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That's a big one! I've met some of those fellas at Frisco R & G. They know their stuff. I spoke to them either last year or the year before when they caught the hammerhead on ramp 49. I'm guessing this one was caught on ramp 49...the shoreline did not look like the point. But, I'm probably wrong. Impressive that they took care getting him back in the water so quickly. It kinda makes you think about swimming out there....but it's always that way. It's their turf/surf. Great post and thanks!

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I'm not going to say a word about the bull shark that we caught in the canals in Brigands bay ...... but it was 5 ft long.
We cut that line when it got up to the dock.

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I'm not going to say a word about the bull shark that we caught in the canals in Brigands bay ...... but it was 5 ft long.
We cut that line when it got up to the dock.

Oh Lord!!!! And they are the meanest ones, I hear. I swim in the Sound in the busy summer to avoid the beach crowds.....

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More people need to read this article, and understand that when you target sharks, you truly need to know what you are doing so that you don't kill the shark. These guys know what they are doing, the average weekend angler, hasn't got a clue.

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More people need to read this article, and understand that when you target sharks, you truly need to know what you are doing so that you don't kill the shark. These guys know what they are doing, the average weekend angler, hasn't got a clue.

Thank you, sir! Cannot reiterate this enough...numbnutz that specifically fish/target shark only to kill the animal purely for the kill (not harvesting) deserve a little keel hauling.

You guys see the last pic in the article? The little girl holding the caudal... don't try that at home! Yeah, it's not the same fish, and boy oh boy can a shark do a whip around!

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Now I'm getting hungry for some grilled dogfish.

"Yes, smooth dogfish (also known as smoothhound sharks) are exempt from harvest and size restrictions in North Carolina, meaning they can be legally caught and possessed. "

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Now I'm getting hungry for some grilled dogfish.

Only shark I've ever had was blacktip. It was grilled and it was very good.

Of course, I've had some sketchy "scallops" that were probably shark... or skate.

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More people need to read this article, and understand that when you target sharks, you truly need to know what you are doing so that you don't kill the shark. These guys know what they are doing, the average weekend angler, hasn't got a clue.

Back in the 1980's there was a shark dump on the back dune road near the Buxton Wood runoff structure. The conventional wisdom back then was that sharks were a menace, and many anglers let them die. Even then, I caught many sharks that I released un-harmed to live another day, including a 10' Hammerhead that I fought for several hours before releasing it in the suds.

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WOW !!!!!!!!!! Any info as to bait/line type & strength/casting distance/surf condition ?? Other info ?

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Even then, I caught many sharks that I released un-harmed to live another day, including a 10' Hammerhead that I fought for several hours before releasing it in the suds.]

Yup, it's weird how some persevere and some don't..I think I wrote on here about my dad's experience (he HATED shark) when he and my granddad were fishing (after WW2, fishing as a biz was how they assimilated to civilian life).

Dad hooked/beached a hammer head...killed it w a baseball bat he carried in their 2WD pick up and then continued fishing until catching enough to make a decent pay day.

Before driving home they pulled the carcass to the surf line so as not to create a stink on the beach...the "carcass" rolled in the surf for a min or two, then flipped it's tail and swam off!

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I don't have any details. But here's a pic from www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article216847770.html

"Six fishermen spent 3 hours reeling in a nearly 13-foot hammerhead shark south of Avon on Hatteras Island. Jason Cole www.jasoncolephotography.com "

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WOW !!!!!!!!!! Any info as to bait/line type & strength/casting distance/surf condition ?? Other info ?

I suspect they were rowing out the baits either in a small boat or a sea kayak. You need at least 20 oz. of lead to keep the bait in place with all of that line in the current. That rules out casting. Preferred baits would be a whole Spanish Mackerel, a Yellowfin Tuuna head, or some other bloody fish. Big hooks and a braided steel leader to keep a rolling shark from cutting your monofilament. I always used a 10' Hatteras Heaver "Broomstick" rod built around 1984 by Bob Eakes at The Red Drum Tackle shop, with a 6/0 Senator reel spooled with 50 lb. Dacron line. This was a normal nighttime catch, but as I mentioned earlier, I did bring in a 10' hammerhead!

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WOW !!!!!!!!!! Any info as to bait/line type & strength/casting distance/surf condition ?? Other info ?

I suspect they were rowing out the baits either in a small boat or a sea kayak. You need at least 20 oz. of lead to keep the bait in place with all of that line in the current. That rules out casting. Preferred baits would be a whole Spanish Mackerel, a Yellowfin Tuuna head, or some other bloody fish. Big hooks and a braided steel leader to keep a rolling shark from cutting your monofilament. I always used a 10' Hatteras Heaver "Broomstick" rod built around 1984 by Bob Eakes at The Red Drum Tackle shop, with a 6/0 Senator reel spooled with 50 lb. Dacron line. This was a normal nighttime catch, but as I mentioned earlier, I did bring in a 10' hammerhead!

I have seen a lot of large hammerheads from the air, mostly off the east coast of Florida. It’s the one species that you can easily identify from the air, and the water in Florida is much clearer than here. If you’re interested in hammerheads here is an excellent video from National Geographic.

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Orca sighted off the coast a week ago

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Thanks to all who responded to my looking for more specifics regarding the great white !!!

I won't forget what might happen(probably !!! to a much lesser degree) when I walk out into the surf for a longer cast !!!

Good fishing to all as the water and air temp warm up for the coming season !

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I don't know what type of shark this was at the point two years ago, but I got the heck out of there and did not want to see it die or whatever. I cry at stuff like that. He was just hungry. I do not know if they released him within time.

Just too sad for me. I know they can be mean, but that's what they do to protect themselves.

It really wasn't that darn big, but I didn't want to watch idiots handle it.

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My granddaughter swimming with hammerhead. She is fascinated with sharks Ocean conservation is one of her majors.

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NC shark attacks 1853-2015

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I'm not going to say a word about the bull shark that we caught in the canals in Brigands bay ...... but it was 5 ft long.
We cut that line when it got up to the dock.

Oh Lord!!!! And they are the meanest ones, I hear. I swim in the Sound in the busy summer to avoid the beach crowds.....

I wouldn't say meanest but they frequent brackish and cloudy water so they are a lot closer to humans swimming in the surf much more than most other sharks. When they find something they "hit" it with a bite to see if it is what they want and then pile on. Because of that and they will follow a hooked fish right up to the water's' edge to get it make them much more frequent around people.
I would say if people saw the numbers for bull sharks at places like hatteras inlet on the tides they probably wouldn't go anywhere near the water.
We were cleaning fish for about a hour and saw the 1/2 moon ripples from the tail as he swam in the canal and took a fish head and put a circle hook though it and tossed it out among all the trimmings we had tossed and lo and behold he took it. We pulled it into the side of the dock and just cut the leader and he took off. I know when they had the pound nets that were just off the channel into and out of Brigands bay the sharks would haunt that area

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I'm not going to say a word about the bull shark that we caught in the canals in Brigands bay ...... but it was 5 ft long.
We cut that line when it got up to the dock.

Oh Lord!!!! And they are the meanest ones, I hear. I swim in the Sound in the busy summer to avoid the beach crowds.....

I wouldn't say meanest but they frequent brackish and cloudy water so they are a lot closer to humans swimming in the surf much more than most other sharks. When they find something they "hit" it with a bite to see if it is what they want and then pile on. Because of that and they will follow a hooked fish right up to the water's' edge to get it make them much more frequent around people.
I would say if people saw the numbers for bull sharks at places like hatteras inlet on the tides they probably wouldn't go anywhere near the water.
We were cleaning fish for about a hour and saw the 1/2 moon ripples from the tail as he swam in the canal and took a fish head and put a circle hook though it and tossed it out among all the trimmings we had tossed and lo and behold he took it. We pulled it into the side of the dock and just cut the leader and he took off. I know when they had the pound nets that were just off the channel into and out of Brigands bay the sharks would haunt that area

That makes sense that they frequent canals and such. And, you know better than I about the mega fishing going on in Brigands Bay. I do know that they are everywhere and may just do more floating on my raft in the sound rather than just swimming around which is fine with me. My main worry has always been skates/rays....whatever they are.

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Bent,
don’t forget the aquatic sand worms. They have been known to grab people off of floating devices and drag them underwater until they stop struggling. They’ve been spotted in the sound near the entrance to the Hatteras/Ocracoke tunnel, and they travel up the sound as far as Buxton.

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Bent,
don’t forget the aquatic sand worms. They have been known to grab people off of floating devices and drag them underwater until they stop struggling. They’ve been spotted in the sound near the entrance to the Hatteras/Ocracoke tunnel, and they travel up the sound as far as Buxton.

Hahahaha! Now I'm really scared!!!

You be funny.......

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These "gentle giants" just pinged.

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