My parents rented a place for the winter and I found a $100 round trip flight, so 2 weeks after leaving Florida I was back!
We started out by going to the marina to catch bait fish. For some reason they weren't biting, but a charter boat came in and gave us two grouper carcasses and a kingfish carcass after fileting them. We had big baits! Went out that night and had one run but I set the hook too soon, not factoring that big baits means you have to give the shark the time to eat it.
The next night we went out. I had a run right at sunset and lost it just 50 yards out. I was very upset now being 0/2 but put another bait out. An hour later the reel went off, a long, slow, but steady click. Could it be a winter Bull shark?!? I set the hook and we were on. A half hour later I landed the biggest shark of my life. A 8' 250lb bull. Amazing. The video is here:
On our last night we had 3 runs. The first dropped it. The second straight "freight trained" my brother eventually breaking him off, I think it was another bull or even a tiger. The third we landed and it was a nice Sandbar shark. Overall amazing weekend!
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Another Florida Report... BULL shark!
Started by PBenson, Jan 12 2016 09:30 PM
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Posted 13 January 2016 - 07:39 PM
Very cool - hoping I can produce something like this and not lose any fingers trying
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Sunfish
Posted 15 January 2016 - 11:51 AM
Thats an interesting type of fishing I never really thoght of before, good stuff!
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Posted 15 January 2016 - 01:26 PM
Awesome video. I always worry about sharks as I've seen video's where they're capable of turning 180 degrees to get a bite.
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Shiner Minnow
Posted 15 January 2016 - 06:13 PM
Awesome video. I always worry about sharks as I've seen video's where they're capable of turning 180 degrees to get a bite.
Depends on the size and species. A big Bull like this can't turn too fast once on the sand. Blacktips are the most dangerous species to dehook. They are lightning fast and can move very well on the sand. Lemons are dangerous too as they can bite their tail.
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Shiner Minnow
Posted 12 February 2016 - 09:09 AM
How far out do you kayak the bait?
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Shiner Minnow
Posted 10 March 2016 - 10:01 AM
How far out do you kayak the bait?
It depends on the beach but usually anywhere between 200 and 400 yards. From my experience the further the better. I have caught sharks on casted baits though.
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