Shark Fishing

Bobjr86

Anyone been shark fishing? Doin any good? Location and any size? Ive been a good bit this year but nothing bigger than 4 ft still questing after the big boys...

Anclote Key

I caught a 3' sharpnose a few weeks ago on a live squirrel fish, but nothing since then. One day around the same time my father in'law caught about a dozen small ones.

stpetebaitman

Very large sharks have made their way up in the bay. They are eating cownose rays, mackerel and jacks.

~~Mutt~~

We were off Anclote Saturday and after doing some fast trolling with experimental purple daisychained mirrorlures we got a couple bonitos. Was doing some bottom fishing after that and ran out of live pins so we used one of the bonitos for strip bait. Didn't take long and we had several sharks to fight. Sorry..Quality of pic sux cause it was a snapshot off the video.. But they kept us busy for awhile since we already had our other limits . A month before there were some 5 footers in 2 ft of water by Honeymoon

barrynfla

I suppose you'll find large sharks anywhere around tarpon (the fish, not Springs). :fishing

rock_fish

Go off of any beach about 1-2 miles and drift with stink baits, pins, and chum. All the sharks you want

Bobjr86

Thanks for all the replies guys... If anyones goin out around the tampa area and wanna meet up for some sharkin or reds in the morning let me know..

Terrence

I want to try for Blacktip or bonnet in the st. joseph sound area. From a kayak...soon. Just doing some research first but I'm told they are there..

Rick Reddick

Terrence wrote: »

I want to try for Blacktip or bonnet in the st. joseph sound area. From a kayak...soon. Just doing some research first but I'm told they are there..

That should be easy...an island corner should do if you are willing to wait.

Bobjr86

Well i went out last night on a pier 60 with a friend instead of taking the boat out and have to say that it was one of the best days of fishing in awhile... Between the both of us we caught 60 speckled trout and i caught a nice 6ft blacktip... He had a nice one on too but got broke off.. I desided that i will be taking the boat out next weekend along with some chum down to clearwater to try my luck again... Great night wish they could all be more like that but thats fishing... A bad day of fishin is better than any day at work..

CodyS

Keep fishing that area, it is very sharky. Go right outside the pass and chum, chum, chum. I use catfish, ladyfish, pinfish, fillet them up and put them in a chum bag. Give it a few shakes to let more sent out and you will have all the sharks you can handle all around your boat.

Bobjr86

Cool thanks man I appriciate the info and will be fishing it more but from my boat... Where would be the best place to launch do u think? I know seminole boat ramp but that still gives u a nice boat ride to get there and I know of when if you go towards n. Beach

jtopicz1

Bobjr86 wrote: »

Cool thanks man I appriciate the info and will be fishing it more but from my boat... Where would be the best place to launch do u think? I know seminole boat ramp but that still gives u a nice boat ride to get there and I know of when if you go towards n. Beach

There is a ramp towards the north end of CW Beach, but it's on the intercoastal side, so I'm not sure how much time it would save you over Seminole after you fight the beach (road) traffic.

Terrence

I want to get some Blacktips or bonnethead.. All I have is a kayak and want to get into the St. Joseph sound area on Thursday for sharks.. let me know if you'd ever like to go after them on your boat. I'm in Palm Harbor so usually launch Crystal beach..

Terrence

let me know..I'll pitch in for gas and help cleanup... just need advanced notice if you can.. thanks

Terrence

Rick Reddick wrote: »

That should be easy...an island corner should do if you are willing to wait.

Rick do you mean a spoil island corner or one of the big ones? Any advice would be great.. in a kayak I have enough
other things to worry about..

Thanks!

Egkid

Ft. Desoto has a bunch of bonnet heads, fish for reds and you're bound to catch a couple bonnet heads. Crab chunks and claws under a cork just above the bottom in 3-5ft of water seem to be the trick.

Trophy-Trips

Any barrier island...anclote, rook, hmoon, cal, clw, sk.

CodyS

The ramp is on the street where the Clearwater Beach rec center is. Just go straight down that road and you come right up on it. It will be about the same distance at either ramp.

There are tons of sharks around the spoil islands too, I also only have a kayak and that is where I go if I don't feel like paddling off the beach. Same thing, use some chum and keep adding to it everytime you catch another ladyfish, catfish, etc while you are waiting for your bait rod to go off. I like to get in the shallower areas around the islands like 3-5ft so I can sight cast them. Watch your chum bag though and have it rigged to break away if a big shark decides to grab it, I had a 12ft plus hammerhead try to take mine a few weeks ago.

Bobjr86

Terrence wrote: »

let me know..I'll pitch in for gas and help cleanup... just need advanced notice if you can.. thanks

yea im game.. Ill be sure to let you know.. this weekend is looking really crappy so i may just go to pier 60 again ur welcome to meet me down there if i go.. Let me know if you would wanna do that..