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 Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/13/16 04:07 AM
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Just Bitten
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I met a few buddies at the beach this weekend. They left me on Saturday when the weather got bad. I got a few big runs and they either dropped the bait or broke my 100b test. Until I caught this one. She was only 5.5ft but she was fat and put up a good fight. Caught, tagged and released. 
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/13/16 04:29 AM
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Nice fish. Good job. 
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/13/16 12:17 PM
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Grinder55
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Congrats !!! 
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/13/16 04:29 PM
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Kay Dyson
HOT Mess!!!
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HOT Mess!!!
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Great looking shark, she is heavy... What kind -- ???
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/14/16 03:40 AM
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Posts: 79
Just Bitten
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Blacktip her girth was 36".
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/14/16 03:35 PM
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Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 13
SethRstein
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Great catch. What kind of bait and did you cast out or carry your bait out on a kayak? I usually use half a whiting and cast out and the largest Ive caught so far has been maybe 3 feet. I fished Quintana Saturday and the water got really rough really quick and I refuse to wade out past knee deep.
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/14/16 04:30 PM
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TreeBass
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/15/16 03:36 AM
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Just Bitten
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Great catch. What kind of bait and did you cast out or carry your bait out on a kayak? I usually use half a whiting and cast out and the largest Ive caught so far has been maybe 3 feet. I fished Quintana Saturday and the water got really rough really quick and I refuse to wade out past knee deep. I know what you mean about getting out in the water when you KNOW what's out there swimming around. This shark was caught on a casted bait (a small fresh whiting head). The water was rough this weekend. I brought the kayak but I've had a few bad experiences recently and I can't swim so I decided to leave it in the trailer.
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/15/16 08:15 PM
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SethRstein
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Good deal. Im slowly figuring out this surf fishing thing. Its been fun so far. I had no idea so many fish(especially sharks) were so close to shore.
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/18/16 01:05 AM
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OldFrog
TFF Guru
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Great catch. What kind of bait and did you cast out or carry your bait out on a kayak? I usually use half a whiting and cast out and the largest Ive caught so far has been maybe 3 feet. I fished Quintana Saturday and the water got really rough really quick and I refuse to wade out past knee deep. I know what you mean about getting out in the water when you KNOW what's out there swimming around. This shark was caught on a casted bait (a small fresh whiting head). The water was rough this weekend. I brought the kayak but I've had a few bad experiences recently and I can't swim so I decided to leave it in the trailer. Ok, we need to fix that. Is it a physical or mental thing? If it's mental, I assure you, you CAN learn to swim. Just dont rotate your shoulders and keep your head down, except for a quick breath every now and then. Nice fish !
Now, Donald...please pick John Bolton for your running mate.
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/18/16 06:41 PM
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xmatador
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That's a great catch for a casted bait! You are a brave man if you can kayak the surf and cannot swim I hope that you wear a PFD at least  Great catch. What kind of bait and did you cast out or carry your bait out on a kayak? I usually use half a whiting and cast out and the largest Ive caught so far has been maybe 3 feet. I fished Quintana Saturday and the water got really rough really quick and I refuse to wade out past knee deep. I know what you mean about getting out in the water when you KNOW what's out there swimming around. This shark was caught on a casted bait (a small fresh whiting head). The water was rough this weekend. I brought the kayak but I've had a few bad experiences recently and I can't swim so I decided to leave it in the trailer.
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/18/16 11:13 PM
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Just Bitten
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[quote=xmatador]That's a great catch for a casted bait! You are a brave man if you can kayak the surf and cannot swim I hope that you wear a PFD at least Haha. Brave or dumb. I do wear PFD and I can doggie paddle when really need to. Normally when I get dumped by big wave, I somehow manage to hold on to the kayak and I just kick my feet until I can reach the bottom
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Re: Finally Broke My Dry Spell and Caught a Shark
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04/19/16 02:30 PM
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xmatador
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Haha. Brave or dumb. I do wear PFD and I can doggie paddle when really need to. Normally when I get dumped by big wave, I somehow manage to hold on to the kayak and I just kick my feet until I can reach the bottom
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