Hey guys, I'm Kyle and I'm a beginner at shark fishing, I'm in Sarasota, Fl. Last Friday I went shark fishing at Turtle beach and hooked up three lines and kayaked the bait out. Two lines had frozen stingray and one had a frozen Bonita head. I had the pretty far out but not too far and let them soak for hours with no bites. Most of this was outgoing tide. I'm curious as to what I could do to improve t chances of bites besides using live bait which I will try when I can. I'm not targeting any specific shark. Let me know if you need more information. Thanks guys!
Try to catch fresh bait.
That's the only thing I could think of. What's good freh bait that I can easily catch in shallower areas?
Rays, lady fish or barracuda can all be caught shallow
I've tried lady fish for the sharks out here and they never seemed to work too well off piers but they'd probably work off the beach, and I'd prefer rays but they're hard to come by
I think you have the right idea putting out a variety of baits. Shark can be picky eaters and you want to offer them what they're hungry for. But fresh vs. frozen makes a difference. If you're good with a cast net, definitely try some fresh mullet. If the shark doesn't hit it, another species like bluefish, sheepshead, ladyfish will take it and those are all good baits. Good luck!
I was in Sarasota last weekend at the beach as well, had 3 lines out, 1 cat fish and 2 mullets... No luck. Ill be going out again this wkend for more and i want to use a Skate this time. Wish me luck!
Yeah ladyfish have been biting like crazy down here so I'm thinking of going to get a few before I go out for sharks next time. And yeah I've tried catfish numerous times and I never even get nibbles with it.