As Lefty Kreh stated in his introduction to “The Book
of the Tarpon“ in 1990:

"It is clear that Webster never caught a tarpon. Read how he defines tarpon: ‘a large silvery Elongated isopondylous marine fish (Tarpon atlantics) common to the coast of Florida that reaches a length of about six feet and is a noted sport fish. Ask someone who has stood on the platform of a skiff….as he watches a pod of six -footers approach. To this man armed with a fragile fly rod or casting rod, these are not ’ long silvery elongates,’ they are true monsters! The angler wonders ‘How in the name of God am I going to cast accurately at one? And, what in the hell am I going to do if one takes my offering?’ The cast is made, a giant green and silver fish opens a mouth as big as a water bucket, sucking the lure or fly deep. The guide screams, ‘Strike!’ He does. There is a brief moment when all is silent, then the water erupts in front of him, with the tarpon leaping upward like a swift, wavering, silver rocket. Water flies in all directions, as if a high-pressure hose has broken. Before he recovers, the tarpon does it again- and again! He never heard the guide screaming for him to bow. Suddenly all is quiet. He reels in and looks at a broken leader. Fishing will never be the same again for the angler who has experienced this. No, Webster never caught a tarpon.”

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