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That said, the consummate fluke angler should be skilled and equipped to fish light tackle and bucktails as part of his or her game

There are a few ways to fish these and the best advice is to mix up the retrieval speeds, jerks and pauses

Use a barrel swivel a strong smallish black swivel of 200-pound strength or so that hopefully won't tempt the nearest Spanish mackerel (they'll eat anything shiny.) Lures Tarpon eat surprisingly small critters, which is why they're so readily accessible to fly fishermen

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Best Fishing Knot by Line Type Best knots for braided line Useful braid knots include: Palomar knot for hooks, swivels and smaller lures FG knot for a slim braid-to-leader connection Alberto knot for an easier low-profile leader connection Double uni knot for backing and simple leader connections Uni knot with an appropriate number of wraps for selected terminal connections Braid is thinner and more slippery than comparable monofilament