Went out to the harbor Friday evening. Couldn’t stay away from the baby blacktips…Did hook up with something larger but after about a minute it bite through my wire leader. Took a good bit of line on its first run. Fished in about 20 ft. of water using a variety of cut bait…whiting, stingray wing, mullet chunks. Then one I lost was on cut mullet. My wife seemed to really enjoy catching the little babies.
17.5 Searay
Use 100lb mono for leaders and you should be able to keep those fish buttoned up. Nice baby blacktip.
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CaptFritz, I won’t disagree with you since you fish for a living and I just build wooden boxes, but it seems to me that 100lb mono would be way easier to gnaw through than a wire leader of any sort. I can clip 100lb mono with fingernail clippers, but can’t cut through wire (single strand or braided)with fingernail clippers. Not arguing, since I’d rather use the 100lb mono anyhow (cheaper and I keep a spool of it with me in the box) but I’m skeptical. Is that what you use when sharking with clients (if I may ask, not trying to be argumentative)?
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I’ve never used anything but 80 or 100# mono for shark leader…
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Originally posted by yakman72I’ve never used anything but 80 or 100# mono for shark leader…
I will have to give the mono a try. How much leader do you normally use?
17.5 Searay
Generally the size of the shark I’m trying to catch. 4’ is good inshore most of the time. I either tie a beefed up Carolina rig or a fishfinder type rig with a 3 way swivel
Agree with Yak…beefed up carolina rig with 80-100# mono and bigger depended on shark size I’m going for. Recently started using cable for the big guys.
I’ve used weedeater line.tough
Not familiar with a fishfinder type rig…Gonna have to look that one up. I think me and wife, maybe the kids, are gonna give the harbor another go one evening this week.
17.5 Searay
Harbor is eat up w those baby sharpnose.
Fritz is dead on w the mono. 3’ of 100# mono w an 8/0 circle has very little trouble with even the bigger 100+# sharks.
I don’t know many guides that use wire for run of the mill sharking.
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Are you guys tying knots in 100# mono or are you crimping connections?
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How would one fish for sharks? I am a fresh water man myself, but think it would be fun to hook into some sharks and reel them in. I remember going years ago and using Baloons to float the leader with a live whiting on the hook. Is this the way to do it or is there a better technique?
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Fishfinder type rig- mainline to a 3 way swivel, 4-5’ of 100# mono and 8"-1’ of whatever leader to a weight on the other side of the 3 wayswivel. Works good to keep bait from crabs… RobMiller you don’t need to hit the harbor, some reason I think you live on folly or at least fish that way; the inlet, bass creek , and the kiawah is loaded with sharks. I tie knots, crimping is way to much to mess with for “run of the mill sharking” try crab or big eater sized shrimp along with baitfish and you should get some bonnetheads
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Originally posted by yakman72Fishfinder type rig- mainline to a 3 way swivel, 4-5’ of 100# mono and 8"-1’ of whatever leader to a weight on the other side of the 3 wayswivel. Works good to keep bait from crabs… RobMiller you don’t need to hit the harbor, some reason I think you live on folly or at least fish that way; the inlet, bass creek , and the kiawah is loaded with sharks. I tie knots, crimping is way to much to mess with for “run of the mill sharking” try crab or big eater sized shrimp along with baitfish and you should get some bonnetheads
Thanks Yakman. And you are right, I live on James Island close to Folly. I sent you a PM
17.5 Searay
OK, well I learned something knew. I would have never guessed 100lb mono would be good on sharks, I’ve seen them routinely gnaw through braided steel leader (obviously stuff bigger than sharpnose/bonnets though).
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