Suppose because FAOL had a glitch last weekend I'll have to repost the lost chronicles of attempts at tarpon in a 2 foot chop.......but that was near the end of the day! Started by casting to rolling tarpon on calm waters in a bay with the ambition of sleepwalking with the #11 weight & a 4" EP fly ! The Florida work ethic of put off today what one can do tomorrow because of it's "hot" just can't apply to the line speed needed to cast a fly 60' or more. No lazy make the backcast & go out for a cup of coffee routine, there's about 1 mississippi, 2 mississippi, 3 mississippi,4 mississippi TOO LATE to cast to that silver king ! The double haul in a 2 foot chop isn't really too difficult when your trying the snow plow skiing technique to keep ones balance in the bow of a boat, unless of course one can't see the tarpon because they are either a dark brown shadow, a gob of gray like a bait ball, a reflected silver flash or green, gold & white against the wave caps ! Just getting too old & too slow to play peek-a-boo over & through the waves while the boat bounces along. Amazed that a guide can see a pod of 'poon a hundred yards away & then pick them up after they've dived down to 20 some feet in these conditions. Almost 10 hours of casting a not-so-aerodynamic fly with an iron broomstick can make one realize they ain't in shape to be pulled offshore a few miles by some 150 pound plus fish to fight in 4 or 5 foot swells after a couple hours ! 3 foot waves are breaking over the bow of the 17 foot flats skiff pointed into the sun & wind while the happy daisy chaining tarpon are waiting for the fly to hit the salt, but can't stand in the bow of the skiff & keep balanced ! Have to cast from the deck & try to see the tails over the wave caps in the distance as the boat bobs up & down.....just gotta do this again !