We were using a 12" Beeliner for bait on a king rig near the bottom, we hooked up twice yesterday same thing both times. Big bite then very active moving around for 2 or 3 minutes then it settled in straight down for 30 minutes occasionally pulling drag. After thirty minutes of “fighting” it decided to pull all the line and spooled me over the next ten minutes. We caught five 20 pounding AJS and this felt nothing like them. I think they were big sharks but didn’t know if anybody knows otherwise.
what gear did you hook up on that got spooled
There’s big sharks out there. I’ve seen them. The biggest one had to be a eight or better hammerhead I saw while trolling. Wicked looking fish.
We were using that cheap penn 4/0 Nestor combo from bass pro with 80lb mono and a 6’ wire leader
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Originally posted by Parker2110We were using that cheap penn 4/0 Nestor combo from bass pro with 80lb mono and a 6’ wire leader
unless that 4/0 is stuffed/overhaulled for more drag
alan tani says a 4/0 overhauled is a 25lb max drag reel… but its workable drag is 20 pastthat the main gear is prone to snapping…
so i would think a factory 4/0 is in the 15lb max range…
you would be suprised what a 4ft black tip can do… a 6-8ft would make short work of a 4/0
fwiw i fish a alutechnos 50w that i target shark with… i had a 4ft blacktip take 100 yards on his first run… (floated out ribbion fish) my strike drag was8-10lbs and i bumbed it up while he was running to about 25… he made roughly 2 50yd runs at 25lbs…
i bring 98% of the sharks i catch in the boat so i like them to be a little tired… i could look him down to 30-50lbs of drag but id rather him be a bit tired…
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Nestor = Senator … Auto correct
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Originally posted by Parker2110Nestor = Senator … Auto correct
i was showing you my “big combo” and explaning what even a 4-5ft shark could do and im not in 100ft of water…
Got it. Thanks
Sc shark, do you eat any of them. I know shark steaks were the rage back in the late 80’s
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Originally posted by Parker2110Sc shark, do you eat any of them. I know shark steaks were the rage back in the late 80’s
nope… just like catching them for fun…catch and release but i am quite comfortable around 6-8ft sharks and medium sized one in the boat…
sharks take a specific and fast way of cleaning… you have to bleed them and prep them asap… they will pee thu the meat and it will have an ammonia taste to it and basically kill the meat…