TN visitors

We've been in Pensacola for a couple of weeks and have been very successful in our daytime surf fishing, catching plenty of redfish, sheepshead, and pompano (we are strictly catch and release).As night falls, the catfish move in. We've heard that you can catch sharks at night, but have been unsuccessful using frozen (mushy) minhaden as cut bait. Any suggestions for a better bait? What baitfish can you catch from the bridge (or anywhere else) to legally use as cutbait? And can you really catch sharks from the beach, and if so, what size are we to expect? Any suggestions for baits, hook sizes (have tried 8/0 circles and straights), location- surfside vs. bayside, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

cobe killer

hey tn, you can use almost anything that you can catch from the bridges for cut bait, but if you get you some mullet they make very good bait for just about anything that swims.as for sharks on the beach, they are there and they like mullet or anything else that is dead( dogs,cats,chickens,road kill, ex-wives and neighbors pesky youngunsoke). just use hook size to match your bait and it dos'nt take a big bait to catch a big fish. good luke and have fun.

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TN visitors

Much appreciated!

rubberboat

my sealf I dont us chicken and al that outher off the wall bull s**t go to gulf breez bait and tackel and get a bobo throw it in the gulf surf you ar better off with that than all that outher stuff

bamasam

get together with Konz and Rubberboat and get together one night and they will show you how it is done. :bowdown

konz

The choices of baits can go on and on. Mullet and Bonita are safe bets. I like to use stingrays too. I'd imagine that you are casting from the beach and not using a kayak to get baits out. If that's the case then you are probably using smaller strips of bait (so you can cast further). You will no doubt land a shark eventually.....but since you are using smaller strips of bait.....your going to have to deal with all the cats and stingrays.

Shoot me a PM and we can discuss it a little more.

bellafishing

We typically use a 4-5ft length of 200lb teflon coated leader w/ a 14/0 or 16/0 circle hook. Depending on the current, typically about a3oz pyramid sinker will work. Go to Maria's seafood and get some mullet that have been filleted. Ask them for mullet carcases for fish bait. Put the circle hook through the lips of the mullet and out of the head. It will make it stay on better, and give you extra weight for casting as well as weed out the little catfish. When picking a spot on the beach, get there while the sun is still up. Scan the surf and look for eddies where the waves are crashing on either side, but no waves are rolling in the middle. This is a channel where baitfish and everything else gets washed back out when the waves roll. You want to put your lines out in that eddie. Soak your mullet in menhaden oil before casting it out. Trust me, the oilWILL bring the sharks. That stuff is shark crack!! After casting out your lines, loosen your drag until you can pull on your line and it will give. When a shark bites, your line will take off, then possibly stop, then start screaming off the reel. Pick up the rod, slowly tighten the drag then reel like hell!! It will be a series of long runs and lots of head-shaking. Hopefully you will get to experience this!! Good luck!!

Bob

Cub Tub

Walk out to the second sandbar around dusk. You don't even need to bait your pole. But remember kids dont try this at home.

PaleRed

You can buy an inflateable raft at walmart (looks like a little paddle boat) They even have little hard plastic Oar handles on the sidethat you can hook the baits onto. Get your good sized piece of cut bait and hook it to the Oar handle and set your weight inside the boat. Laydown in the bottom and swim it out past the 2nd sand bar. Take turns holding the rod on the beach and paddling the baits out. Sometimes we would have sharks on by the time the paddler got back to shore. It works, its cheap, and fun, especially after you have paddled it out and its someone elses turn.

ditchdoctor81

It's fun until you are out just past the 2nd bar with a bloody bobo & poke a hole in the raft with the hook!!! True story!:doh