I was an uneducated beach fisherman. And studied every aspect of the sport so my 8 year old son and I could catch monsters at the beach. We love and respect the animal, love and respect the beach and always pick up any trash we come across. This summer since watching this video we have caught over 10 shark on the beach. Just last night my son landed his PB Bull shark in OCMD. Just over 5' and probably about 85lbs. He worked for over 45 minutes. Fish is the shit!
Great information. Thank You. I wasn't aware of the Land Based Shark Fishing Course. Nice job catching those spinners jumping from shore and your drone footage was beautiful.
for people intereseted in that bobber rig, its called a snapper popper in tackle shops. small bluefish are called snapper bluefish here in the northeast.
Yeah it's required for anyone that paddles out a bait or otherwise targeting large sharks (since poor release can result in fatalities, many species are protected/ technically supposed to cut the line if fighting a protected species, and of course they cannot repopulate anywhere near as quickly as most fish--- they reproduce at around the same age in years as us, and give birth to only a few every year Of course I'm not saying sharks are rare/ all need protection-- seems to be plenty of sandbar, bull, spinners, etc. just saying their populations are more vulnerable than most fish Took the course a couple years ago or so, quite informative and fun actually (quiz at the end is sort of difficult but not impossible, have to get 100% and can retake it as many times as needed)
@@Dman9fp this is all good information but you are slightly wrong. if you are fishing of land for sharks. no matter if you’re casting or paddling out you have to have the permit and take that course. it’s completely free and very informative but it’s a must if you’re fishing from shore. that could be new since you took it but i know now it’s called shore based shark permit. something like that. all shore shark fishing is included
The education is also good because it helps anglers recognize when others are breaking the law. It's not snitching when you call the poaching hotline. PS: I love the Spheros reel you use in various videos.
I'm in the mindset of leaving the beach better than how I found it! Me and my wife are picking up trash in our idle time waiting on a hit, cleaning up what others are leaving behind and including what washing up from the storms!!. Lets keep the beaches clean people!!!!!!!!!!
Another option to not get frayed off: take some nylon coated cable, some hollow core and make cable wind on leaders, the good thing you don't need to go heavier than what you need for strength, while with mono you have to go very heavy to be relatively safe
Ryan, watching your videos last year was awesome. I would say you are off to a killer start for 2022! I can’t wait to see what you have planned. Happy New Year and stay safe brother.
Personally, ill butterfly it if in using a whole fish, but if i an using 1/2 of a fish or something similar, I won’t bother. Ultimately, it depends on the size of your bait and size of shark targeted for whether you should use a whole fish or a chunk.
So many more things to it in Florida than shown in this video. Minimum 80 pound line wise. Bolt cutters required. Can’t delay release for picture or video. I run somewhat heavy gear just to make sure I’m not breaking off all the time leaving line and hooks in sharks. A good setup to not break the bank. Penn senator 6/0 mine holds 1000 yards of 80 pound braid easy. To a 450 pound swivel which leads to 12 ft of 200 pound mono down to 3-5ft of 275 pound cable with a 12/0 circle hook. Hooks must be non stainless steel which allows them to rust out quickly if need be. I also crimp my setups to add extra strength rather than fishing knots.
I have better luck grabbing my spool to sink the circle hook on pickup, then have very light drag like we use for king mackerel. I notice you slowly tightening the drag pretty early into the fight on several. The tighter its gets the more they roll(spin)in early fight. Then again I don't have to deal with reefs, I'm sure that's a curve ball.
Hey Ryan, I grew up on the original Juno Pier and try to make it down there every summer and fish a bit. I'm coming down to the area in Feb. Do you have any suggestions on where to fish and what to fish for that time of year? Thanks for the videos, brings back so many memories!
The black tip migration will be goin on at that time and that’s one of the most fun fishing you can do. you can catch them all around the beach from Stuart to Jupiter to West Palm and Juno. Highly recommend it 🤙 they’re really close to the beach too so you can see them in schools of thousands it’s crazy!
I’m not gonna lie to you I don’t have big pole so I can’t cast that far. The polls that I have are shorter and thicker so I normally kayak the bay out 200 yards.
You guys are lucky you can fish for sharks in the daylight hours here in South Australia the rules and regulations regarding fishing for sharks and rays are so strict . 9pm to 5 am are the hours that you are allowed to target rays and sharks also there are some locations where you cannot even target them during thease times . Good vid keep up the good work.
Pretty smart G Queensland should be like that I shark fish but only fish after 5pm Or in an estuary cause If you're swimming past that time you're an idiot asking for something to happen.
Sorry mate, but an FG knot ain't a splice, there are multiple versions of splices but in all of them the connection that actually holds the pressure works without any know.
Awesome video, I'm going to be coming down to the Orlando area in about 12 days for a family Disney trip. My wife set aside 1 day for me to go fishing. I have been fishing in Maryland a bunch of times and I mostly target sharks from shore or a piers and have been unable to catch 1 bigger than 12". That's why i was so happy to learn that we were going to go to Florida. I have the equipment and will be taking the online shark course soon along with getting my license. I was wondering if you could recommend a spot to try that doesn't require a ton of walking to get there. From what I saw online the Tampa Bay area seems to be my closest and best bet. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME. THANKS for all the videos you really do a great job 👍.
I pretty much quit/stopped doing shark fishing on the beaches like using 50w or bigger or 9/0 or bigger due to snowflakes and getting threatened by local PD and people's. But still doing it on bridges or piers
So in my mind the obvious question is with the rig you were using you could catch a number of other big fish. In other words someone may not necessarily be short fishing but catch a shark. If you hook into a shark and fishing game shows up and you tell them I wasn't shark fishing I was trying to catch something else are you then going to get a ticket? In Carolina and Virginia the bait you were using we call cobs or mullet. We use that and spot heads to catch big drum Cobia and a number of other fish. Periodically we hook into a shark reel it in remove the hook and release it. Are you telling me if we fish in Florida and this happens we're going to get a ticket?
And if you grab a lemon shark by the tail they can turn around and that's one short that can turn around and bite their tell so if your hands are on their tail when they turn around they will turn around and bite you if your hands are on their tail
Thanks Ryan for telling me about the shark fishing course I had no clue there was one and passed it in 2 try’s now all if have to do is print it out because I am under 16
I spooled it with 8 LB test mono for lighter lures, gave it some practice casts and found that it did cast well ru-vid.comUgkxSlytCJqozTF7EbdP4LWP-HUXf9WRDJ0e , except that the anti-backlash setting had to be turned up almost all of the way to keep the "overcasts' ' down. I disassembled it, and found that if I potted some "shim washers" behind that anti-backlash magnet assembly, it got the magnets closer to the spool without rubbing, and I could get better control with about a 6 to 7 out out 10-Max setting. I also noticed that the handle shaft had some internal end play, maybe only 2 or 3 thousands of an inch, but it's still noticeable. If the anti-backlash and shaft tolerances were "tightened up" this would be a fantastic value. I've only used it for 4 days of fishing in a month's time, but I plan on keeping it.
Howsit ryan watch traces made by Ray Thompson "fmj" give it a shot would be interesting to hear your thoughts on it for your area as we fish differently for sharks of the surf
