With shark season just about starting, i was just wondering what other peoples shark techniques are, fishing from Jetties and other landbased platforms.
I have had no luck so far, and I've been fishing for sharks for a few years now.so i wanted to see if i was doing much wrong.
I have 4 rods/reels i use for the sharks.
Daiwa sealine 900h spooled with 50 pound
Penn senator 6/0 spooled with 40 pound
Abu 4/0 spooled with 30 pound
Penn spinfisher spooled with 30 pound.

On my main oufit i use for sharking my 9/0,i double the main line before my swivel, i have 5 meters of doubled 400 pound leader, then 7 foot of 400 pound shogun wire trace, doubled before the hook and swivel, then 2 10/0s. one running.

I normally use fresh snook or salmon for bait.
I have a decent trickle of burley normally, (carp or fish bits)

ive only had 1 run from a shark.....ever.
Usually go outer harbour, Yorkes or further South (near victor harbour)
What am I doing wrong?

Cheeers FSW

fullysikwog wrote:


Thats a VERY good question FSW !

Certainly looks like you're geared up OK !

Baits maybe too large for the size sharks in the area fished is the only thing that comes to mind

afishyfish wrote:


Yeah a question id like to know the anser to.

The bait on my big outfit is normally targets the biger sharks around i then have a smaller bait on my 6/0 or 4/0 or the spinfisher.

Cheers FSW

With no to much LB sharking exp i agree with AFF from the shout box target the places where their known to haunt. Seems like the northern jetties are best, i use tuna oil when chasing hammers.
Good luck with it
OS

Not to keen on jetty fishing, but will give it a go, but will fish OH break water hard and also most of the beaches.

Cheeers FSW

You just gota put the hours in....

I only target smallish and easily handled sharks for the table, up to about 5 footish.

I've found the small 3 foot versions move in early in the season, and the larger sharks come later in the season.

Flat calm and glassy conditions seem to be Bronzie heaven.

A constant burley stream is important for them to hone in on.

They have a tendancy to turn up when you are getting into schools of tommy, slimeys, etc which must send out excited little pulses through the water

I like a livebait pinned under a balloon, but in the absence of liveys I'll use any fish flesh available.

Bronzies dont seem too bright, and will have a go at pretty much any presentation. Little Hammerhead seem a little more finicky and harder to entice.

I target them from a boat though, not landbased, so if you aren't getting any all I can say is to persevere, as they are definately there, and small bronzies can be found all along the metro coastline. Maybe have a go at the littlies first!


When you do get onto one, cut it behind the head and in front of the tail to bleed it, and remove the fins straight away. Also gut it as soon as you can and this will help to minimise that ammonia taste.

The skin is incredibly tough, and will blunt your knife in no time, so keep a sharpener on hand to freshen up the edge.

Shark is a little different to all other seafood, and it's actually best to freeze shark meat (30 days) before eating it, and this will help to get rid of any residual ammonia in the flesh.

top info there ranger and a great pic to boot!!

cheeers for that ranger,

top post mate

Cheeers
FSW

well said Ranger.

FSW, pm me in october and we will sort out days/nights we are free and some short trips.

Berley is important, salmon, carp, squid, snook, mackerel are all good baits.

I find calm clear conditions are good with a gentle breeze.

Avoid the metro jetty's as you will get into issues with crabbers who more often than not struggle with common sense and negotiations with shark fishos.

It will be a good season, can't wait.

I've got 2 6/0 Senators, a TLD30 and TLD50... waiting to go.

still waiting to catch my first hammerhead... love the picture ranger

i found that when the water was murky thats when the bronzies went on the find for food i hooked 1 and lost it under brighton jetty last season and caught a small 3ft bronzie down grange when it was blowing 20knots plus N E the 1 at brighton was on a snook and the 1 at grange was on a squid. i was using a tekota 800 with 30lb mono to a heavy swivel then a few metres of rope to a long line clip then depends on wat jetty im fishing i either use 2 11/0 on 1.5m wire trace or 2 12/0 on a 3m trace..

boondocksaints wrote:



Sounds goood mate, cheeers

twinpower wrote:


cheeers mate, i like the rope idea,

Hopefully the water will be dirty this weeekend as im keen to have a go at geting one,

I fish brightion a bit to so might seeya down there.

Cheeers FSW

yer just in case you get a big one or if they roll up they dont fray ur line. i fished brighton alot last year with only the result of 1 run so im gonna mix things up and try everywhere ill still be at brighton tho haha cheers Tp