We got up early to fish the low tide. The wife and I went fishing alone, because I couldnt find anyone else to go. We were shark fishing the edisto river in my normal favorite spot (that nobody else seems to fish) and it was just as hot as usual. We hooked up pretty fast, and quickly discovered we had a monster on the line. After about half an hour we got a good look at a hammerhead around 6-7ft. We fought him for just over an hour and had him at the side of the boat 3 times before he broke the hook, and made a victory lap around the boat. After that, we went off to the beach and rested my worn out arms. We are going back to have another try at him in a day or so, with the offshore gear this time. Sorry we couldnt get some pictures, but it was just the two of us trying to get him on board. This was the wife’s first big shark and she was still scared. She didnt know it would ram the boat 
Key West 225cc Yamaha 225
Nice.
www.advoutdoors.com
“I have tomorrow open!”
6-7 feet sounds very fun and big sharks can be tricky to get on board! biggest ive attempted to lift was a 5 foot sandbar and that worked fine. however i tried grabbing a 7 foot blacktip a friend hooked only with intentions of holding it by the boat for pictures but holding onto its tail wasnt gonna happen. good luck next trip and hopefully pics next time
North Edisto? The early tide at point of pines was just after midnight yesterday. Were you night fishing? How far up the river were you? How deep? Structure? Bait? What size hook did he break off? I’ve never come close to a shark like that in there but would love to. Not trying to steal everything you’ve worked to learn but any additional info wou;d be appreciated. Thanks.
Sorry for the late response hobo. I was probably mid day before we actually got fishing… the boat had not been prepped in a while. I should have explained that better. We were fishing the incoming tide. I know people are going to hate me giving away spots, but I dont care because I never have a shortage of spots.
If you go to the end of the north edisto, near deveaux bank at high tide you can go around the bouys and submerged sandbar and fish in the surf-ish areas on the ocean side of the island and find real big sharks there. If it is low tide, stay between the island and the farther out green can. You do not want to be on the back of the island in that surf when the tide goes away. It is a rough area, but find a spot you can deal with and anchor. Forget the depth your boat is in, I try to get the bait into 8-10ft of water.
I use heavy line with a 1-2oz walking weight on a slide along with a 3-5ish long shank hook like you use on offshore baits. I only use 1 hook per line with about a 2ft black braided wire leader. For some reason, if you use a double bait rig they tend to swallow the entire leader and both baits in one bite, and chew past the leader. They ruin the leader every time… so brind extra. Also, Ive experienced that fresh dead bait brings in more sharks out there. Live bait gets nothing but blue fish. I also dont cut my baits. tip—SHRIMP BOATS BRING IN THE BIG SHARKS!!!
Just my experience, and I hope it works for you too! I appreciate any tips anyone would like to add.
Key West 225cc Yamaha 225
Do you have break-offs often using such a short leader?
livelined bluefish are great big shark baits
good stuff on terminal tackle for larger sharks: http://old.charlestonfishing.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=123181
I was using longer leaders, but 2 ft seems to be a good length in shallow waters. They dont seem to get tail wrapped or break off often. When I switched to 2ft leaders I did not notice any extra break offs. I keep the line tight, and so I usually hook them in the mouth. I rarely see them chew more than about the first foot of leader.
Key West 225cc Yamaha 225
Thank you for taking the time to provide so much info. I agree that people are babies about discussing specific spots. I live up the creek, fish the area often, and rarely get crowded -even at the HotSpots map spots on sunny weekends! To reciprocate: I’ve been doing well on the bonnets further up -shoals on both sides and holes in front of creeks by Privateer and Point of Pines. Been catching one huge cownose for every shark -they fight and pull 3x as hard. I’m pretty lazy and just treat it like heavy redfishing. Bottom with carolina rigs, circle hooks, heavy mono leaders, cracked crab and don’t bother changing baits or moving if it’s slow -baits in water and read the paper. But you’ve given me some new things to try. Good luck.