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Shane
and I had
planned on fishing
this weekend and
with the completion
of his new
custom rod, we
knew we had
to hit the
beach, despite the
arrival of Sargassum.
We hit the
beach early Saturday
morning and followed
the weed south.
Found our spot
for the day
and started catching
bait. The whiting
were plentiful and
with the addition
of a nice
Stingray, we were
set to run
baits. Shane and
I put a
bait a piece
out and waited
for the action
to start. After
a couple of
good runs and
missed hook sets,
Shane finds himself
hooked up.
After an
aerobatic display, Shane
lands this fat
6'1" Blacktip.
Shane re-deploy's his
new "UT 2005
National Champs" rod
and waits for
his next run.
After a couple
more missed runs,
I finally hook
up on a
good fish. This
fish was very
powerful, especially since
I was fighting
it on my
Daiwa SHV 50.
After a 30
minute battle I
finally land this
huge 7'0"
female Sandbar.
She had
the largest girth
of any Sandbar
I have ever
encountered. After tagging
and releasing her
Shane hooks up
again on another
nice shark. Shane whoops her
pretty quickly and
we have a
5'5" female
Blacktip on the
beach.
After a
couple quick pics
and a tag
we send her
back. Shortly thereafter
Shanes 6/0
Wide takes off
on a huge
run, he gets
harnessed in and
a succession of
screaming fast runs
ensues. This fish
was so fast,
within a few
minutes this fish
had stripped 500
yards of 100#
powerpro, we were
on the way
to possibly getting
spooled. After fighting
this fish to
textbook, the shark
spit it. This
was one of
those fish that
you don't
want to lose.
My guess would
that it had
to be a
huge Sandbar or
Hammer. We picked
ourselves back up
and dropped some
more baits. A
few minutes later
and Shane and
I are both
hooked up at
the same time.
Shane's hook
ends up pulling
while I land
a nice 6'2" male Sandbar.
We had
a couple more
runs and as
night rolled in,
so did the
weed. We let
some monster baits
sit till 9:00 then called
it a night.
Great trip and
I hope the
weed clears soon.
Congrats Shane on
two nice Tippers
and thanks again
Oz for making
Shane such a
great rod.
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