The hunt for a bull shark continues!
We drove over to Sanibel Island on the gulf side of FL to fish with some friends down for vacation. They bought a cheap sit-on-top kayak to paddle baits out, which was a new experience for me. The surf was nonexistent, so taking baits out was a breeze.
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On light tackle we got gulf whiting (tons), silver perch (a few), and spotted seatrout (one). We saved the larger size whiting for bait. I also brought jack crevalle and guaguanche that we caught in January in Sebastian.
First shark bit on a jack. Marc's wife reeled in a nice blacktip.
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Marc's dad pulled in the second blacktip. I took a bait out, and when I got back to shore line was already coming off my reel. The hook pulled when I tightened down the drag. It was annoying to do a full reset with the kayak, but I had to check to make sure the whiting was still on the hook. Not long after the reset I caught my first blacktip.
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Ally caught the next one.
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The last one of the night bit on half a guaguanche and put up a good fight. It chomped down on the pliers when we were taking the hook out, and we had to drag it back in the water for a bit until it would let go.
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It was decent sized.
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The next morning we got out again for a daytime session. The other half of the guaguanche got picked up after a few hours.
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This one was more cooperative.
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Definitely a photo upgrade for my lifelist album. :)
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We'll get the bull next time.
I was just out on Sanibel island a few months ago! It looked like a beautiful beach to fish!
What great chunky Blacktips! Man they are thick for the length.
Thanks for the report Ben! Great stuff!
Very cool looking sharks 8) Looks like a fun fight for sure :)
: Latimeria February 28, 2022, 08:42:40 p
I was just out on Sanibel island a few months ago! It looked like a beautiful beach to fish!
What great chunky Blacktips! Man they are thick for the length.
Thanks for the report Ben! Great stuff!
Hope you can come over again someday for a fishing trip!
Thanks for the east coast post Ben, things on this side have been slowwww
Tippers and sand bars are probably the most fun you could have on cast gear.
Fillet the black tip and use a chunk. Bulls love them and it scares off the other black tips.
: Chris March 01, 2022, 07:38:08 p
Tippers and sand bars are probably the most fun you could have on cast gear.
Fillet the black tip and use a chunk. Bulls love them and it scares off the other black tips.
Oh man, I don't think I could fillet a blacktip. Atlantic sharpnose I could do.
Blacktips seem like a good size shark to pull on. Muscular as hell, but not so big that you need tie yourself to your truck during the tug of war.