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Beach Bum Bailey
August 27th, 2008, 09:06 PM
Went kayakfishing in the surf on 8/24/08 and caught a nice 4ft Blacktip shark. It was an awesome experience to hookup with a nice size shark half a mile offshore from a kayak! Caught him on a steel leader with a strip of stingray(speared during a previous gigging trip). It was my first time to use stingray as shark bait and I hookedup within 30min. So I'm sold on using stingrays as shark bait.

Anyone know how to land a big shark on a kayak?
WestEndAngler
August 27th, 2008, 09:37 PM
Here are the photos...
Tiny
August 28th, 2008, 07:37 AM
Nice fish!! Your fricken crazy!!!
WestEndAngler
August 28th, 2008, 07:51 AM
Nice fish!! Your fricken crazy!!!


:iagree:


I don't know if I would side saddle and pull that thing up there with me... Did you tie a line around the tail Bailey? How long did you have it near the Yak before you decided on a plan of action? :rofl:
Redfish Rob
August 28th, 2008, 08:29 AM
and they say i'm a nut case !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's our boy.

ok boys one more week.
WestEndAngler
August 28th, 2008, 10:35 AM
and they say i'm a nut case !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's our boy.

ok boys one more week.



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1 more week for what?! You torchin the monitor? :torch:


:cheers:
Sharkbait
August 29th, 2008, 10:59 AM
Wow! You're awesome! What a wonderful catch. Congrats, bro. Ali kept saying "Good job uncle Bailey" when we showed her the pics.
Texangler
February 24th, 2009, 09:36 AM
That is awesome! I love fishing for sharks. Where exactly did you catch him? How?
WestEndAngler
February 24th, 2009, 10:20 AM
He caught the shark 1/2 mile off the beach. I think Bailey used some cut stingray he had hooked the night before as bait...
Texangler
February 24th, 2009, 02:50 PM
Right. I got all that. I was just wondering which beach.

Also, was he free-lining or have some other kind of set up?

This is something that I definitely interested in.
Unclehandy
February 24th, 2009, 02:54 PM
Galveston beach, and yes he was free lining! You can catch sharks just like that on any beach in Texas. Just wait until the water temp gets up. Summer time is perfect. We catch 'em like that even wading. Makes it a little more interesting for landing!
Texangler
February 24th, 2009, 03:00 PM
Do you use chunks of stingray, whole, filets, or what?
WestEndAngler
February 24th, 2009, 03:07 PM
Sorry... Wasn't paying attention it was Galveston Beach :LMAO: ok okay.... It was in front of his home in Jamaica Beach :D Free Lining behind his kayak or just drifting... He had a steel leader and 9/0 Hook... (Circle) He cut of part of the wing from the sting ray maybe 3" long 2 "wide...
WestEndAngler
February 24th, 2009, 03:10 PM
I've also caught a Black Tip on a freshly fileted Croaker... I think Sting Ray works the best Bailey believes in it the problem is keeping them around... You'll usually have to go gig one then freeze it.
Unclehandy
February 24th, 2009, 03:15 PM
I like to use whole small stingray. But if you have a real big one you can definitely cut it up. I have also caught them on croaker, shad, sand trout and even large live shrimp. I highly recommend a circle hook 9/0-15/0.