Well, When we were down there it was windy almost everyday!! > > >

I caught 4-5 undersized trout. 2 undersized reds 1 oversized red. and 2 flounder.

I also caught a little shark, a Gafftop (man, I hate thoose things!!!) and had a HUGE shark just about spool me. He nailed a cut mullet on a free line with my big rig. He took off, and got about 3/4 of the line off. I slowy tighted down the drag, but couldn't stop him. I was finally starting to turn him, when he straighted my snap swivel!! So now there's a 6foot shark swimming out there some where with a 6/0 circle hook in his mouth.

I'll be heading back down tomorrow in West Bay. I'll update when I get back.

Pics..........

Ike 8-)

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Nice shark man. I bet those are fun to bring in. Did you catch your bait or do they actually sell mullet down there at bait shops? We don't normally have bait like that around here for saltwater. I'm going to the eastern shore this weekend and will spend saturday fishing for sea trout, drum and striper. Hope to hook into something as I never really catch much saltwater fishing. Three trips only one small striper and one small bluefish to show for it. But quite a few skates lol.

Ps:  What kind of rigs are you using down there?  I set up a thread on how to rig for saltwater for beginners asking in this sections but didn't get any ideas.  Could you suggest an easy rig to start out with for bottom fishing?

Yep they are!! Once we hauled in a 6 foot bull shark! That is a TON of fun!!!

I just took a cast net out, and caught some bait. (mullet, Croaker, piggy perch.       Mullet is my favorite though.) But you can still buy just about anything you want down there from a baitshop. Cathching your own is cheaper though.

For the shark, I was fishing in the surf, so I rigged up a 3 oz. spider weight (see posts below) about 3 feet up the line and then a live or cut 3-6" mullet or croaker with a 5/0 or 6/0 circle hook.

For bays.....I like to free line a cut mullet with a 6/0 circle hook.

Make sure you have a 2 foot leader on there for reds. And a 3+ foot steel leader on there for Sharks.

For equiptment I like a big round baitcaster, and a 6'6"-7' Heavy rod. I've never tried spinning, but I think BCs work best! The line we use is either 30-50# mono, but me and my buddy are going halfway on some 50# braid.

If you just want to catch some fish, and if you don't care what they are. Try rigging some live or dead shrimp on a popping cork, with a studry bass rod (20# mono or braid and a treble, circle, or EWG hook) or on the bottom (smae line/hooks, but with a weight 1/2 oz. should do it.)

Hope that helped. Any questions feel free to ask! I'll glady do my best to answer any questions you have.

Ike 8-)

So where are the pictures from the Zoo?

So where are the pictures from the Zoo?

Huh? :-? :-? :-?

Ike 8-)

Here's the steel leaders. We usually make our own, 'cause it's cheaper, but you can buy theese.... http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0003335114976a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=steel+leaders&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=steel+leaders&noImage=0

Ike 8-)

So where are the pictures from the Zoo?

Huh? :-? :-? :-?

Ike 8-)

The Zoo is slang for Crystal Beach. It is a madhouse on the weekend and you will see things you may not believe if I posted them here. Suprised you are not familiar with it.

So where are the pictures from the Zoo?

Huh? :-? :-? :-?

Ike 8-)

The Zoo is slang for Crystal Beach. It is a madhouse on the weekend and you will see things you may not believe if I posted them here. Suprised you are not familiar with it.

Right! I guess I was kinda brain dead for a bit there. LOL!! Ya, I've heard stories about that place. Never been there though.

Ike 8-)

Those are some great pictures man!  I love to surf fish when I go on vacation to South Carolina.

Here's the results of my last shark encounter.  Mack fishing on my brother-in-law's boat out of Oregon Inlet, NC.

That was a bonnet head shark. It's like a tiny hammerhead. We get lots of them on the coast of Florida. The most sought out fish in our surf is the Pompano.

Here's the results of my last shark encounter. Mack fishing on my brother-in-law's boat out of Oregon Inlet, NC.

I had a Barracuda do that to a Mahi once, the head wieghed 10 pounds