I like catching sharks but I don’t enjoy fishing for them. Shark fishing involves too much preparation and too much bulky tackle…and too much waiting:) I’m a fan of active fishing. But this weekend Justin’s buddy let me reel in a shark on his 6/0 (super nice of him) The shark below is a 68" (I’m 62" tall) blacktip…stingray was used as bait.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Al // Aug 13, 2008 at 10:51 am
Wow, very cool pics. I have just one question, if you catch and release, how do you remove the hook and still keep your fingers?
2 Al Baird // Aug 13, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Nice Shark
3 CBToday // Aug 13, 2008 at 8:07 pm
At least you could make it look difficult to reel in a 5 footer. Nice post!!
4 Tom Sorenson // Aug 13, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Ha! I can second that at times - I’d much prefer to be doing something while I fish - but sometimes I do enjoy a good fishin’ trip where I can sit on the bank and chat with friends while watching our poles and call it fishing! Never caught anything longer than I was tall, though! Nice catch!
5 Fish Whisperer // Aug 15, 2008 at 8:18 am
Did you eat it? Or did you let it go?
Cheers
6 admin // Aug 16, 2008 at 2:55 am
@ Fish Whisperer - We let him go. Maybe he’ll be six foot next summer!
@Tom - I like the relaxing fishing sometimes too. But I enjoy it more with freshwater fishing…for whatever reason. Camping at a nice fishing lake is always a fun time.
@CB - Yes…those rods are just difficult for me in general…regardless of what’s on the other end. So reeling in the shark and laying the line on the reel evenly was a task in itself.
@Al Baird- Thanks! He was surprisingly cooperative when we brought him in. Sometimes they just don’t chill out… ha ha
@Al - There’s a special hook remover. It looks like a big metal T with a squiggle on the end…that way you don’t have to stick your fingers next to those nasty teeth!
7 Nate // Aug 19, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Wow! Great catch and nice photo. Man I miss the coast
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