Shark fishing destin,fl(night)

Dowling_GA · 06-24-2012, 12:43 PM

Headed to july 4th week and me and my buddy are thanking about putting some shark rods out at night. Is it any good? Best bait?

Hydro Therapy 2 · 06-24-2012, 07:19 PM

Bonita.

DAWGONIT · 06-26-2012, 06:02 PM

Plenty of [toothy] critters around.
+1 on the fresh caught something for bait. Suspect you'll have to pick through remoras too, and perhaps Kings/Barracudas, but heck you'll be on the Guff "in search of...."

Dugie · 06-27-2012, 02:40 AM

Have done it and will be there that week doing the same... Caught smaller sharks on shrimp, ladyfish and rays....

Salty Daze · 06-27-2012, 09:53 AM

yeah man you can go to a local bait shop or fish market and buy you a bonita and kayak it out past the second sandbar and sit down on the beach and chill out. it wont be long!

TheRoguePirate · 06-27-2012, 11:13 AM

only prob with bonita this time of year is everything eats it so you will have to check your baits every hour to make sure they are still there. throw out some chunks of rays or whole lady fish or mullett.

pjk91 · 07-03-2012, 07:52 AM

Someone told me there are large hammerheads in the channel off norriega point at night. Never tried it. However, I have caught 4-6ft'ers in the gulf, in destin, just east of the east jetty at night on ladyfish and bluefish filet.

RipinLips · 07-03-2012, 09:55 AM

With the abundance of catfish, I was wondering if anyone has ever used them for shark bait and are they any good? I have never been shark fishing before, but intend too soon!

Realtor · 07-03-2012, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by RipinLips

With the abundance of catfish, I was wondering if anyone has ever used them for shark bait and are they any good? I have never been shark fishing before, but intend too soon!

I have yet to find anything that will eat a catfish, except other catfish.

devinsdad · 07-03-2012, 10:39 AM

Agree Realtor. I have used catfish for shark bait several times. Never had so much as a run. Tried them live with fins snipped off, fins left on, heat cut off, even with small slits in the side and never had one touched.

06-24-2012, 12:43 PM	#1
Dowling_GA Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 14	Shark fishing destin,fl(night) Headed to july 4th week and me and my buddy are thanking about putting some shark rods out at night. Is it any good? Best bait?

06-27-2012, 11:13 AM	#6
TheRoguePirate Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pensacola Posts: 831	only prob with bonita this time of year is everything eats it so you will have to check your baits every hour to make sure they are still there. throw out some chunks of rays or whole lady fish or mullett. __________________ TRP

07-03-2012, 09:55 AM	#8
RipinLips Little fish, big pond Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Milton Posts: 42	Shark bait With the abundance of catfish, I was wondering if anyone has ever used them for shark bait and are they any good? I have never been shark fishing before, but intend too soon!

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06-24-2012, 07:19 PM	#2
Hydro Therapy 2 Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,213	Bonita.

06-26-2012, 06:02 PM	#3
DAWGONIT Make it a Grady Day. Sailfish Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,255	Plenty of [toothy] critters around. +1 on the fresh caught something for bait. Suspect you'll have to pick through remoras too, and perhaps Kings/Barracudas, but heck you'll be on the Guff "in search of...."

06-27-2012, 02:40 AM	#4
Dugie Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 15	Have done it and will be there that week doing the same... Caught smaller sharks on shrimp, ladyfish and rays....

06-27-2012, 09:53 AM	#5
Salty Daze 26' blue sea hunt Trigger Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Santa Rosa Beach - Head out thru Destin pass Posts: 363	yeah man you can go to a local bait shop or fish market and buy you a bonita and kayak it out past the second sandbar and sit down on the beach and chill out. it wont be long!

07-03-2012, 07:52 AM	#7
pjk91 Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 13	Someone told me there are large hammerheads in the channel off norriega point at night. Never tried it. However, I have caught 4-6ft'ers in the gulf, in destin, just east of the east jetty at night on ladyfish and bluefish filet.

07-03-2012, 10:39 AM	#10
devinsdad Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pensacola Posts: 773	Agree Realtor. I have used catfish for shark bait several times. Never had so much as a run. Tried them live with fins snipped off, fins left on, heat cut off, even with small slits in the side and never had one touched.

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