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11-27-2006, 05:49 PM
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Sharks....
I know it aint time but I was skimming through some pics here....and I'm sure there's some shark nuts out there thinking Summer already.....
Holey Cow...that's some cool stuff from the surf  I gotta do that...... Can ya cast to these toothy criters....or do the baits have to be yakked way out in order to get the big ones?  
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11-27-2006, 06:16 PM
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They are pulled in both ways....Coop appears to be the shark master, at least he was when I was around last summer
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11-27-2006, 06:43 PM
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Anywhere you go where there are warm waters you will find Mr. Charkey.
You'll find him far out cruising and close in trashing the bait fish. Many a gray flannel suit have been caught within 10 yards of the surf break, they will cruise just behind it, especially at night. Yeah, I am soooo looking forward to Chark months..... Didn't get my Keys Charkin' trip in this fall so I'm hurting....
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11-27-2006, 08:18 PM
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My son and I really only started sharkin this past summer. We are counting down the days for those warm summer nights and a calm surf.
 You can catch charky in close on casted baits or on yakked baits. Fun times.
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11-27-2006, 09:19 PM
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11-27-2006, 09:37 PM
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That's awesome....castin for Monsters
 We normally avoid the Summer down there...actually it aint hard, the campsites are always booked..... I'll have the TC back by then....and some warm weather shark fishing is gonna be on the books for next Summer 
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11-28-2006, 09:10 AM
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yup me too
 these guys got me hooked-on Charkin' but I wont "yak" out baits I'll fish for the feaders wthin casting distance
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11-28-2006, 09:41 AM
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I'll Yak the daylight hours, just haven't got the stones to try it after dark yet...especially in the conditions these guys do.....Coop was yakkin my bait out for me last summer, it was like pea soup...I asked him if he could see the hazzards on his truck when he was all the way out dropping the bait......his answer was "barely"
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11-28-2006, 12:27 PM
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MR. Mom , Sam gave me some tips earlier this year and it took all summer of a lot of trial and error, but it finally paid off on aug 8 I didnt land just one but two and lost one, along with my friend Javier. I cant wait till spring! I am usually able to get out three to four times a week during the week if you ever want to meet up to wet some lines pm me.
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11-28-2006, 04:35 PM
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Yeah, I remember my first day doin' the yak attack.
Summer before last, on a frightful rough day it twuz. The wind wuz a blowin' and the seas a tossin'. Why, it wsz so so rough you couldn't tell the difference between the waves and the tops blowing off. But I showed up with my yak... There was Sam, saying "It doesn't look too bad". I look at the water and it looks too rough even for Drum. I mutter to myself that this guy has probably been tossed from his yak onto his head a few times too many.... So I strap on my PFD and pull the yak toward the water. I walk back and attach my Chark line to it and start out. First three times the water snatches the yak from my grip and sends it back up the sand. Fourth time was a charm, so to speak..... I manage to get on board. Mind you, I have never set foot in a yak.... I thought I timed it right, but nooooooo, sure didn't.... Before I could get a paddle in the water the surf break (the 6-footer) tosses me like a used, er, like a wet rag back on the beach. Sam comes running over to grab the yak which was in better condition than I was and further up the sand. I wring myself out again and set off to work on my timing. Yippeee!!!! I finally made it past the surf "mountain" (break). But what do I see in front of me? Uh-ooooooohhhhhh...... Ok, so I am rolling back onto the beach again and open my eyes and there's Sam, grinning. "Kind'a rough, huh?" I say, "Nah, not too bad, just gotta' get used to it" (ok, now I know this guy is nutz!) Alright, I get more tips on what to do, when and how from Sam. Basically he said get in and paddle like hell to the calmer water. And so I do, and did. I finally got out there, in the calm water past the second or third sandbar. As I sat out there puffing and wheezing, I realized why I was really out there. It wasn't only to drop a 3 pound chunk of meat on a huge hook. Sitting out there in the relatively calm water puts a totally new perspective to the island. You could hear the distant rumble of the surf. It was pretty seeing the curl of the waves from the back side. The people on the beach looked like minature figures. Just sitting there hearing the gurgle of water under me and the smooth rocking of the yak was in itself peaceful enough. Ok, that's right, I forgot..... Got to drop the bait in. Ok, dropped, now get back in and hook a big one. Oops, back in, right? Oh NOOOOO!! But I don't know how to surf in a yak!!!!! But I found out how to fly..... And guess who was there to pick me up.....(again).... The next time at the island I went out at night. Now THAT is cool! Pretty "interesting" looking at the black ocean and paddling out. It was a beautiful starry, calm night and I was "hooked". Each gentle swipe of the paddle in the water brought a fire-filled show of phosphorus glow from the tiny critters on the water's surface. The gentle swells moving in to the beach lulled me into a peace I have never experienced before. There's nothing like being out there at night in your yak. At some time you have to head back in. Time to sit by the fire (keep the bugs away), pop open a chilly one and listen to the story about how you looked that first day when you were thrown eight feet into the air by a wave. He says, "I've never seen a body twisted like that". Thanks Sam, gee, thanks......  
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Yeah Sam got me hooked too....pusher....thanks buddy. I have never had so much fun on the beach in my life, as I have this summer.....even when things like this happen
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11-28-2006, 07:33 PM
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Going out there at night in a fancy canoe
 ...I'm chicken...I'd like to try yakkin someday but nightime to me means paddlin with big sharks....and as much as I like catchin em (fished Key West for them via boat) I have like a wierd phobia of the water....I'm sure it sounds strange, I love fishing, love boats, but the water can creep me out sometimes when looking into it and imagining might be there  ....Fishing at night But wadin deep, never mind yakkin...no thanks 
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Good post, Steve... You gotta love it.
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