What is the biggest bait you've ever used?

william · 2010-01-18T23:35:38Z

Sometimes big sharks want big baits and you have to give them what they're feeding on and want.If you can figure out what the big sharks are feeding on when you're out on a shark fishing adventure then you have learned one of the keys to success in this sport(half the battle is getting the shark to bite).Back in the early 80's me and my buddy Rene de Dios were fishing Bahia Honda quite a bit and we were getting tired of getting spooled by the giant hammers every April so I came up with the idea of using a nylon rope with a thick cable rig to stop a monster.In 81 I caught a big tiger 11 ft (485 lbs)on a rope and a half a 50 lb AJ as bait.The following year my brother Jorge hooked one on the rope that probably went 1200 t0 1500 lbs at the same spot "the hump" on Bahia Honda bridge ,,,,,,they could not lift the rope off the rail once the shark got hooked and eventually the cable rig parted .Me and madman Rene were awestruck by the tale of the beast and we wanted that monster back so on one of our many trips to the legendary bridge we caught a blacktip that was close to 6 foot, we put 4 -16/0 triple strength Mustad hooks in it with another fatter cable rig and we flung it into the deep waters of Bahia Honda channel.Nothing ate the huge bait and we never did see that monster tiger again but we were hoping it would eat that 80 lb blacktip. Killing a tarpon for shark bait is illegal and we do not condone it, but back then is was perfectly legal and we had less fishing regulations to navigate. What's your biggest bait ever? My friend Seaweed trying to rope the shark. I was also in the water trying to tail rope the tiger. the biggest bait (Bahia Honda)in the picture Rene ,Jd and Nelson Hoping to hook Big Mo on Bahia Honda Rene puts out a big tarpon on a 50 foot leader Jd with a big tarpon perfect for a big shark Seaweed sr with a couple of fresh tarpon (circa 1982) A Sometimes we will use Amberjack either whole (up to 40 lbs)or cut in half head section last longer then the tail end.