Not so weird.  I know a hunter who naps.  And I find a great deal of 
pleasure in paddling and casting.  Catching seems like an awful lot of 
unnecessary excitement.
-jc

On Jun 22, 2004, at 6:40 PM, Met History wrote:

> Sue Braley works for me.  Really an ace. 
>   
> Her husband, Rich, takes a one week vacation every year to the keys -- 
> tarpon fishing.  Catch and release - says tarpon apparently do not 
> taste good.  Has never actually tasted tarpon. Has not even heard of 
> anyone eating tarpon.  Indeed, I cannot find anyone selling frozen 
> tarpon on the web.   
>  
> Stands (can't sit) on the front of the boat 8 hours in 90 degree heat, 
> looking looking looking.  Exhausted at end of day.  Reason he is 
> looking so hard is that tarpon do not respond to flies, and it's hard 
> to hook them.  Has done this for 3 one-week vacations.  Has never 
> caught a single tarpon.   I guess this means he has never released 
> one.   Works vs. Grace.
>   
> Rich said as a casual aside that, indeed, you can catch large numbers 
> of tarpon ... if you use live bait.  Asked him why he does not use 
> live bait.  Said he just didn't.
>   
> Wow.  Fishing.   Pretty weird.   ---Christopher