JD traveled for 10 hours to meet up with sharkinsonny and his crew, then the going gets tough, JD throws out more baits... Right after the trip JD, JD, and mom came over to my house, dropped me some pictures and told me some laughs and hardships of the trip.
When the sun rises... the moon falls.
Me and JD continue to compete for sunrise/sunset pics.
JD with his father George who lives on Florida's west coast
the first night was still warm
Baits out
life in the eyes of a fly...
pensacola
JD mentioned to me how everyone that paddled out baits managed to get injured by lake-like waters, the 2ft shore-break wave was brutal and embarrasing. JD Hammer broke a paddle over his stomach and JD Fagan got knocked out by a kayak... I believe sharkinsonny was injured too? could be wrong. That makes waves 3- fishermen 0.
Goin out, check out that shore break.
did he get hit?
looks like a catfish got to it...
The cold weather was also just as brutal as the waves.
strange pier
Pensacola pier
The fishing from the piers were excellent, besides boat traffic, Hammer got an 8lb kingfish on an x-rap with no leader and 12lb test and Fagan got a big spanish mackeral. Later they went to the pier but forgot the tackle box, fagan found a doa shrimp in the crack of the pier and added a weight to it and caught a baby cobia. Also, nobody in Pensacola seems to know what an x-rap lure is.
big macks
more macks
remo... wait it's a cobia 
Many other fish were caught and lost...
In the end a nice tiger shark was landed, the trip seemed to be great, JD told me out of all of his trips that goes as one of his top 10. Waves 3- fishermen 1 (with stripes).
Just an average fisherman.
Hey, Mark, I think it was Jordan, not Sonny that was the third person who was hurt. I'm sure that JD Hammer appreciates the fact that you didn't post the bare belly picture with the slice from having the paddle snap across his stomach when he was flipped. 
The picture with hammer & the old man is JD & his daddy, George. George still enjoys a good fishing trip, too! 
You reminded me... JD did want me to post up his battle scar
Just an average fisherman.
Hardcore Fellas!!! Nice catches and Congrats on the Tiger.
Mark thanks for posting.Put you lost the comp for the best sunrise pics a long time ago. 
Thanks Mark you always seem to put your comical twist on the story and that's very entertaining .I spoke to Ernie polk and he asked how come y'all did not drop by Navarre pier and shark fish with him and I told him I was not aware Jd ,Sonny and crew were gonna be traveling that far west,,,,,oh well next time.Ernie's been having computer problems lately but he hopes to have it repaired soon so he can post his shark fishing adventures on here.
SOUTH FLORIDA SHARK CLUB -President SFSC-Founding Member est 1983 SFSC-Website Administrator BIG HAMMER SHARK TOURNAMENT -Founder Rene Memorial Sharkathon -Founder NMFS Shark Tagger
I've been wondering where the heck Ernie & Joey had been. I figured they were having computer or internet problems & I've missed their posts. While JD & company were in Pensacola, I tried to find their contact number on the club's contact list but it wasn't there. 
Love the pics, thanks for sharing em. Congrats to JD Hammer on the late season tiger!
JD told me out of all of his trips that goes as one of his top 10
jd jd kim---this was a trip that turned out to be everything i wanted---- meeting and getting to be part of your world for a couple of days was a honor---
the panhandle turns on late oct or early nov- two years in a row a tiger has been beached at the new moon--look at the new moon for that time next year and lets make a plan
had a great time jordan and i will talk about for EVER
SONNY