Where's a big shark?

[Littoral]

I need, for an academic reason, a decent size shark. I plan to chase kings offshore out of Lanark Wednesday. Does anybody have a specific suggestion as to where & how to target a large, 50-100 lb shark? I don't need, or want, one larger than that. Thanks!

[2true]

I see 6-8 footers off St. Theresa sometimes.

I have hooked into a five footer but broke him off rather than stay out all night on the boat without a light.

Anyway I would bring something that is MEGA bloody and chum alot. I would use a whole fish with slices in it for bait.

Hope you have a big pole and reel. Your gonna need it!

[T Smith]

We've always seen and caught alot of them around St George Island. In the surf or around the ends such as the cut or east end. The passes around St Vincent also hold sharks. There is almost always current in the passes which helps to disperse the chum. I've seen many a big sharks around there. Including a big Bull shark that swam by me and my wife as we were floating in the surf at the state park. They love bonita and big hardtails. We usually anchor and chum in the passes and drift off the beaches. I always feel weird shark fishing if you can see people swimming nearby. The secret is the chum, you should have a shark in a few hours if you chum right. The only problem is the sharks might be bigger than your looking for. Theres plenty of 10' + sharks off St George. Lots of large Hammerheads.

[T Smith]

I'll try to be a little more specific. Hardtails ( blue runners ), bonita , bluefish , mackeral , Jacks , and any other bloody or oily fish work great. Of course everybodys heard that sharks eat anything so any fish will work but the above are preferable. We use the fish whole as 2true said and butterfly the bait. That is cut the sides as if you were going to fillet it for eating only stopping before the pectoral fin or gills. You'll probably want at least a 6/0 reel, ideally a 9/0 for the big ones. But we've caught sharks on the same 4/0s used for bottom fishing.

[Fish Masterson]

I have several friends that used to fish for them off the bank at the marine lab and they said they used to hook some big ones. Another place is the St. Marks channel, just inside the bird rack. We also caught several around the cuts through Lanark Reef a few years ago. They frequent the East end of St. George also, but I have only caught one there close to that size.
Chumming around a channel or cut should get them to show up, and a live mullet or big pinfish, or a sliced up ladyfish will get there attention. Be sure and use a steel leader of a length 2 ft longer than the fish you are targeting, because there skin and tail will abrade the line.
Good luck, Fish Masterson

[GC]

may be stating the obvious...but a stout hook with a wide gap and extremely sharp!
Not much better than fresh mullet for bait.

Show us a pic of the monster when ya get'em!

[dbplug]

I have caught many spinners on dead bait fishing from the beach at Turkey Point in < 4 feet of water.

[Littoral]

I have several friends that used to fish for them off the bank at the marine lab and they said they used to hook some big ones.

Intrigued, could you clarify exactly what you mean by the bank at the marine lab? Given I'm familiar with almost every oyster around the place I really need to know.

[Fish Masterson]

I can't really tell you the exact place cause I never went with, but from what I gathered, they fished off the point across from the lab and sent there lines out with a small boat, from the bank. They told me that there was some big boys around there, but I never went with them, sorry. Plus it has been quite a few years back.
Fish Masterson

[CAPTAIN CHARLIE]

I hope I do this right with the picture.

This is a shark that would have won first place, but they had to tow it in and got in five minutes too late.

I think my brother said he was about eleven hundred pounds. Immagine coming acrross him while wading/fishing.

See you on the water,

Charlie

[Old Dog]

I have seen two 6' size bull sharks at Crooked Island Sound recently.

I have also caught a good many sharks around St. Joe Point.
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