Thread: Shark Night - How Many?

Excellent graphics, FinChaser! I was just thinking about how great it would have been to have sold Gulf Shores SHARK T-shirts last night!

Originally Posted by Dpate

Based on what I have seen fishing the PCB piers, those guys last night were highly undersized/unprepared in tackle. Had they hooked a shark of any decent size, they would have been taken to the cleaners.

Frequently tackle is over-sized to simply comfort the fisherman's mind. 20lb mono and a medium large reel is more than enough for the blacktips/spinners hanging around.

Anyone recognize that locals flag flying back there? Good Ol Jolly Rogers

Originally Posted by eym_sirius

Excellent graphics, FinChaser! I was just thinking about how great it would have been to have sold Gulf Shores SHARK T-shirts last night!

Yeah, with the motto, "Bite Back!"

Originally Posted by firewhatfire

Anyone recognize that locals flag flying back there? Good Ol Jolly Rogers

I think that is Llyod's flag.

I said they should have at least been selling Hotdogs and Hamburgers.

I whipped a good 6 footer with a abu 5500 with 14# mono and a CHEAP Shakespeare Durango rod with a pistol grip! However, it was mid week after a T'storm and I had practically the whole pier to myself. Started at the cleaning table, around the octi, halfway back to cleaning table and ended on the cleaning table side of the octi. Close to 20 mins before I broke him off due to lack of interest by both parties. All I needed was a gaff and permission.

This one could have been caught @ 6am this morning (looks 'legal')...

Originally Posted by Dpate

Based on what I have seen fishing the PCB piers, those guys last night were highly undersized/unprepared in tackle. Had they hooked a shark of any decent size, they would have been taken to the cleaners.

Based on what you've seen, seen or personally experienced?

Cause out of all the average sized Spinners, Blacktips and Bulls I've hooked into and fought to pier side before popping them off, none were more than a match for an old Penn 7500SS and 16# monp.
Not to say that would suffice for a 8' or larger shark, but we see few of those hanging out stealing fish and eating baits/ lures.
We've had a few biguns hang out before, but it's not the usual thing at all.

I LBSF and have the gear for the biguns and the pics to prove I caught them pushing 12'.
If I could shark the pier all night long, with no gear restrictions, on a Friday or Saturday. I would bring out the big guns, my modified 6/0W, and modified 9/0 and 12/0, and target those big sharks with big baits.
Bring my kayak out to the end of the pier and run half a Jack or big ray out another 200-400 yards.

But that's just nice daydreaming at the GSP.