarpon in Alabama is a long and partly tragic one.
  — al, 2 Aug. 2019
• Sharks live there along with the glory species: tuna, redfish, tarpon, and red snapper.
  — Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2021
• A few tarpon were biting live crabs and mullet at night in Government Cut.
  — Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 May 2017
• Cherry Grove Pier jets out over the water and is the home of world record-setting catches, including a 98-pound tarpon.
  — Roger Sands, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• Babe Ruth is ailing and crippled, yet still cruising sand flats grown lonely of tarpon.
  — Richard Adams Carey, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020
• The tarpon jumped seven times, swooshing spectacularly in the air as Williams played it, worked it, reeled, kept the pressure on.
  — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• June is the height of tarpon season, which is a highly popular fish in Florida.
  — Liz Dennerlein, USA TODAY, 14 June 2017
• Connecticut tarpon (hickory shad) can be found mixed in with schoolie striped bass.
  — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 8 June 2017
• Viewers speculated that the shark may have been eating a large tarpon.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 28 June 2019
• Saltwater fly fishing poses its own set of challenges with big fat rewards — sometimes in the form of a 200-pound tarpon.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2023
• Since tarpon are fierce fighters, a significant backbone is needed in the rod blank.
  — Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 9 May 2023
• Like tarpon, Arapaima are capable of jumping out of the water for food and their prey include small mammals, lizards, birds and other fish.
  — Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Mar. 2021
• Sunday’s trip was followed by an inshore trip on Monday that produced five snook, a mutton snapper, 10 jack crevalles and a tarpon that jumped off.
  — Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 July 2017
• Skilled anglers can land massive tarpon among the park’s seven islands from land or by private vessel.
  — Outside Online, 30 Sep. 2021
• On land, head to Robbie’s in Islamorada to hand-feed massive tarpon, or dig into a fresh mahi sandwich.
  — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2020
• Every spring this pass fills up with literally more tarpon than can be counted.
  — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 28 May 2017
• Fish, especially species like trout, smallmouth bass and tarpon, tend to live in beautiful places.
  — Outside Online, 9 May 2022
• Due to their range and abundance, blue crabs are the most common live bait crab and are used for a wide variety of gamefish, including tarpon, permit, cobia, red drum, and more.
  — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
• Saltwater fishing for tarpon, cobia, redfish and sea trout is also available in the spring and summer.
  — Smithsonian, 1 Apr. 2018
• Inshore, they are used for just about everything including snook, trout, stripers, tarpon, redfish, flounder and more.
  — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
• Fisher was surprised by some loss of tarpon, a migratory species, that were reported.
  — Matt Watt, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024