Equipment and flies

Rods:
8,9,10 weight for Permit and Bonefish, 9,10, or 11 for Tarpon.
Reels:
Any make with a good drag system and at least 175-200 yards of backing.
Lines:
All WF floating, one fast sink for Tarpon, a RIO Deep Sea 300 gr – 400 gr. Salt water tapers are best with 9ft-12ft 15 or 17 lb. test tapered leaders, (fluorocarbon leaders are great) no knots. Tarpon leaders should have 80-100 lb. shock tippet. Barracuda require wire tippet.

Flies:

Permit:

• Bauer’s Flats Crab, in colors of tans and olives
• Merkins
• Bauer’s Mantis Shrimp, in colors of light olive and orange.

Bones and Jacks:

• Pink puff, chartreuse puff, tan puff or charlies.

Tarpon:

• Lefty’s deceivers
• Black Death
• Blue and white clouser
• Stu Apte type Tarpon flies
• Bauer’s tarpon
  - All in size 3/0.

* Do not forget sunscreens, rain gear, Polaroid's, flats booties (hard sole), line cleaner and insect repellant with DEET for sand flies on leeward side of cayes.

Fishing Accessories Checklist

• Polarized sunglasses: two pair with brown or amber lenses (avoid green) indispensable for seeing fish.
• Clippers for cutting monofilament
• Needlenose pliers/forceps
• Fly line dressing
• Hook sharpener
• Neoprene reel covers
• Hip pack
• Nail knot tool
• Tape measure
• Reel grease
• Pocketknife
• Fishing glove (Fish fighter/Sun gloves)

Optional

• Adhesive tape
• Knot book
• Fly tying equipment
• Small towel — for wiping hands
• Zip-loc bags — large and small

Miscellaneous

• Pocket-size digital camera, recharger, and waterproof case
• insect repellent
• snorkel, mask, and fins
• medications you may require
• first-aid kit
• small flashlight
• travel alarm clock
• bathing suit
• sandals
• notebook or journal