Went offshore this morning and the prospects didn't look good, flat seas and west wind. Threw the sabiki and put a couple dozen greenies into the livewell and off we went. Prediction held true was a slow day, couple of king cuttoffs and some bonita. Caught a few hefty fish this week and my back was sore so I decided to fish conventional with mono. A good part of the morning was taken up getting this Blacktip in. Avet mxj, 25lb Star handicraft rod, 20# P-line florclear( some strong stuff)

Got him along side and cut the line, we figure 6-7' just short of 200#

Went offshore this morning and the prospects didn't look good, flat seas and west wind. Threw the sabiki and put a couple dozen greenies into the livewell and off we went. Prediction held true was a slow day, couple of king cuttoffs and some bonita. Caught a few hefty fish this week and my back was sore so I decided to fish conventional with mono. A good part of the morning was taken up getting this Blacktip in. Avet mxj, 25lb Star handicraft rod, 20# P-line florclear( some strong stuff)

Got him along side and cut the line, we figure 6-7' just short of 200#

I bolded everything that I had no idea what it meant/what you were talking about.

You saltwater guys have a language of their own, either that or I am a moron. Probably the ladder.

Either way what I picked up from that was it was windy and you caught a shark. Cool.

I bolded everything that I had no idea what it meant/what you were talking about.

You saltwater guys have a language of their own, either that or I am a moron. Probably the ladder.

Either way what I picked up from that was it was windy and you caught a shark. Cool.

black tip = species of shark

sabiki = special rig to catch baitfish

greenies = type of baitfish

king cutoffs and bonita = species of fish

avet mxj = model of reel

Nice shark btw!! Must been a long fight with a 20lb+ line!

NICE...WTG

Big O

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West wind in the Atlantic means the wind are blowing from the shore creating or I should say not creating waves (flat sea), wind was pretty calm, which is not good.

Zenyoungkoh descriptions are perfect except kingcutoffs. Kings pertain to kingfish and a cutoff is when the king bites thru your leader and your hook is gone, which may happen more than actually hooking them, but that's kingfishing. Wire leaders are taboo, kings very seldom strike with wire.

Kings pertain to kingfish and a cutoff is when the king bites thru your leader and your hook is gone, which may happen more than actually hooking them, but that's kingfishing. Wire leaders are taboo, kings very seldom strike with wire.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Use the wire and get far less strikes. Don't use the wire and get cut off far more often. Thats just half the fun though....

WTG!

You caught some hefty fish earlier in the week so you decided to take it easy and catch 200# sharks.

By the title,I though this was a thread about work

Looks like fun to say the least.

You caught some hefty fish earlier in the week so you decided to take it easy and catch 200# sharks.

After I caught my Amberjack couple of weeks ago I did decide to take it easy and fish for snook, go figure I catch a nice tarpon the next day. Went offshore this past Monday ( all rested up) and it was a bad west wind, 1 medium sized bonita until the shark hit, wasn't the plan I don't like shark fishing. Since then I haven't had a strike PERIOD ! (one 6" bass for my first bass outing in a month)........the pendulum swings both ways.

Nice Going!

You fought a blacktip shark, so the next question naturally follows...Did she jump?

Roger

No the black tip did not jump, was not really a tough fight as compared to some lemon and spinner sharks I have caught even though they were a bit smaller. Time consuming and backbreaking .....yes.

Countless number of other fish I would prefer catching, smaller fish, harder fights with shorter duration, kings, cobia, amberjack , sailfish, and on spinning gear.

No the black tip did not jump, was not really a tough fight as compared to some lemon and spinner sharks I have caught even though they were a bit smaller. Time consuming and backbreaking .....yes.

Countless number of other fish I would prefer catching, smaller fish, harder fights with shorter duration, kings, cobia, amberjack , sailfish, and on spinning gear.

I hear ya.

When I lived in Edgewater, FL blacktip sharks would build-up along the beach every July (Ponce Inlet and a mile south).

They were shallow and some of them made spinning leaps like the spinner shark (nothing compared to the Makos in Jersey).

But just like you said, we're getting too old for this

Roger