Sharks in Southwest FL

niobewun · 05-28-2006, 03:36 PM

Hey all,

I have been night fishing some of the bays lately chumming and using mulet for bait.

We have not been having much luck other than some large sail cats, and an occasional tarpon hit. Last summer I did land a 7.5 foot Nurse Shark using this method, but not hit anything in probably 12 trips in the last few months.

I am not sure if the methods I am using is wrong, or maybe the location/tide.

Any help would be awesome!

Shark Tagger · 05-29-2006, 12:23 PM

Can you get your hands on kingfish, Jack, or bonita? Mullet are ok in my opinion, but i prefer a more oily fish with the bite is slow.

Good Luck

island sharker · 06-21-2006, 09:58 AM

i agree with above post, my favorite is mackeroul, also try fishing where there is the greatest amount of water flow.
good luck

Jeffrey · 06-23-2006, 05:21 PM

You would have more luck on a consistant basis if you skipped the bay and fished either the jetty or surf. - Jeff

sloth · 07-03-2006, 05:03 PM

I would recomened getting out of the bays and on the beaches. Spring and Fall all thru the tarpon migration. The Northwest wind always seems to be the best set up. 14 ft of water 2-300 yards just off the Beach. Hint, V,bilt.

05-28-2006, 03:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
niobewun Grunt Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5	Sharks in Southwest FL Hey all, I have been night fishing some of the bays lately chumming and using mulet for bait. We have not been having much luck other than some large sail cats, and an occasional tarpon hit. Last summer I did land a 7.5 foot Nurse Shark using this method, but not hit anything in probably 12 trips in the last few months. I am not sure if the methods I am using is wrong, or maybe the location/tide. Any help would be awesome!

06-23-2006, 05:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jeffrey Grunt Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4	You would have more luck on a consistant basis if you skipped the bay and fished either the jetty or surf. - Jeff __________________ SharkFishingUnlimited.com - Land-based Shark Fishing

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Shark Tagger Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny Isles Best Catch: 475lb Mako Occupation: Engineering Posts: 919	Can you get your hands on kingfish, Jack, or bonita? Mullet are ok in my opinion, but i prefer a more oily fish with the bite is slow. Good Luck

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sloth Lines In Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Fl Boat: 30' RyboRunner, Diesel Best Catch: Sword 275#, Black Marlin 400+, Cubera 52# Occupation: sales Posts: 12	I would recomened getting out of the bays and on the beaches. Spring and Fall all thru the tarpon migration. The Northwest wind always seems to be the best set up. 14 ft of water 2-300 yards just off the Beach. Hint, V,bilt.

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