Andy Mill on Tarpon, Big Reels and Gel Spun

“‘You want to know what that fish wants before the fly ever leaves your hand,’ Mill said. ‘Tarpon want to be caught. You just have to understand the language.'” Orlando Sun-Sentinel columnist Steve Waters talks with the expert tarpon angler and uncovers one or two things that some might consider idiosyncrasies, like Mill’s use of Tibor’s big “Pacific” fly reel and 650 yards of 50-pound Gel Spun backing.