Thread: Land based sharking

Especially ready to meet some good folks and catch some fish.

If I can get vacation approved & have the money, I'm all for it.
A three day trip in P'cola, fish it hard, shark all night & sleep all day.

OK, serious here,
IMO to have the best chance at the big boys, ya gotta shark at night.
I like to shark from late afternoon till 0'dark thirty.

We need three people to safely land a big shark, leader, tail rope & pole.
You'll need a pair of gloves, I like the tight fitting Mechanix type.
The nerve to be up close & personal with a shark in the water, landing & release requires it.
The ability & balls to safely yak baits at night. This is hard & sometimes dangerous work, everyone ideally should take a turn
A decent head light & spare batteries.
I have all the needed release gear & tagging equipment.

Let me know if you're up to that, when you're 100% set on dates & I'll start budgeting for a trip.
Also, do you have gear suitable for either yakking baits or casting baits for sharks?

I'm game but I'll need to figure out the three night deal that's not an issue fishing at night but my family will want and need my attention during the day. What if we fish the late afternoons till midnight or so then head back to gulfshores/ft Morgan each night when done? It's not too far is it? I can front the gas and truck. I'll be plenty geared up tackle wise and may have kayak or a jet ski available. Honestly I have never been on a yak in the surf ever in my life let alone in the surf at night. So at night will be a ballsy new thing for me. It'll take a lil coaching. I'm a coon hunter have a nice head light that is LED and bright as heck. Burns for 14 hours on high. Maybe a good light to use taking the baits out at night. How's the surf that time of year usually?

Also I'm not afraid of handling sharks at all and not dumb about safety so nothing to worry about there. I'm a very seasoned hunter, angler etc. I'm ready for it.

Or if y'all stay in Pensacola I can drive back each of those afternoons.

I live in Pensacola. I would probably only be able to meet one night if I am able to meet y'all depending on my work schedule. But I could bring my kayak that evening as well. By then, I might have had some experience launching in the surf as well as night launching. My kayak is super stable so not too scared.

I'm nervous just thinking about being out there at night in a yak. Lol

Originally Posted by jhatch

I'm nervous just thinking about being out there at night in a yak. Lol

I use to landbase shark fish pretty competitively in south Florida for a few years and I would always be the one to take the baits out. One night we were fishing and our first set of baits had been out about 5 hours and were going to switch a few baits. So I just in the yak and get about 250 yards off the beach in 2-3ft waves and as I went to take a stroke with the paddle and I hit something hard and then instantly fly off the yak. We put big glow sticks on the front and back of it to see a little better at night but those actually helped me find it. I lost the paddle and all line and bait dropped in. I had to handle paddle back to shore fighting the waves and crazy south Florida current. It was the worst feeling in the world knowing a shark was within inches of my yak just minutes before as I reached my hands in to paddle. That was the last time I ever took a bait out. We caught a 8ft female bull later that night. Makes sure you have a PFD on!

Also, jhatch where in NW Arkansas are you located? I'm in Bentonville and try to get down to GS as much as I can.

Originally Posted by bigboyjames11

Also, jhatch where in NW Arkansas are you located? I'm in Bentonville and try to get down to GS as much as I can.

Man I'm in Lowell. So not far from you at all.