Caught this pup today on light tackle, trying to catch bait. Not sure what it is , is it a spinner ?
Kinda looks like a cross between a blacktip and an Atlantic sharp nose , which my local beach (gandy bridge) is infested with both. Makes me wonder if there are any hybrids out there
Looks like a skinny spinner to me but I'm not the best identifier. How's the shark fishing in the Gandy area? I have flats fished a few times there and catch bait at Courtney Campbell.
Mostly small blacktips at gandy, but I heard that bulls and even hammers have been caught there before
Sandbar shark
Atlantic sharpnose.
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head not shaped right for a spinner, does it have the interdorsal ridge, if so sandbar, if not blacktip, no pale spots like a sharpnose.
js
its hard to tell because sandbars have an interdoral ridge and sharpnoses have white spots all over them and its head and eyes look weird for a blacktip or spinner. Its is most likely a blacktip though
The snout is long and is most likely a blacktip shark.
Just an average fisherman.
Kinda looks like a cross between a blacktip and an Atlantic sharp nose , which my local beach (gandy bridge) is infested with both. Makes me wonder if there are any hybrids out there
Sadly, there are no shark hybrids known of today.
Just an average fisherman.
a spinners anal fin is always black tipped, a spinners eye and gill slits are above the color break. if it has no inter-dorsal ridge its definitely a blacktip, and its spent some time in the bay.
js
I'd say it's a blacktip, the real way to tell is if the anal fins have black tips, if they do it's a spinner, if they don't its a blacktip. Unfortunately, there isn't much of a clear view of the anal fins from they picture.