Definition of tarpon
tarpon
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: a large silvery elongate bony fish (Megalops atlanticus of the family Elopidae) that occurs especially in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and warm coastal waters of the Atlantic, reaches a length of about six feet (two meters), and is often caught for sport
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Most Keys backcountry guides were fishing for tarpon, but there have been good catches of mangrove snappers, sea trout and snook in Florida Bay and Everglades National Park.
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Frank Sargeant A lot of Alabama anglers may have a Florida tarpon on their bucket list, but as many have learned, the giant fish some call the silver king is not that easy to come by out of most ports.
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Yes, Gregg Allman caught at least 47 sailfish and a 180-pound tarpon.
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New laws and a dawning environmental consciousness helped curtail the worst abuses of commercial fishing, but in Davis’s reckoning, one practice in particular changed the gulf forever: the pursuit of tarpon.
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Origin and Etymology of tarpon
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1685
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