Got 2 last night in ocean county, to 5'. We were using bunker, steel leaders, and 10/0 circle hooks, it makes the release a lot easier. We were also chumming with cheap canned cat food, took all the cans out with us when we left. I know that sounds crazy we usually throw small pieces of bunker, tails, guts, ets. We couldnt find a lot of bunker and had to end up buying it
You do have to throw the brown ones back as they are protected. Catch and release is still a ton of fun, though and there are a lot of sharks around.
Precautions.
the sharks you will get at night can be dangerous. They can twist and turn their bodies 180 degrees, and put a tear in your skin that requires instant emergency medical attention. Catch and release is fun, but I have seen photographs of folks posing with their smiling faces close to the head of the shark they are about to release. Please do not fall into that trap as these are wild creatures and unpredictable.
I am going on vacation to New Smyrna Beach Florida this summer. NSB is also known as the shark capital of the world. Apparently there are a ton of spinner sharks in the surf, you can google spinner sharks in new Smyrna beach jumping out of the water- they jump right next to the surfers. I am looking to hook into some with both my fly rod and my spinning gear!
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sharks from the surf?
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