You can hook a shark but you can't bring him up at Pensacola pier. I caught one last week, nurse shark about 4' long and got him close to the pier and cut him loose. I was using my 15' catfish pole with 30# line and was not using a wire leader. Fought him for 25 mins. Other species I caught were ladyfish, pinned fish, spanish macks, & remora.
I already miss fishing at the Pensacola pier after coming back from my 1 week vacation. Once you fish salt water it's never the same fishing at river/lake.
