The fish will test you. The pressure will break you.

Welcome to Poontown, where the world’s top tarpon anglers and guides gather to compete for the Sabalo Cup, the sport’s most prestigious tournament.

For five grueling days on the flats, five teams stalk the Silver King, knowing that one perfect cast can win the championship—and one thrown hook can destroy a dream. Success demands sharp instincts, flawless teamwork, and the nerve to stay focused when a hundred-pound tarpon explodes from the water.

Each with something to prove, the contenders come from very different worlds. But they’re united by one obsession: winning the Cup. As rivalries intensify and pressure mounts, the anglers gradually discover that the true battle is not with the fish, but with themselves. Immersive, suspenseful, and packed with the thrill of elite competition, Poontown puts you on the skiff to experience every cast, bow, and triumph.

Dive into the exhilarating world of elite tarpon fishing, where one cast can change everything.

“On the surface, L.M. Weeks’s delightful Poontown is a thrilling look at the zaniness that goes into the preparation for, and participation in, a high stakes fishing tournament, and all that is lost and all that is gained along the way. What lies beneath, however, is something more powerful: a portrait of human nature in a world in which the tipping point for our fisheries and ecology is nigh.” —Monte Burke, Author of Saban, Lords of the Fly & Men of Troy