Big Shark
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Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Guys always wanted to charter my boat to go after Salmon Sharks. I refused even though it paid close to twice what a halibut trip paid. Sharks are easily over fished. The Salmon Shark is a easy catch, weighing 150 to 300 pounds they are on the surface to feed and easily spotted. But they are also a hazard to navigate as well. Miss one and inadvertently strike another. Does considerable damage to outdrives at 25 to 30 knots. Most people did not bleed them out which would make the meat less then desirable.
There were Sleeper Sharks also but they were deep.
Prince William Sound is deep water. One spot off of Lone Island is over 480 fathoms. The deepest spot in the North Gulf coast.
We were fishing for halibut off of the Needle in the Gulf end of Montague Strait when we got hit by a Great White. Great Whites are very rare that far north. He was sighted for about 2 weeks in the Southwestern entrance to the Sound. The bugger would take the fish as we would bring them up. I was helping land a 30 or 40 pound butt off the port side, had the fish up, ready to gaff and bang, shark broke the surface right there and we got nothing but a halibut head onboard. Scared the crap out of me as I was focused on setting the gaff. He cruised around our vessel and grabbed a couple more. As he came by the stern it looked as if he was slightly longer the the 12 foot beam of the KraKaDawn. He was close enough that I could have put a harpoon point in him if I had been foolish enough.. I was always in the habit of going out the transom door to the swim step to unhook fish we wanted to safe release. That shark ended that habit for the next couple of weeks.
I won't fish Sharks. But, that's just me. If you catch one, take care of it, they are good eating. But, you better have a big empty chest freezer.
There were Sleeper Sharks also but they were deep.
Prince William Sound is deep water. One spot off of Lone Island is over 480 fathoms. The deepest spot in the North Gulf coast.
We were fishing for halibut off of the Needle in the Gulf end of Montague Strait when we got hit by a Great White. Great Whites are very rare that far north. He was sighted for about 2 weeks in the Southwestern entrance to the Sound. The bugger would take the fish as we would bring them up. I was helping land a 30 or 40 pound butt off the port side, had the fish up, ready to gaff and bang, shark broke the surface right there and we got nothing but a halibut head onboard. Scared the crap out of me as I was focused on setting the gaff. He cruised around our vessel and grabbed a couple more. As he came by the stern it looked as if he was slightly longer the the 12 foot beam of the KraKaDawn. He was close enough that I could have put a harpoon point in him if I had been foolish enough.. I was always in the habit of going out the transom door to the swim step to unhook fish we wanted to safe release. That shark ended that habit for the next couple of weeks.
I won't fish Sharks. But, that's just me. If you catch one, take care of it, they are good eating. But, you better have a big empty chest freezer.
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
We see more Bulls at the outlets of a few if our big rivers. Esp the Connecticut and Thames rivers.
There has been a few night trips drifting eels for big Stripers we pick up these buggers. They mangle tackle strip & your lines from your spools when ya get a big one. They like eels... My pop hooked one one night. He was convinced a world record striper. We said no. He fought and fought and all he got was worn out and strained back and arms. 100% a big bull shark.
CW
There has been a few night trips drifting eels for big Stripers we pick up these buggers. They mangle tackle strip & your lines from your spools when ya get a big one. They like eels... My pop hooked one one night. He was convinced a world record striper. We said no. He fought and fought and all he got was worn out and strained back and arms. 100% a big bull shark.
CW
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Used to watch the yahoos cut the fins off and the jaw out and dump the rest. Some would come back with just the fins leaving the shark alive.
Never wanted those people even close to my vessel. I know there's some who harvest properly, but most "Shark" hunters I ran across......... Sorry to be a damper here, but this group on this Fourm would understand.
Left a bad taste. Enough said.
Never wanted those people even close to my vessel. I know there's some who harvest properly, but most "Shark" hunters I ran across......... Sorry to be a damper here, but this group on this Fourm would understand.
Left a bad taste. Enough said.
Yeah and the taller kid appears to be missing her right arm.
And has her other hand in the sharks mouth.
CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
Sharks don't interest me. I stopped surfing entirely after "Jaws" was released. I lost interest in being a snack on a cracker for The Man In The Gray Suit.
I share John G's views on shark angler/hunters. AFAIK, I've never caught one via fish loss--that is more the M/O of seals and sea lions.
I share John G's views on shark angler/hunters. AFAIK, I've never caught one via fish loss--that is more the M/O of seals and sea lions.
smokeywolf
Well-Known Member
Wouldn't want to have to land something that or fabricate/mount it. That's the (probably fiberglass) shark out in front of Sharky's Beachfront Restaurant in Panama City.
Rockydoc
Well-Known Member
You beat me to it Smokeywolf. I live in Bay County, Fl. That is where Panama City Beach is. I live 15 or so miles from Sharkey's.Wouldn't want to have to land something that or fabricate/mount it. That's the (probably fiberglass) shark out in front of Sharky's Beachfront Restaurant in Panama City.
RBHarter
West Central AR
I learned about 2 yr ago via Shark Week that the area we were fishing at the time just off and north of Bia San Quentin Baja is were the great whites spend the seal pupping season . We were right on the south end of the of the current drift into the island 100 miles south of Ensinada 5 miles out . I don't feel one little bit better about it knowing that the "little ones" were 12' and they've tagged 20+ 14-15' , and named a regular visitor that's nearly 18' .
Trophy seekers turn my guts , sure seek the trophy that's fine . Cut the trophy off/out , that's fine , just don't leave the rest to rot or feed the scavengers . Coyotes might be the lone exception ........and ravens . Dump those in the dead animal pit or bait bucket .
Joshua
Taco Aficionado/Salish Sea Pirate/Part-Time Dragon
Yes there have been fatalities.
However, I surfed Santa Cruz, and what we called the North Coast basically Natural Bridges State Beach all the way north to SF, in the twelve years that I surfed those beaches (in the red triangle), most deaths were drowning deaths. Driving to the beach is more dangerous than going out into the water.
I did a lot of free diving and never really saw any big sharks.
More Americans are killed by pigs every year than by sharks.
In Washington we have a small shark called a spiny dogfish, they are a bi-catch, annoyance when fishing for salmon. I enjoy catching any fish, I just release them and keep fishing. Some folks have a deep hatred of these small sharks. The English eat them as fish and chips.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
There used to be a buyer for dog fish in Tacoma that would send them to Australia for fish and chips.
Joshua
Taco Aficionado/Salish Sea Pirate/Part-Time Dragon
I had a neighbor who commercial fished for them about thirty years ago. I don’t know if there is still an active fishery here. Atlantic spiny dogfish have been overfished in the Atlantic. They call it Rock Salmon or Huss in England.
