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| Long story short, I believe the rule is to not Shark fish at public swimming access points on the beach. Aren't most of the reports coming from areas that are public? Or, is it legal to Shark fish in those areas at night? I would not deliberately Shark fish around swimmers but am wondering if it is okay to try a night when there are no swimmers. Maybe I should call the man and ask. Tight Lines, Chris
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Grouper
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| I've never been ticketed for dead bait fishing any public spots at night...Just do not chum the water...If youre in Orange Beach they passed some crazy law about dead or cut bait fishing. http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/shark_fishing_banned/13283/Jul-31-2008_2-14-am/ "The Orange Beach City Council voted at their worksession Monday to adopt an emergency resolution banning shark fishing along the immediate coastline. Council members have been discussing the issue for the past few months, after shark fishermen were spotted "chumming" near a public pier.
"We're also concerned about this following the shark attacks in Florida over the weekend and in California last week," says Orange Beach Mayor Pete Blalock. "Sharks draw sharks and if you're chumming, you're drawing in more sharks. It just doesn't need to happen right near the coastline. What we're saying is to get a boat and go do it out in the Gulf."
The city council will formally vote on the shark fishing ban at next week's council meeting. If approved, shark fishing, baiting and chumming will be illegal within 300 feet of the coastline. City leaders will work with state officials in enforcing the ban.
"The Gulf is state water," says Blalock. "We've actually approved this emergency resolution sent to us by the state. We're trying to have a little teetch in our law down here to tell people you can't do this here."
Once approved and passed, the ordinance will go into effect in about 90 days."
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Sailfish
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Yeah, I am more concerened for the public than I am catching a Shark. Meaning, I don't ever want to endanger anyone but also think it should be okay after dark.
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I'm not sure of the official ruling. I have never had an issue fishing at night though. I never shark fish around swimmers. I only do it at night where nobody is around. A quick call to the powers that be should answer that question for you though.
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Just hoping they cant cite us for fishing in an area that is a public swimming area after dark if you know what I mean. Harm to swimmers would never be in my future from Shark fishing. Its just easier to access. Thanks! Hey Konz, when is the next Shark Fishing Bash?
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?We're also concerned about this following the shark attacks in Florida over the weekend and in California last week," says Orange Beach Mayor Pete Blalock. "Sharks draw sharks and if you're chumming, you're drawing in more sharks. It just doesn't need to happen right near the coastline. What we're saying is to get a boat and go do it out in the Gulf."
The city council will formally vote on the shark fishing ban at next week's council meeting. If approved, shark fishing, baiting and chumming will be illegal within 300 feet of the coastline. City leaders will work with state officials in enforcing the ban. "My thoughts: Sounds like these guys are catering to boaters and forcing the poor man into investing in a boat just to fish offshore by 300 ft.....Boat money means more money for city leaders...The sharks are always out there regardless if theres a fisherman nearby or not so I do not get what theyre saying here...The sharks in the cold waters of California are by far larger and potentially more aggressive than a few blacktips on the Gulf beaches..The chances are still slim on being bit by a shark even if youre swimming under the Pensacola pier....Its just a way to try to pick up extra revenue. I'm not sure how this law is enforced if a guy is just fishing with a chunk of mullet for big reds and a shark gets it first..I guess you cut the line or get a hefty fine?
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Shiznik (6/29/2009)
Just hoping they cant cite us for fishing in an area that is a public swimming area after dark if you know what I mean. Harm to swimmers would never be in my future from Shark fishing. Its just easier to access. Thanks! Hey Konz, when is the next Shark Fishing Bash?A few other members and I have been throwing around some ideas. I'm trying to find a suitable location. Amberj has volunteered to make up some bbq for the next one. It should be awesome! As soon as we nail down a location we will nail down a date.
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Sounds great! I'm willing to bring something foodwise also to add to the feast! Hope I can make it.
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I was in Pensacola this past week and went over to Orange Beach and was told by the locals that they do enforce the fishing ordinance now. I was fishing in FL and it sucked but just waved to the Game warden as she drove by every morning. I only fish in the early AM and after the swimmers are out of the water usually by 9PM. My almost 4yr old daughter caught her first black tip on a tweety fishing rod I was so proud, my wife and son caught multiple sharks but I did not have any luck, we had a 400 yard wide sand bar in front of the condo which really sucked and hurt fishing. I yakked up to 800 yards off shore daily and only caught 1 skipjack the entire trip and zero schools of fish. probably my worst fishing trip personally in the last 25 years but my daughter's first shark made up for it. an 18 inch BT.  I did have some drunk old ladies come down to the beach for a swim one night around 11 PM. They saw my fishing rods/reels 12/0s and I told them I was fishing for large fish and they went ahead and swam 15 yards to the right of me. I did not reel in because they were about 25 yards out and my bait was 450+ yards out but I did get a little nervous . I guestimate their age to be mid to late 60s  adn they were pretty drunk
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Grouper
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| It never fails that folks want to swim right next to the fishermen....It happens to me everytime I fish the beach in summer...There can be 40 miles of open beach but they have to get under the lines...I dont get it.
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| There are always sharks around swimmers. Fishing for sharks isn't bringing them in because they already are in...they just rarely bite people. Why is this so hard to understand?
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| Scientists do extended studies costing millions to figure out why there are more shark attacks now than 40 years ago...Its too simple....More people in the world, more people vacationing to the beach, more people in the water, more shark attacks...Thats all it is.
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Ruby Red Lip
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| We have been to chicken bone beach twice in the past week and we wait until all swimmers are out of the water before getting started. Don't get me wrong now there were a few hmmmm whats the word.....idiots??......that were swimming at 9:30ish but bait or no bait in the water and sharks will eat them at that time. Am I wrong?
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Ruby Red Lip
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you know, it's funny, we fish every year on Bolivar Peninsula, Texas for bull reds and sharks and plenty of people swim in the same areas we're fishing. The water at Bolivar is usually a chocolate brown color due to wind and brown sand. Not one shark attack that I'm aware of in the past six years we've been going down there. Sharks typically don't target people...and unless, like in CA where there's lots of seals, you are mistaken for a seal or some other large prey, most sharks turn tail and swim away when they encounter people in the water from my experience. When a shark "attacks", many times it's just "mouthing" something to see if it's edible. In clear waters, they can see muich better, so chances of being attacked should be much slimmer...but as someone else said...with more people in the water, there are more chances of shark encounters. My advice is to just use common sense and follow the local laws/rules.
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I bet more people get attacked by morons at chicken bone beach than by sharks in the united states per year... but i guess we need to focus on stupid laws first.
Also, the law says 300 feet? what if i yack my bait out 301 feet :D
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