Went out Saturday morning (4am) in the middle of a good storm. Fishing time doesn't come easy lately so we go when our schedule allows, not the weather. Anyways, I was afraid the rain, overflowing canals and murky water would turn off the bite, if there was one at all. Turns out the opposite. About 30minitrs after the canal next to us burst through the sand bank (0615) and almost washed away my Makaira, it was hit and I landed a decent 7' 8.5" shark.
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The 30mph winds finally stopped about noon and I put the head of a 10lb squid on my everol and less than 30minutes later I had another one on the sand. 7'10"
Squid on 20/0 catch all
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And shark
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As far as ID goes. Your guess is as good as mine. They look like black tips. Super pointed snout (not a dusky) no inter dorsal ridge so it could be coppersharks aka: bronze whaler. But the teeth aren't hook shaped on top. They are thin triangle and curve to the side a little bit.
Rolled into Sunday and the weather was perfect. Light wind, sunny skies, calm surf but no fish! Figured it was time to cash out before we used all our mojo.
Very cool man!
How's the surf out there for yakking baits?
And what was the terminal setup?
Sweet!!!
Nice going 8)
Beautiful sharks Chris.
Good call on getting out if that was your target. In Hawaii, the rain and murky waters bring them close to shore.
Looks kinda like a gray reef shark
Awesome sharks, Chris! I'll see if I could get a positive ID on them.
I'm hoping we see something like that over here this year!
: Latimeria February 22, 2016, 03:49:27 p
Awesome sharks, Chris! I'll see if I could get a positive ID on them.
I'm hoping we see something like that over here this year!
Thanks!
Let me know if you need a pic of the jaws, I have the set from the one that died in December. Pretty sure they are the same.
Good lookin fish.
Yeah, send me the dentition of the one you kept. I'm starting to think you may have 2 species there, but I'm leaning towards one appears to be Blackfin.
I think I found it. A pic of the dentition and an underside shot would confirm, but one appears to be a Carcharhinus altimus, if not both.
Bignose Shark...
It's weird... I saw a lot of references for it being in Japan, but other data shows it to only slightly be known from there... Weird.... This is a tough one!
https://cites.org/sites/default/files/sharks_id_material/Poster.bmp
Nice job, how was the fight?
: 1morecast February 23, 2016, 01:09:02 p
Nice job, how was the fight?
They were over matched. We had lighter gear closer, but they only hit the long drop baits ( 70-110 paddles, not sure how far that really is, about 150-200 yrds) and I landed them within 5 minutes. I'll keep casting baits but the longer drops will stay heavy. Big baits tend to attract big fish and I don't want to be un prepared when my fish of a lifetime comes along.
: Chris February 23, 2016, 03:14:42 p
my fish of a lifetime
Can't wait for that report 8)
Wicked catch!!
: xpoc February 25, 2016, 12:19:22 p
: Chris February 23, 2016, 03:14:42 p
my fish of a lifetime
Can't wait for that report 8)
Wicked catch!!
There are monsters swimming our oceans and they come very close to shore. If I ever landed something 16ft or more I don't know what I'd do. That's my ultimate goal, as with the majority of land based fishermen, is to catch the largest fish possible from shore. I still need to break the 10ft mark and then go up from there. To be honest, I'm not sure I want to catch the "largest" fish from shore. If I did that there wouldn't be anything to fish for unless someone else beat me and made it public. But if the time comes I certainly dont want to be under matched. That's why I fish 130lb line even in 4ft of water. Massive tigers and hammers will come up onto flats that are dry at low tide.
Everyone needs thier white whale.