Yesterday I headed to Jekyll Island Ga to try and
catch some bull reds and maybe some of the
sandbar sharks that were moving in due to the
cooler water temps. I caught a small skate, a
finetooth shark, and some small whiting.
Fishing got really slow as the tide was going out
and I fished for about two or so more hours
and couldn't buy a bite. I wound up netting a
3½" finger mullet. I cast the mullet out on my
Avet SX and Oceanmaster lite 12' rod. It soaked
for about 5 minutes and the rod took a deep
bend and the reel clicker started to really
sound off. I pushed the lever up to strike and
all I could do is hold on and run up the beach
to try and keep from getting spooled because I
was deep down in the braid backing. I saw the
blue of the spool peeking through and thought
that I was going to get spooled.
The shark somehow turned around and began
to swim the opposite direction but parallel to
the beach. I got it close for the first time and
saw the dorsal stick out of the water. It was still
green and it took off again. I fought back and
forth with it walking up the beach in order to
not spooled again. There was at least 5 times I
thought I was going to get spooled.
At about an hour in I was able to grab the
leader and get her beached. She measeured
6'8" total length and appeared to be in good
health. This is my new personal best on casting
gear.
Here are a few shots of the action:



Here is my new avatar:

Good job!

That swamp gas has some teeth!

Good stuff, congrats!
I've done my share of shark fishing nearby at Hilton Head, SC. Generally speaking that place is pretty much invested with sharks.
You don't see to many big ones, due to most of the water around the area being shallow.
Thats when I like to pull out the kayak...

You are fishing in the wrong places....go up the Broad River and you will find some big sharks. Trust me.

I have personally seen some "LARGE" sharks....above the Rt 170 bridge.......

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TRG