Any tips for shark fishing

[saltlife88]

I went Saturday night and caught a jack and a bunch of ladyfish on a DOA cal so decided to use a big chunk of the jack to try and catch a shark but catfish just shredded it and any chunk of lady fish I threw out any advice on how to avoid them?

[jlars]

Try a float and get it off the bottom.

[KingSalmon]

Try to keep away from its' mouth.

[snookninja]

Big Hooks and Big baits.

I use from 13/0 to 22/0 circle hooks. The bait should be at about 6 inches long. Bigger than a catch fish can swallow. They might chew at it but a decent size shark will swallow it in one go.

[Mackerelman]

Keep in Mind, Sharks have large teeth. They can bite through just about any line and leader.
You may want to purchase and use a minimum of a 40lb. Steel Leader.

[saltlife88]

Thanks ya I gotta up my circle hook and bait size but leader I make them at hone depot with 1/16 cable about 5 feet long

[Mackerelman]

Oct 23, 2017 21:32:59 GMT -5 saltlife88 said:

Thanks ya I gotta up my circle hook and bait size but leader I make them at hone depot with 1/16 cable about 5 feet long

You normally need 16" to 24" of Steel Leader.

[snookninja]

I don't use steel wire, I've nothing wrong with it. 40lb wire might be a little light, but I have landed 5ft's on 30lb flurocarbon leader. I also keep a small spool of single strand wire in my tackle bag just in case.

I use 450lb Mono, double crimped, with marine heat shrink to cover the crimps with a 6 to 10oz barrel/egg sinker. It's way cheaper. (shameless plug, I sell them too). I normally make the shark rigs about 3 to 4ft long with a loop at the end with a loop thimbles, then use a 280lb click swivel.

Out toothy friends up to 8ft have never been able to bite through the mono and with the clip swivel it's easy to change out to a new leader. The shorter length leader has never been an issue either, makes it easier to cast too.

[KingSalmon]

 Reminds me of that quote from Quint in the movie Jaws...