http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191740/Catch-day-Local-fisherman-reels-seven-foot-shark-using-standard-line-rod.html
Back in Aug of this year.
They have a great set of teeth
TEAM GETCHA GETCHA SHARKON
Where Are You Guys Catching These Sand Tigers 
Never Seen One In FL 
Thats in OC Maryland guys not FL. We probably caught 30 of them this year from 6-9 foot. They are the worst fighting shark I have ever caught... yes even worse then a FL nurse
Gotta Ask My Sister's Fieance, He Fishes Virgina Beach All The Time 
Come on up in my neck of the woods will get you a sand slug
https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/fo ... =32&t=6019
Beautiful Set Of Jaws On Them, They say We Have Some Here In FL., But Never Seen One 
Beautiful Set Of Jaws On Them, They say We Have Some Here In FL., But Never Seen One
That they do 
Almost Looks Like Mako Jaws. So They Fight Like A Big Nurse Shark
very close to Mako... if only they fought like one lol put it this way I have caught them 8 feet with a cheap spinning reel on 12 foot ugly stick in under 20 minutes. My 50w you can basicly just leave the rod in the rod holder and crank them in on high gear. Only time you get anything from them is when they finally realize they are almost on dry sand 
Ahh they are stil fun to catch
a few years back aaron and jd got a big one somewhere in fl i wanna say sebastion its in the older reports
Think I Heard Of One Caught In The Keys
Thats in OC Maryland guys not FL. We probably caught 30 of them this year from 6-9 foot. They are the worst fighting shark I have ever caught... yes even worse then a FL nurse
damn dude i never thought of that!!!
very close to Mako... if only they fought like one lol put it this way I have caught them 8 feet with a cheap spinning reel on 12 foot ugly stick in under 20 minutes. My 50w you can basicly just leave the rod in the rod holder and crank them in on high gear. Only time you get anything from them is when they finally realize they are almost on dry sand
can you tell me what is that white thing for?
can you tell me what is that white thing for?
Sure
Quck version is it stops the fish from swallowing the bait to deep.
For those that have seen this rig before and have commented on it with ideas, I just want to say thanks. The ideas that Mark has tried and the few ideas that I got and put together for a breakaway style Blocker rig lead to some cool stuff. Here is what Mark came up with.
http://www.youtube.com/v/h2iROhWK1n0&fe ... detailpage
For those they have not seen the rig here is the link for how to build it and some really good pictures of it in use
http://www.youtube.com/v/_G95RIALhIA&fe ... detailpage
Thought I would bump this back up, lots of new guys here. Its Sand Tiger time now and this works.
Here's what I got... I see a lot of guys doing good things to protect sharks from getting gut hooked by using circles, using smaller leaders and using break away weights to help save sharks.
I have had the opportunity to fish and become friends with one of the most respected shark fisherman on the east coast (Mark Sampson). Mark introduced this rig to me called the Blocker, it is designed to never gut hook sharks by blocking the shark from swallowing hooks. Like me I am sure some might be skeptical about trying this out, but it works. I have caught sharks on it and with the research of Mark over the years the hook up and takers is no different then not using it.
The Blocker rigs consist of either your normal single strand wire or cable leader and some PVC pipe. The pvc pipe is used in either in 9" long for smaller sharks, 12" for medium sharks and for giants like Tigers with there huge mouth the blocker PVC would be 24". The critical thing in making the rig is the distance between the hook-eye and the pvc blocker, for the smaller sharks it works good around 4" away from the hook and for both medium and big boys around 7" from the hook eye. Cut the PVC to length then drill a small hole through the center just big enough to get what ever size leader/ cable through. If you use cable you can use crimps on both side of the blocker at the correct distance to hold it in place and if you use single strand you can use a special hay wire twist to hold the PVC in place (crimps will slip). Pictures will show you in detail.
I think the guys that hit the Sand tigers hard on the east coast will get the most benefit from these rigs, but as you will see in the pictures IT WORKS on a lot of fish. There is plenty of ways to tweak this a bit to make even better then it already is and Mark and my self would love to hear your ideas. All you guys that like catching sharks and want to continue to do so for a long time... this rig saves sharks.
Hope you all like it and are willing to build at least one and fish it. Enjoy the pictures any questions don't hesitate to ask.
Check out this...
http://www.youtube.com/v/upxpfgh7Dxc&fe ... detailpage
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Try them out and have fun.
Heres the newer style, this is very easy to work with and it will break away much better. I took and just put a stop crimp on a basic leader at the 7 inch mark, then cut a slit in the PVC with a saw. This way you can take the blocker on and off easy, I used a rubber band to hold it in place so it would not come off or slide down towards the bait. It seems like it will work good hears the pics.
