SHARK WARNING

[bigscoop]

Might be worth mentioning that it is that time of the year again. The migrating baitfish are really schooled up along the coast right now and shark sightings in the shallows are commonplace. Just in the past few hunts I've seen a few small ones (3 footers) right up in the washes and shoreline breakers. These sharks are there to feed and the schools of baitfish are thick and dark and they'll be passing all around you - the flashing of hands & feet - well, you get the picture. And it should go without saying, "Probably best to stay out of the water at night right now." Be safe my friends!

 

[saltwaterminer]

I a recent local article, a surfer in a competition fell onto an 8 foot Bull Shark in Folly Beach (or somewhere near Charleston). About a week later in Myrtle beach the same surfer saw a smaller one. About five miles offshore some "fishermen" trailed a 14 foot/700lb tiger shark for about five miles... lassooed the beast tail and drug it in reverse and drowned her. Not commenting on the ethics of that, but the dockside photos are something to certainly give you pause.

Me thinks if they wanted you... they could have you anytime.

 

[Fletch88]

I a recent local article, a surfer in a competition fell onto an 8 foot Bull Shark in Folly Beach (or somewhere near Charleston). About a week later in Myrtle beach the same surfer saw a smaller one. About five miles offshore some "fishermen" trailed a 14 foot/700lb tiger shark for about five miles... lassooed the beast tail and drug it in reverse and drowned her. Not commenting on the ethics of that, but the dockside photos are something to certainly give you pause.

Me thinks if they wanted you... they could have you anytime.

This really sickens me! I hate hearing how stupid some people are!

 

[Peyton Manning]

exactly how was that shark harming them?

 

[Fletch88]

Exactly. It's a cowardly act! They belong in the ocean more than we do. I have nothing against sport fishing as I love it myself.

 

[saltwaterminer]

They pursued the shark for a few miles! My guess is that they were chumming...

I believe the article said they were five miles offshore.

There was also the 1780 pound world record monster caught off Cherry Grove Pier in the 1960's

Food (no pun intended) for thought.

Upon further research... they hooked and fought the shark for an hour. When they realized they could not get her on the boat, then hooked a rope to the tail and drowned the shark. Took seven marines to haul her on board. They cut her up and distributed the shark meat to the whole platoon.

Still... I'd have released the shark, but at least it didn't go to waste.

 

[DewGuru]

Makes no difference if it's day or night. Sharks eat all day. Being a Charter fisherman for multitudes of years, some of the largest sharks we've ever caught came from less than 15 foot of water right off the beach.

 

[sponge]

I try my best to live with nature not against it. She provides u food water shelter. I provide my willingness to preserve and appreciate her.

 

[lookindown]

Exactly. It's a cowardly act! They belong in the ocean more than we do. I have nothing against sport fishing as I love it myself.

What is "sport fishing"?

 

[DewGuru]

What is "sport fishing"?

Recreational fishing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Fletch88]

I was told for many years that the world record or maybe Florida record hammerhead was caught off Jax pier. Is there any truth to this BigScoop? I've been told your one of the most knowledgeable looters in the area and would be the one to ask.

 

[DewGuru]

The world record Hammerhead is 1282 lbs caught in a 20' boat in Port Charlotte around the Boca Pass.
They get exceptionally large in the area, foraging on Tarpon.

The record for Jax Pier was back in 75 with a 703lb hammer.

 

[Fletch88]

Cool! Thanks for info DewGuru! Looking at the surf it'll be wet sand hunting with the old Sovereign anyway. Im too fat and old to fight heavy surf.

 

[lookindown]

Recreational fishing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I wanted Fletch88s answer.

 

[Fletch88]

I call it sport fishing or recreational fishing. You know with a hook and line LD! Sorry it took so long to answer I was out there looking for those sharks Bigscoop was talking about. All I saw were a bunch of 2 legged Maneaters and tooooo much thick, soft sand! I'm done until a storm blasts through and strips some sand off.

 

[bigscoop]

I was told for many years that the world record or maybe Florida record hammerhead was caught off Jax pier. Is there any truth to this BigScoop? I've been told your one of the most knowledgeable looters in the area and would be the one to ask.

I have no idea........Glad Dew had the answer. All I know is that when the baitfish are so thick that they're banging into you and your detector it's probably time to rethink things a bit. This is pretty much what I know about sharks...."some are small and some are too big or big enough"....both the later bothers me.

 

[TheInspector]

A three to four footer passed me in waist deep surf off of Galveston two weeks ago. I used to spend alot of my weekends wade fishing in the surf on the Bolivar Peninsula, near Galveston, Texas. Sharks were everywhere. If you had your catch on a floating stringer, you had to be sure it was not tightly attached to you in case the sharks took the whole stringer of fish, instead of a couple of bites. I remember whipping at them with the end of my fishing rod a couple of times. This was no longer a problem after the introduction of the floating mesh catch bags, mounted on the foam rings, but it still was not uncommon to reel in half of a trout after a shark took a liking to it. What I am getting at is they are not just there, but they are everywhere. I approach it statistically, as I do airtravel. Millions of people in the water everyday and very few get bit. I'll take my chances, and take my Sand Shark swimming every chance I get.

 

[saltwaterminer]

Millions of people in the water everyday and very few get bit. I'll take my chances, and take my Sand Shark swimming every chance I get.

It's more likely I will be distracted by some bikini babe and fall into a child's bomb crater and break a leg.

Real world concerns...

1) Lightening
2) Rip Currents
3) Two legged land sharks
4) Bikini's
5) Sharks

 

[bigscoop]

Honestly....I don't worry too much about them unless I can see them in close or during those periods when the baitfish are schooled really heavily in the shallows, such as now. And of course, wading at night right now is out of the question. Other then these situations I'm all in.

 

[sponge]

Always steer clear of the bait pod. Unless u gettin dinner.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Washington, DC - The Federal government is warning Pulse Induction metal detectorists to "Stay dry, and Stay alive!" September through November, is the most dangerous time to be in the surf with breeding and birthing sharks.

Compounding this danger, Pulse Induction, or "PI" underwater metal detectors, can attract hungry sharks from as far away as one-nautical mile with their strong electronic pulses.

University of Arizona Professor Sandy Tiburón, said that detectorists - and the swimmers near them, are at increased risk of shark attack. "We have studied this problem since the fatal attack of a beach detectorist in Connecticut, in 2009," commented Professor Tiburón. "Our experiments show that sharks are not only attracted by pulse induction metal detectors, but that they also behave very aggressively when they locate it."

The Obama administration acted quickly in response to last month's fatal shark attack of a pulse induction user near Point Pleasant, New Jersey, announcing the appointment of Terry Soloman, as the administration's new Pulse Induction Czar. Mr. Soloman, will be responsible for gathering up all of the dangerous PI machines currently in use, and advising beach hunters to stay out of the water, through his department's "Stay Dry, Stay Alive!" outreach.

"I think it is critical that all water hunters send me these dangerous PI units as soon as possible," said Mr. Soloman. "We can only help those that want to help themselves, and staying completely out of the water is part of that commitment."

While it was not clear at the time of this interview where the PI metal detectors must be sent, Mr. Soloman made it clear that the information would be announced shortly.