4-Pound Tippet Tarpon Record Set Sunday

October 10, 2013 By: Marshall Cutchin

This past Sunday, Thane Morgan of Amarillo, TX, fly fishing with guide Dustin Huff, caught a 119-pound, 3-ounce tarpon on tippet that tested out at 3.8 pounds at the IGFA.  The previous record for 4-pound tippet was 48 pounds, 4 ounces.

Morgan was using a Hardy 10-weight fly rod, a Tibor Riptide reel, and a Cortland Tropic Plus fly line.