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Originally posted by rhynosorHey you guys know there “are” spinner sharks. They spin when hooked
By your definition any spinning shark is a spinner...that's OK with me but it doesn't make a blacktip a spinner.squalus, no there is a shark called a “spinner” shark. and he does what you guys are describing here. he spins like nobodys business when hooked. you guys may not be catching black tips. I would have to check but I am thinking spinners have dark tips too.
yes they have black tips, I tried to post a picture but photobucket has changed their web sight a little.
Squalus can correct me if I’m wrong, but I think what he’s trying to say is that although there are some spinners around here, they aren’t very common and many people mistake the BT’s they catch for a spinner just because they jump and spin when caught. Like squalus said, best way to tell is the anal fin, white fin=blacktip shark whether it spins or not.
here’s a side by side of a spinner (top) and a BT (botom)
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Good afternoon All,
Just wanted to introduce myself ( Dave Siemers ) and share this picture of one I caught last October around 10:30 on the inlet side of Folly SP, it was one of the most exciting 25 minutes of my life. I’m an extreme novice and thankyou all for sharing your knowledge and expertise on this forum as I have just been lurking for awhile now. I’m not exactly sure how I caught him/her since as soon as I got it up this far the whole hook and set up came loose, saved me from having to get close to the business end of the shark. Thanks again for helping out and I look forward to fishing with you guys, if you don’t mind me tagging along and picking your brains.
What Chumrunner said. The shark shown by Raycrx on page one is a blacktip, C. limbatus.
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Originally posted by djvtxcscGood afternoon All,
Just wanted to introduce myself ( Dave Siemers ) and share this picture of one I caught last October around 10:30 on the inlet side of Folly SP, it was one of the most exciting 25 minutes of my life. I’m an extreme novice and thankyou all for sharing your knowledge and expertise on this forum as I have just been lurking for awhile now. I’m not exactly sure how I caught him/her since as soon as I got it up this far the whole hook and set up came loose, saved me from having to get close to the business end of the shark. Thanks again for helping out and I look forward to fishing with you guys, if you don’t mind me tagging along and picking your brains.
Nice picture; I'm pretty sure that is a sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus. They have a large dorsal fin in proportion to their body and a ridge between the two dorsals. They generally give a pretty good acount of themselves.Hey Squalus,
Thanks for identifying that species for me. I had no idea what it was only that yes it did give a great account of itsself for me.
Dave
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Originally posted by djvtxcscHey Squalus,
Thanks for identifying that species for me. I had no idea what it was only that yes it did give a great account of itsself for me.Dave
Dave, my pleasure. I've been interested in sharks all my life and I've kept a log for over 40 years. My first big shark was a seven foot sandbar way back in 1967, caught at Sandy Point, Kiawah. The biggest one I've ever seen was 7' 3". The adult females come inshore in the spring to give birth. They really aren't very dangerous; mostly fish eaters.Sand bar shark, hard to tell with out seeing the pectoral fins. I believe San bar shark is genericaly used for a lot of sharks of that color, not saying in this instance. But I believe the sand bar sharks dorsal fin also lines up mid ways of the pecs. The many I caught last year, the dorsal was well behind the pecs. We believe those to be Fine tooth sharks. And as stated, sand bar sharks can get to be a nice size!! Fine tooths average 3 to 4 foot.
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Very true, Raycrx. The finetooth has a couple of characteristics that sets it apart. They have a pointed snout and body shape more like a blacktip. Also they are almost a bluish color and their gill slits are very large compared to most other inshore species. There also is no ridge between the dorsals.
Telling a sandbar from a dusky or bull is a bit more tricky until you’ve seen a few. I think being able to ID sharks is part of the fun of fishing for them. Remember when they caught that lemon at Bohicket and called it a bull? And there was the time Tommy Braswell caught a blacktip and the biologist at the Marine Resources ID’d it as a state record spinner…
I remember the Bohicket catch, and until you said something about it also thought it was a Bull, just by what was printed in the media. Lemons also get to be of nice size!! The crew I fish with decided last year to try and properly id and record all of our catches this year. Also, is an Atlantic Sharpnose similar to a Fine Tooth?
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Yes, sort of. A lot of shark identification has to do with where and when the fish is caught. For example, I know that mature male sharpnose will appear in the rivers in a few weeks and then leave for offshore in mid summer. The finetooth won’t be here until the water is really warm. You need a book to start with; NOAH has a pretty good one entitled Sharks, Tunas& Billfishes of the U.S. Atlantic& Gulf of Mexico. I think you can order by calling 1- 401-874-6842. They had an easier pamphlet that I think was discontinued; if you’ll give me a mailing address either here or email it to me I’d be happy to copy it and send it to you.
Thanks Squalus, I’ll do that! DNR had a nice one, but it’s out of print and they dont know if they will be able to republish it due to copy right legals. I checked it out of the library and studied it as much as I could. I DO however have the large Sharks of South Carolina poster that they have/ had. Seemed like good information in that DNR book though.
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Thanks for all the great info Rick!! Will definately come in handy this year. I appreaciate the time and effort that you put into getting me that info. Do I owe you anything for materials or postage? Id, be more than happy to send you remittance for the amount.
Cheers!
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No problem, Andre. I hope you use it to identify a great white or something! Rick.
While being in the presence of a Great White would be the ultimate experience, we’ll keep it realistic lol. A Tiger or nice Bull is our goal for this year.
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http://extremecoast.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11251ld hey andrea…check this out you’ll like this…BOB
That was pretty kool Bob!! Those Fla boys musta got into that big migration run. I chat with that black tip hunter guy on occasion. I will be going to Fla next week, hope they have made it up to Jacksonville lol. Thanks for the link!
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