| Shark Fishing From the Beach
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| | to the reel! If something went wrong he
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| | would not be able to just let go of the
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| It is a well known fact that in the
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| | reel, he was truly one with the reel.With
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| summertime many Sharks move from the
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| | line stripping off as if it were tied to
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| deeper waters offshore into inland
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| | the bumper of a Porshe the guy engaged
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| waterways and beaches. Why do they do
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| | the reel and the demeanor on his face
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| this? Well the Sharks seek warmer shallow
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| | changed instantly. With the ferocity of a
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| waters to carry out mating rituals and to
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| | college line backer he began repeatidly
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| either lay eggs or give live birth. So
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| | setting the hook while almost running
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| why is this important? It is very
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| | backward. When he reached the end of his
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| important if you are interested in
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| | walkway he would reel down on the fish
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| swimming or in landing huge fish from the
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| | and almost jog back to the edge of the
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| bank. There is no other type of fishing
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| | pier. This process was repeated two or
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| (that I know of) where the angler has an
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| | three times. Then the fight began!For the
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| exceptional chance of hooking on to a
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| | first hour it appeard that he was going
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| 500lb plus fish while fishing from the
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| | to almost be able to reel the fish
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| bank.Living near the Gulf of Mexico
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| | directly in. Kinda like cranking in a
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| during my youth my family would take at
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| | boat with a wench. Boy was I wrong.
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| least one vacation each summer to the
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| | Seemingly the Shark was just swimming
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| beach. Week long vacations at the beach
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| | toward the pier and did not know that he
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| can sometimes get a little boring for a
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| | was even hooked. When it appeared that
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| kid who grew up in the Hardwood Bottoms
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| | the shark was getting close he turned and
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| of middle Georgia. Fishing was the answer
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| | headed out to sea. He ran and stripped
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| to my problems. I started off doing some
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| | drag for what seemed like an eternity.
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| light surf fishing but soon realized that
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| | Line leaving the 14/0 reel a hundred
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| there were truly bigger fish in the
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| | yards at a time. With adrenaline pumping
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| sea.On one trip in peticular I was
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| | the excitement began to slightly subside.
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| introduced to shark fishing as I know it
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| | The guy was in a calm and focused mood
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| today. A friend and I had made our way
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| | with one thing on his mind. After a
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| down to the Pensacola Beach Peir for an
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| | couple of hours fighting the guy (while
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| afternoon of catching Blues, Spanish,
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| | still fighting the fish) asked me to
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| Kings and hopefully a Cobia. We fished
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| | reach into his cooler and get him a
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| like we always had with live menhaden and
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| | water. What? This guy wants to drink
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| had an average day. A few spanish, a
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| | water while he is fighting this monster
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| pretty hefty king and more blues than we
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| | fish? He explained that in the course of
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| knew what to do with. We began to gather
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| | fighting a big fish it was very important
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| our gear for the walk home when another
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| | to remain hydrated. I asked how long the
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| fisherman was arriving at the pier. As
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| | fight usually took. And he replied that
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| the guy made his way down the pier I
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| | the fight time varies greatly from one
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| noticed that he was holding the biggest
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| | fish to another, some lasting only an
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| fishing rod and reel that I had ever
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| | hour and some lasting 12-14 hours.The
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| seen. I had to approach the guy.When I
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| | battle was one of constant give and take
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| first approached the fella he was nice
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| | he would reel in 100 yards and the shark
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| and friendly. But when I started probing
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| | would take 200. An hour rolled into two,
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| him about his fishing techniques he
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| | two to three, until all track of time was
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| quickly shut off. I could tell (from
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| | lost. Soon we were awakened to what time
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| years of dealing with older wiser
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| | it was as the sun began to creep up from
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| fishermen) that this guy had a secret
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| | the dark abyss in the east. This guy had
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| about fishing and I had to know it.Well
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| | been fighting this fish from a little
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| Mike (my fishing buddy) and I had a
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| | after sunset until sunrise with no vast
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| meeting right there on the pier and
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| | improvement in line on the reel. My
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| decided that we would stay on the pier
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| | realization of the addictiveness of shark
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| and watch the guy and try to figure out
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| | fishing came when the guy stated "... I
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| what he needed such a big reel for. So I
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| | hope this fish comes on in I have to be
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| made a quick trip back to the condo to
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| | at work by 10:00am..." This guy had
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| inform my parents that we would not be
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| | stayed up all night fighting this huge
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| back until late and for them not to wait
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| | fish (which we hadn't even seen yet) and
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| up for us. After some haggling permission
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| | he had to be at work in 5 hours. That is
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| was granted. I loaded up on sandwich
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| | true Dedication and love for a sport.It
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| meat, bread, crackers, beenie-weenies and
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| | was about 8:30am when we got our first
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| sardines for our all night fishing
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| | glimpse of the shark. The guy said it
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| trip.When I returned to the pier about an
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| | looked like a Bull Shark and was probably
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| hour before sunset I was amazed that the
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| | around 12 feet long. It looked more like
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| guy had yet to put his hook in the water.
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| | 20' to me. As the shark began to tire the
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| He had been at the pier almost two hours
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| | question came to me "What are you going
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| and had not wet a line. When I approached
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| | to do now?" I asked and he replied "What
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| the guy and inquired about why he was not
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| | do you mean what am I going to do now,
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| yet fishing, he replied "..I only have
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| | I'm gonna land this fish take some
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| one bait..". Now I have been fishing all
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| | pictures and go to work..." Sounded like
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| my life and I know that when you go
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| | a good idea to me but we were 20' off the
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| fishing you need more than one bait. The
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| | water on the pier there was no possible
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| guy had to notice the puzzled and
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| | way to hoist the thousand pound fish up
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| confused look on my silenced face so he
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| | onto the pier. Then everything began to
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| went into a little detail. He explained,
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| | come clear. The guy was making his way
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| as he opened a cooler, that in shark
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| | down the pier toward the beach. When he
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| fishing it is good to have more than one
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| | reached the end of the pier he made his
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| bait but that he was so skilled that he
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| | way down to the beach. Us not far behind.
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| only needed one. Upon opening the cooler
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| | The guy worked the shark past the first
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| the fella removed a Spanish Mackrel that
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| | sandbar and up into the shallow waist
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| easily weighed 4lbs. I said "...that's a
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| | deep water at the breakers. When the
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| nice spanish, are you going to grill it
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| | Shark appeared to have run out of energy
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| or fry it?" He replied "It's my bait".
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| | the guy disengaged his reel and handed it
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| "The whole thing?", "Yep".Things were
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| | to me. "If he starts running just hold on
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| definately starting to come together now.
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| | to the reel." The guy removed a length of
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| I've heard of using big bait to catch big
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| | rope from his belt and began to wade out
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| fish but this was a little extreme. Then
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| | to the shark. With a loop in one end of
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| I saw a way for us to 'bribe' this guy
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| | the rope he grapped the sharks tail and
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| into teaching us how to fish for sharks.
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| | secured the loop around it. With a grunt
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| I offered him the Spanish Mackrel that we
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| | he began to drag the massive fish up onto
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| had caught earlier in the day. He
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| | the beach. With half the fish in the
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| instantly replied "What do I have to do
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| | water and half out he removed a
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| for them?" "Teach us how to do what
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| | waterproof disposable camera from his
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| you're doing"We were in!! The guy
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| | pocket and handed it to me. "Take the
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| lightened up and said at least he would
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| | whole roll with me and the shark." I
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| have some company on the desolate peir.
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| | started snapping pictures and soon the
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| With extra bait the guy instantly began
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| | roll was gone. I turned around and to my
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| rigging up the behemouth pole. He
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| | amazement we had drawn a huge crowd of
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| withdrew a steel cable leader with a
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| | people. Onlookers, tourist, kids, old
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| massive hook on one end and a swivel on
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| | people, even a few beach dogs and a mangy
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| the other. He began explaining in detail
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| | looking cat had been drawn to the
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| the ins and outs of shark fishing. "..the
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| | fiasco.With the film in the camera gone
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| leader has to be at least 15 feet long or
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| | the guy measured the shark, untied the
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| longer, I like mine at least 20', and you
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| | tail rope and walked the shark out to
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| can't get this stuff at a bait store, you
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| | deeper water. He stayed with the shark
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| have to go to the hardware store..." I
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| | long enough for it to regain its strength
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| questioned him about the hook and swivel,
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| | and let it go. The defeated creature
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| he replied that they were purchased from
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| | slowly slumbered out past the first
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| a local tackle shop at $2-4ea. I was
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| | sandbar and onto the second. I was truly
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| quickly realizing that shark fishing
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| | in disbelief. This guy had fought this
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| could get expensive quick. He glanced
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| | fish all night with his own blood sweat
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| toward our 4/0 Penn Fishing Reels and
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| | and probably some tears only to let it
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| scoffed "You guys are going to need some
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| | go.When I questioned him about this he
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| bigger tackle." In disbelief I asked "Do
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| | simply replied, "Where else can you spend
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| you really need a reel as big as yours?"
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| | $20, catch a thousand pound fish and have
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| he replied "If you want to catch big fish
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| | a blast all night doing it. I do it for
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| you have to have big tackle". His reel
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| | the fun of it. I catch fish people only
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| was a 14/0 Penn Senator and looked as if
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| | dream about and I let them go so I can
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| it would hold 5 miles of the braided 80lb
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| | catch them again." It was then that my
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| test line that it was spooled with.I
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| | outlook on fishing was changed forever.
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| suddenly was stumped. How was this guy
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| | It is not about what you take home for
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| going to cast a 20' steel leader with a
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| | the table, it's what you take home for
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| 4lb spanish mackrel hooked to the end of
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| | yourself. Don't get me wrong I love fish
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| it? My question would be answered by
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| | and I harvest many fish each year to eat,
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| means of kayak. The guy removed a kayak
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| | but I let the big ones go. They have made
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| from his truck and began to paddle toward
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| | it this far, why should I be the one to
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| the end of the pier. Upon arriving at the
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| | end it for them.Then I realized
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| end directly beneath us he instructed for
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| | something: It was all worth it, the reel,
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| us to "carefully" lower the spanish
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| | the rod, the bait, the hooks, line, money
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| mackrel with a gaff-sized hook in it into
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| | and time. It was all woth it.Five months
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| his lap. We did as we were told and the
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| | later after saving every paycheck from my
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| guy was off paddling in a flash.Ok, here
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| | summer job I ordered my first shark
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| is the situation: This crazy guy is
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| | fishing reel a 16/0 Penn Senator for $300
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| paddling in a kayak toward the middle of
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| | from Bass Pro Shops. I also ordered line,
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| the ocean, in shark infested waters with
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| | 3000 yard of Braided 80lb test $250 and a
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| a 4lb spanish mackrel laying in his lap.
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| | rod to put it all on $120. Ever since
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| At this point I began to question the
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| | that night on the Pensacola Pier I have a
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| guys sanity.Paddling the bait out took no
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| | new addiction in my life Shark Fishing. I
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| more than 5mins and very quickly the guy
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| | have been to beaches all over the South
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| took his seat next to his reel. After
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| | Eastern United States combing the beaches
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| fooling with the reel for a while,
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| | and peirs for just the right sandbar,
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| checking drag, engaging a clicker and
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| | just the right current and tide. I
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| securing the reel to the pier with a rope
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| | usually rent a kayak from the local Beach
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| he sat back and opened a cold beer and
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| | Supply Store and we usually camp or rent
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| said "Now we wait." "How long?" I
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| | a hotel. The bait is hard to find and
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| replied. "As long as it takes." he firmly
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| | expensive. I have found the best places
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| stated.After several long boring hours of
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| | to find fresh fish is at a fish market
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| catching catfish and an ocassional foot
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| | and usually Asian fish markets have a
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| long shark I was beginning to grow tired
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| | much wider selection to choose from. My
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| of waiting. Could Shark Fishing really be
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| | most successful baits are as follows:
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| worth all this effort and time? Not even
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| | King Mackrel, Spanish Mackrel, Jack
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| a single bite on the big pole. Then I
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| | Crevelle, Bonito and lastly Mullet.I have
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| heard the sweetest most spine tingling
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| | since caught many sharks and several over
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| sound that a fisherman could possibly
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| | 10 feet long. All of them off of a Beach
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| hear. Drag! And lots of it, More than I
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| | or a Pier. I have also introduced several
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| had ever heard before. The massive reel
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| | friends to my addiction, they too have
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| was producing the loudest most chilling
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| | seen the light and purchased equipment.
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| sound that I could ever imagine. Line was
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| | Shark fishing is something the whole
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| being stripped off at a phenominal rate
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| | family can truly enjoy. It's not just
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| and the guy was just sitting there
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| | about catching the fish. It's about good
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| watching it. What was he doing? Obviously
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| | friends, family and beautiful
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| the Shark had the bait why wasn't he
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| | beaches.[Everything Outdoors is Online at
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| setting the hook?He slowly began
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| | myOutdoors.tv]Buddy Bass has been an avid
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| strapping himself into what appeared to
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| | participant in Outdoor Activities since
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| be a fish fighting harness. Calmly picked
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| | birth. He presents the good the bad and
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| up the reel and strapped it in the butt
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| | the ugly that all fishermen and hunters
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| holder and clipped straps from his
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| | know. If every trip were perfect It
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| shoulders to the reel. I realized that
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| | wouldn't be any fun.
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| this guy was strapping himself directly
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