Every spring the cleaning shrimp boat sit nearshore. After a night of fishing they clean their nets, throwing back other species and shrimp waste , this calls in the sharks. Kind of like a dinner bell for multiple species. If you are lucky enough to catch them at the right moment ( and maybe hand over a few beers ) these shrimp fishermen will even help you out with bait. They are at sea for a few weeks and supplies start to run low, last year they also asked for soda and

This week I've been shark fishing. Spring time is known for being successful with a variety of species. As the month continues larger sharks will move into the passes following the tarpon. An easy meal for a hungry predator. Kyle and Ryan hooked into some nice spinner and blacktip sharks during their trip. Spinner sharks get their name from their arial skills. Jumping out of the water in a spinning motion when hooked or chasing prey. Nice catches guys! All sharks pi

Mike and family spent two days on the water during their SWFL vacation. Target species was shark. Day one was full of bites, spinner sharks and black nose. Two common and fun winter species ranging from 4feet to -6.5 feet in size. Spinner sharks get their name by "rocketing" out of the water when hooked or chasing prey. This year the water is just now starting to cool. Sandbar sharks are hitting out beaches as temperatures drop with the cold front we had over the weeke

Behlah and family from Ohio spent the day on the water exploring SWFL. They are regular guests aboard and we’ve grown to know their family well. We started the day catching bait. Sharks eat a variety of fish, today we were using jacks and mullet as bait. In the warmer months we use stingray. Beulah was celebrating her birthday, she hooked up to quite the fight. She fought a few sharks during her trip. Tagging one for Gray Fishtag Research. During our charters, anglers

In April 2016 we tagged a few sharks near Boca Grande, one of our bullsharks has been recaptured. This shark swam all the way to Alabama! It was tagged my a PHD student Megan McKinzie. She also added a satilite tag so they will be able to track the sharks movement further! We are sending her some BIG BULLY gear and Gray's Fishtag is sending her a thank you package as well. Read the entire report on their website. #Shark #sharktagging #sharkfishing #recapture #bullshar

As a fishermen you hear a lot of "fish tales" exaggerated sizes and species. An unbelievable battle of strength and tenacity. Once in awhile you actually get to live them. Its a BIG ocean and you never know what will be on the end of your line. This week Ted & Sheila joined us for a shark fishing trip. With the tarpon filling the passes and spilling out all over, sharks are a fun catch this time of year. We set up on a local wreck a few miles off the beach. We set d

Mark joined us all the way from Texas and wanted to hook up on some Florida fish! We started the day bow fishing for sting rays, a sharks & grouper favorite. He caught a 7 foot bull shark right away, not a bad way to start the morning. Next he wanted to try to hook into a goliath grouper, and boy did he! The fish he hooked hung him up 3 times before he could pull it out of the structure. The 600lb line did its job, pulling his catch out. It was filled with other hooks an

Raygin & Steve have fished with me for years. They have been traveling to Florida yearly for vacation. All those great times, and fun in the sun convinced them to buy a house right here in town. We took them out to celebrate becoming Florida residents and to explore the gulf of Mexico! Our local weather has been iffy. Day to day you never know what the gulf is going to look like. When we saw 2 feet or less on the NOAA forecast we set out towards the west. We couldn't

Christams eve on the water with Don, Patricia and Heather. We had an action packed day in the Gulf of Mexico. Don caught the first fish of the day, a blue runner. He was pretty surprised when I immediately put a 20/0 circle hook though it and sent it to the bottom. I told him we were going to upgrade him. Time passed and we hooked up to a few more nice catches. Big Mangrove Snapper, great to take home for dinner. Sharks started to come in when the jacks showed up. The

Barry and Cameron joined us on the water recently during Barry's Holiday break from college. Our first goal today was a goliath grouper. Barry had been unsuccessful at previous attempts and we wanted to make sure this trip was a success. We hooked Barry up to a nice live jack for bait and it was not longer than a few mins he had a bite. Right away we knew it was a good sized fish running and taking drag. Even breaking the 80lb billfisher rod during the fight, but the 600

Nikki set out with us on a sporting day. Seas have been rough due to warm windy weather, we stayed close and hoped our chumslick would call something in for a bite. Our fish finder was showing great activitiy when we pulled on to the structure. Some baits were freelined, 50lb bullbuster main line to 60lb leader to a 6/0 circle hook. Others were sent to the bottom with a simple knocker rig. All of the baits sent to the bottom were picked up and broken off by goliath group

This week on my calendar is marked with a hammerhead. I never for a second thought this would actually become a reality. Friday evening we set out with one thing in mind. Searching for a spring time hammerhead. In the 4 years we have been shark fishing we had yet to catch our own. The tides seemed just right and Andrew hurried to get baits in the water. No more than 45 mins later Andrew was hooked up and the drag was screaming! The fight was short lived though. 10