Shark fisherman have been fighting for there rights as long as i can remember we've been a target for the community leaders,tourist and fishing pier owners who don't want to acknowledge the presence of big sharks on the coastal beaches right behind the million dollar condos.Many times the fishing piers who you think represent the fisherman don't allow shark fishing because of pressure from community leaders who are only interested in the tourist dollar.I remember many times traveling hundreds of miles to fish a pier we had heard about and then not allowed on or kicked off once our shark reels came out of the bag and on the rod.For this reason we ended up fishing the beaches of many community's that had piers because as shark fisherman we were not wanted.No matter we continued our pursuit through thick and thin we fished,we learned and we got our fish.Here is one example of a beach we found and fished because Naples pier no longer wanted us.I was a younger man and it was a different era but the love of fighting a big fish is still the same.
Big Tarpon on the 14/0,,,,, the local newsman came out and put us in the local Newspaper.Wll far left ,a friend Mark Blier in the middle and my brother Jorge on the right.
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
That is what it is all about.
Deaver
This is some of the Naples area fishing we did back in the day.Many more condos and hotels on the beaches now a days but it's can still be done if you know where to park and keep a LOW PROFILE.
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
dammmmmmmm will ya were all over the news papers back in the day. if we try that stunt now they will say im a murderer, ya lived in great times will.
DIRTY SOUTH SHARK HUNTERS
2012 1st place BLACKTIP CHALLENGE
2011 NO LIMIT TOURNAMENT CHAMPION 2nd year in a row
2010 BHC biggest hammerhead shark on 80 lb test
2010 NO LIMIT TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
2010 BHC 3rd and 5th place biggest shark
2010 april sharker of the month
2009-2010 Rookie of the year
Cool stuff Will.. I really hate to see beach and pier access as limited as it is right now..but I can only imagine what few areas we as shark fisherman will have left in 5, 10, or 20 years. Oh ya, nice shorty shorts 
Very nice beach tarpon Will..I wasn't even born then but that is still a good spot for them even later on in the year 
nice tarpon never liked fishing in naples its a very rich community that rather catch snook and that stuff and dont like shark fisherman at all