I told Cruz he had a junior world record tarpon on.”The tarpon jumped six times, coming completely out of the water, during the first few minutes after it was hooked. We catch 200-pound class fish regularly and they jump like crazy.”Schouset says Cruz’s tarpon jumped again about an hour into the fight. And near the end of the more than two-hour battle, the massive tarpon jumped a final time right beside their boat. The tarpon weighed 228.8 pounds on a certified scale, which should replace the current junior world record tarpon, which weighed 222 pounds 9 ounces. He guided Ivy Robichaux to the female junior record tarpon she caught near Grand Isle, Lousiana, in 2016.