Present day Florida Land-Based Shark Fishing Legends(2012)

Just reviewing some of the best reports of 2012 because I have been noticibly absent from contributing much to reports or anything site or shark club related as of late i decided to try and get up to speed on whats been happening and update categories for end of the year SFSC awards and I happened upon these excellent pictutres in a report by Mark Resto (slasherx4).
In this report two legendary land based shark fishermen team up and catch some sharks on a Florida panhandle pier.Ernie Polk and James Fuqua aka JD Hammer are two of florida's best shark fishermen much more can and has been written about them and there extraordinary catches over the years but I will keep this short ,there merits are known but there shark fishing feats are ongoing. .

Things that make legendary fishermen in any style of fishing are .

1)EXPIERIENCE- there is no substitute for time on the water
2)LONGEVITY-JD and Ernie have been involved in the sport a vey long time
3)INNOVATION- these two anglers have pioneered new techniques in there shark fishing careers

BeaCH,pIER,BRIdGE,jETTY IT DOES NOT MATTER THESE TWO HAVE DONE IT AND BEEN VERY SUCsessful at all of it and are shining examples as men and fishermen.

Pictures and subtitles by Mark Resto (slasherx4)

kayak my bait partner

no problem

gone

retrieval

baits out

Yee Ol' floating trick or bait slid up a rigging? not sure.

One hook up

James Fuqua (JD Hammer)fights a fish at Sebastian Inlet

well now what do I do?

pull her up.

massive tippers

The monument of an extraordinary catch.

tippers

bringin' it in

another one up

fun time too

another

I think the sharks get caught on purpose just so they can come up on the pier, say Hi and go down on the awesome ride.

JD reeled in the impossible shark

bout' 6ft