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04-10-2013, 06:36 PM
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Location: RI
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
I just cannot wrap my head around the idea of catching fish that you need to be harnessed in... while on land.
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With 40+ pound drag.
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04-10-2013, 06:52 PM
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Location: North Shore
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Yeah ... while cool, not my favorite story as when I lived on Key Biscayne, we swam a couple of nights during parties ... while we knew sharks were in the area, we were more concerned about stepping on rays ... although we would not do so during the mullet runs as big sharks were always on them in the shallows.
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04-11-2013, 09:19 AM
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Location: Mansfield, MA
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Originally Posted by spence
With 40+ pound drag.
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When I read that, I said to myself "yeah, right." However, they maintained validity when the other guy mentioned later in the article having to dig down into the sand and hold his friend from being pulled in. Hell, I know the guys I fish with have prevented me from going overboard while attached to a fish. |
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04-11-2013, 10:31 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
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What has me puzzled is how can they cast that rod and reel far enough to put whatever bait (abnd added weight) into the feeding area?
Funny, I always thought of makos as open water sharks, not coastal shallow waters.
They must have been fishing near some serious dropoff and have arms like Hulk Hogan.
Personally, I can't believe they were surf casting with a tuna reel and were able to muscle a 500+ lb freight train of a shark from shore.
Too many variables in my opinion.
If I am wrong, I apologize, but I'm just working with what's been presented.
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04-11-2013, 10:39 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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If your read the article, they do have means of getting it past the dead-zone.
Still interesting, but based on that type of fishing...I imagine it's possible.
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04-11-2013, 10:42 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Easton, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FishermanTim
What has me puzzled is how can they cast that rod and reel far enough to put whatever bait (abnd added weight) into the feeding area?
Funny, I always thought of makos as open water sharks, not coastal shallow waters.
They must have been fishing near some serious dropoff and have arms like Hulk Hogan.
Personally, I can't believe they were surf casting with a tuna reel and were able to muscle a 500+ lb freight train of a shark from shore.
Too many variables in my opinion.
If I am wrong, I apologize, but I'm just working with what's been presented.
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The article mentioned that a lot of shore shark fishermen use kayaks to get the bait out into the strike zone. It didn't specifically say these guys did that, but I would imagine they must have.
A kid caught a mako from the beach in Falmouth while fishing for stripers several years ago, if I remember correctly. It's definitely rare up here, but I have no idea how close they come to shore in Florida. |
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