Captain Ron Beck specializes in light tackle fishing. Light tackle fishing is a much more fun experience while fishing the flats. When you hook into a big red or snook, you will actually feel the power of that fish while he is spooling you. Instead of a big heavy rod where you just crank the fish right in, you will be able to feel those unique head shakes and spins and ultimately be able to tell the difference in the way the fish fight.

While flats fishing you will be fishing with a gloomis rod set up with a shimano reel, usually a 4000 series or smaller. It will be set up with 40 power pro and a 30lb leader depending on water conditions. The same rods can be used to catch small blactip sharks which makes for an ultimate light tackle experience.

Shark fishing and tarpon fishing can be done on light tackle in the right locations. Most shark fishing requires heavy 80-100 lb test with 450lb aircraft cable wire leader. You would be surprised at what a shark could bite through in a real live shark fishing experience. Wire cutters could barely crimp this cable but the shark bite through it like we bite through a piece of beef jerkey!