St marks 8/14

[procraftwes]

Got out there around 830.

Trout bite was on around then(probably missed most of it) and off at about 10pm. Caught 2 keepers(17and18") 5 or so shorts(just barely).

Sailcat on a live pinfish . few lady fish. and hooked up with 2 cobia.. lost 2 cobia.

I noticed a large blacktip.. unbelievably large in about 4' of water near my bait. I kept an eye out as I wasn't interested in tangling with him. He had other plans and bolted at my bait.. Quick reel and hooked a short cobia off his tail. I was too distracted by the biggest blacktip and possibly the biggest shark I've seen. He had to be 7'.

After hanging around trying to fish in tough conditions on a slack tide I turned in at about 1pm.

[Salty Gator]

Thanks for the report. Sure beats workin. Those blacktips are a blast on light tackle. Keep at it and you will see sharks in shallow water much larger than 7'.

[procraftwes]

Thanks for the report. Sure beats workin. Those blacktips are a blast on light tackle. Keep at it and you will see sharks in shallow water much larger than 7'.

It was a good time.

I've seen bulls that big or bigger but never a blacktip. After looking at some pictures i'd say I might have underestimated his size and peg him close to or over 8'.

I like catching 2-3' blacktips on light tackle.

A 7' shark... I'll keep my line.

[Salty Gator]

8' is snuggling up to max size for a blacktip, must have been a beast. I'm glad they really don't have it out for us

[SS-342]

Sounds like you had fun! That's what it is all about.

[bman]

Good trip.. I caught a nice black tip on Saturday afternoon drifting a pinfish off the back of the boat while trout fishing.
They are fun!

[Williamsdad]

Yesterday, we got chased bt storms and anchored briefly inside long bar, just off Shell Point. While there we were visited by an about 8 ft. tiger shark, and he was the better part of the length of my 15 ft. boat. Couldn't see him well, but the stripes were unmistakable. Surprised to see that, there.