Official 2013 Big Hammer Challenge-Reports,Pics,Leaderboard

7'10 bull caught by Viktor Hluben of Team Hammerlife beach caught.

Team Dirty south you guys are on fire congrats!!

Damnnn!! Team Dirty south are kicking some serious butt all over the place the Keys,Miami Beach the bay etc,etc,etc,etc.You guys are working well together and putting up some awesome numbers but are you gonna get the BEAST fishing near bay waters ?Probably NOT.....but you've also got the Biggest shark of the tournament so far BUT WATCH OUT!!

Congrats to everyone catching sharks and still trying, Tyler congrats on that tiger, Ken nice Bull I predict a nice shark being caught this week the wind finally died tonight and will be dead until Fri according to noaa , I think the big boys will be showing up this year in May cause we were still having really cold temperatures in late March so I think the big sharks will show up a little late looking for the warmer water, good luck to everyone and tight lines

Will

dirty south is on fire WAY TO GO GUYS

Team Get Bent Shark #2 on the board #80 line from beach 6'6" lemon angler Bill Huffman

shark #6 Team "Shark Fever' Ryan Black -8 ft 7 in Tiger
shark # 7 Team 'Shark Fever' William Fundora - 6 ft 8 in Bull

On a day when the weather man said it was gonna rain "cat and dogs" Team Shark Fever saw an Oppurtunity to finally fish with a milder surf sweetened by the downpour.The rain I believe often triggers a strong movement of sharks along the coast to mate and in and out of Inlets to feed and bare there pups .Changes in the envirement/weather are worthy times to target sharks,,,,you watch and learn over the years what to look for, when to pull the trigger.As the bright moon crept out of the sea and lit up the scene before our eyes the action turned on near the 1 am high tide.
We mangaed to stay out of the rain and my Team mate Ryan and I were joined by my nephew Jorgey who is on Team BlackFin and a friend of his for a few hours.We ended the night with 2 sharks caught one by Ryan an 8 ft 7 inch Tiger that came in with a old tag that was cut off and a new one inserted by Ryan.Tagging sharks has always been part of what we do to help in shark research and on this night we tagged two sharks and recovered one tag from the tiger which will help scientist better understnd shark migrations ,range of movements, and growth rate.Next year for the 2014 BHC we will have our own BHC Tournament inscribed NMFS shark tags. A little later the long drop rod gets a stong steady run and I'm hoping for King Kong but instead I catch a hush puppy 6 ft 8 inch Bull Shark that ate the 20 lb AJ head I had reserved on a super long drop for a MonStaH.

the fight on a Penn 12/0 that stArted grinding like and old coffee GRINDER

THEE STRIPED ONE 8 FT 7 INCH

tail shot

Ryan's happy with his catch and the chance to help shark studies-Redbull can around the neck

the old tag

the new tag

the Big Bait and long Drop rod ,,hoping for a beast after hookup

Bull shark 6 ft 8 inches

tail shot

the release

Team Huge Gear Angler Rich Otts Shark #3 Blacktip 5'10
(Pier Caught and on 80# test, everol 6/0w spooled with 80lb powerpro then 80lb Berkley prospec topshot)
Fight Pic

Shark

Tail Pic

Shark #4 Angler Gene G Lemon Shark 7'6 (pier caught)
Fight Pic

Shark

Tail Pic

Nice shark John, beast from the pier and daytime! Wheres the rest of the pics?

The 12/0 is toast...it appears the spool has spread... May need your services again Timmy

Put another jungle cat on the beach last night and luckily Brook was on the rod because she got to catch her first tiger. She got harnessed in and stood her ground last night and proved that even ladies can be a force to be reckoned with

9'2 tiger shark caugh by Brook Crist of TeamHammerlife beach caught
8'3 lemon shark caught by Viktor Hluben of TeamHammerlife beach caught

Team 'Redneck'Anthony Minio -5ft Blacktip Shark

type: 5' Black tip
Angler: Anthony
Team redneck

Part two from Friday, still hunting down pictures that aren't blurry.

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I'll try to get a non blurry pic of the tail.

Nice tiger and bull from Team SharkFever. Nice job Ryan and Will!

Huge west coast pier hammer guys way too go!

Team Hammerlife A big congrats on that 9ft 2inch tiger!
and the big lemon too!
that is a fat tiger right there!

Team 'Twist Rods and Reels' 5'2" Blacktip and 5' 6" Blacktip

5' 6" Spinner