The outfit
- Rod
- 9 ft 11 or 12 weight fly rod
- Reel
- Large-arbor saltwater reel with a strong sealed drag and 300 yards of backing
- Line
- Weight-forward floating or intermediate tarpon line
- Leader
- 16–20 lb class tippet with a 60–80 lb fluorocarbon bite tippet
- Hooks
- 1/0–3/0 tarpon toads, bunnies and feather flies
- Weights
- None
- Bow to the jump: drop the rod tip when the fish clears the water.
Bait to pair it with
See each species page for the baits that go with this outfit.