Shark from the Strand

[oakboy]

Went out around 6am and first cast hook into a Gray shark. Fun fish fought very well, it jumped when i set the hook. Kind of freaked me out as i was in waist deep water then to have it in the water next to me. :Rolls Eyes: But preety sure they are harmless. It went 38 1/2" . First and only fish of the morning. It was low tide again i need to time these thing a little better.


http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad287/Oakboy711/2011-07-01_06-21-38_224.jpg
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[Which Way Out]

That will wake you up everytime. :Shocked:

[exfactor]

they're called smoothhound's

[oakboy]

Thanks exfactor, i wasnt 100% on the species.

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[oakboy]

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont5.asp

Love the DFG they have a great list of shark species and info. Didnt realize it but apparently leopards are good eating? Now i need to go cetch one!

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[murrieta angler]

Nice fish!
I think smooth hounds are the coolest looking shark..:Smile:
Robert
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[keepemlo]

Yeah they do look cool....anything to get you in the "zone" I just like to slap the skunk...it helps me to concentrate
Better

[DockRat]

Sometimes those Smooth Hounds will school up and be in groups of dozens and that is when it is game on. Found a school at Pier 400 once and almost every cast produced one on squid.

http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/pacific_coast_shark_news.htm

Balboa Beach — On July 8, 2011 Lynn Thompson was using a spotting scope observing dolphins and boats 100 yards North of her location near Tower B at Balboa Beach in Orange County. It was 6:00 PM when Thompson reported;“I was using a spotting scope watching dolphins and boats near Tower B on Balboa Beach. I noticed a lot of birds in the area near where a boat had been anchored but had left. I noticed a very large, what I thought at first was a dolphin but it was still in the water. It had a huge dorsal fin that was perfectly visible in my scope. The back of the fin was serrated. I thought to myself that does not look like a dolphin dorsal fin. It was not swimming like a dolphin. The top of the shark's body was grey the dorsal fin was also grey with a serrated back edge. The shark was about 15 feet long and almost stationary in the water with most of the top of its body exposed.” Please report any shark sighting, encounter, or attack to the Shark Research Committee.

[oakboy]

@Dockrat
Were gonna need a bigger boat!
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[DockRat]

Were gonna need a bigger boat!
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http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w80/Kitsunekun08/Jaws.gif

[keepemlo]

And bigger bait!