Toothy sleigh ride

Saltwater Kayak Fishing
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Set up on the flat near Pitt St bridge on the edge of the harbor hoping to hook up with a nice red. I was soaking live menhaden and a 1/2 crab. Crab near the deep run , menhaden free lined about 50 yards out.

Phone rings and it’s Jordan wondering if I want to shepp fish when the crab rod goes ZZ ZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZING. Uh, Jordan, gotta go, I got something on the other line. :smiley:

I tighten the drag a bit and it’s still singing. Time to unhook from the anchor for the sleigh ride.:smiley::smiley::smiley: I pt a little pressure on the fish and ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ with the drag medium tight and me being towed along for the ride. I decided it’s time to tighten down the drag and reel up to see what I’m hooked to, red , sting ray, or what.

Reel up close and a big tan dorsal fin comes out of the water. Then the tail comes up and they’re about 3or 4 feet apart[:0][:0][:0]. Reel a little closer and see I’m hooked to a 6 foot sandbar or dusky and I’m in a 12 foot Native Ultimate… time to cut loose and let him swim before I do.

WHAT A HOOOOOT!!! Andrenaline pumping sleigh ride.

Sorry no pics, I was interested in staying out of the water.

There is nothing - absolutely nothing- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Kenneth Grahame

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Wow… just dayum… :wink:

“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os

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Nice catch. Always fun hooking a shark from a kayak.

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Awesome! Good call on cutting that bugger loose:sunglasses: Woulda been some HUGE shark steaks though :stuck_out_tongue:

TimBuck2
Native Watercraft Ultimate 14.5
Jimmy Buffett can have Margaritaville, I’m going to Redfishville!

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Chicken! They fit nicely in your lap for photo’s! :smiley:

Now you see why I trget them this time of year… Alot of fun.

YotF

Those who can’t fish, spend too much on seafood!

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Yeah I’m a big chicken. A 3 ft bonnethead is one thing, but a shark 1/2 as long as the canoe is something else entirely.

DAY um ton of fun tho.:smiley: I’m sitting in the Atlanta airport right now waiting to board a plane to Costa Rica. Got my 9 ft 9wt, spare leaders and a big box of flies. :smiley::smiley::smiley: I may not catch a thing, but I’m sure gonna give it a shot.

There is nothing - absolutely nothing- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Kenneth Grahame

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Good luck in Costa Rica. Will be waiting for a full report.