Evening update: some fisherman close by caught a sting ray so we asked them for it, put it out for bait. We have had good success with rays in the past, tho this one was much bigger than the ones we had in the past. First soak we got bit up really good but somehow the shark missed the hook.
I took it out again and got a good hook up, pulled heavy and was peeling drag. Then for whatever reason the hook pulled. I have a feeling I didn’t have the shark hooked through the jaw but maybe in the soft of the mouth or something. Sure wish I could have landed that one, felt much bigger than any of the others we have caught. Hard to say.

Anyway, we have another sting ray for tomorrow and some of the fish I bought. Gonna spend all day on the shark line tomorrow, last day for hunting.

Morning update, dropped bait and waited, finally got a bite after about an hour and 15 minutes. Got the rod in the harnesss and dropped the drag some to set the hook, it was there and then the line broke...braid must have been weakened from a couple years worth of being in the sand bars?

Anyway, have about 250-300 yards still on the reel. Gonna tie up another leader and try again hopefully a couple more times. Bummer the set up has failed twice in a row now. Last night it wasn’t really a gear failure but still didn’t hold the hook. Today was pure gear failure.

There is always next time.

Anyway, we have another sting ray for tomorrow and some of the fish I bought. Gonna spend all day on the shark line tomorrow, last day for hunting.

FR, I put the quotes around the hunting because it really is a fishing story in a hunting forum. However, I consider myself a fisherman and a shark hunter

Once you get that line screaming and fee the tug of a shark on the end of the line it is almost as good as the feeling of getting a good deer down. Now if I could only be successful in landing a big one....

FR, I put the quotes around the hunting because it really is a fishing story in a hunting forum. However, I consider myself a fisherman and a shark hunter

Once you get that line screaming and fee the tug of a shark on the end of the line it is almost as good as the feeling of getting a good deer down. Now if I could only be successful in landing a big one....

Nothin like rearing back into 6-10 feet of pure muscle and aggression!


Good luck this evening, I replace my braid once a year and topshot every 4-6 weekends of use.

Nothin like rearing back into 6-10 feet of pure muscle and aggression!


Good luck this evening, I replace my braid once a year and topshot every 4-6 weekends of use.

Post pics of your shark rig, I'm curious. The only shark I've ever caught was a small two footer.

Does salt water affect braid somehow? In freshwater, you can use braid for years (basically until I run low on it, since it has no memory). That’s one of the advantages.

If you drove. Stop by buccees in Alabama on the way back and get you some crimson tide memorabilia.

Lol

Ok final report, no good news. Put out the second sting ray and let it soak for a coupe hours tonight....not a bite. Waves were rough, dumped the kayak on the way out, that was fun. Not sharing that video. But got the bait just pst second sand bar and it just never attracted a shark. Weird, rays have always been money. Maybe they just like the fresher?

Anyway, a good start and a disappointing finish. Had several bites that didn’t get hooked, had one bite that hooked and broke line, another where the hook pulled out, and another where the line just broke. But got three sharks so that is a new record for a week trip.

Overall fun, like a game of golf, you always get that one shot that makes you want to come back and play again.

If you drove. Stop by buccees in Alabama on the way back and get you some crimson tide memorabilia.