Extreme Sharkin Rig

[chomper]

You can see a fella standing directly behing the lucky angler, Walter Maxwell, in this picture. He is wearing the vertical striped shirt. A younger looking fella.




His name is Mike Sowden. Also know as Hip. He and another fellow sharker pal, Earl Wallace, made this extra large rig, for me....






Here are the drops and hooks...




And here is a picture of a rig with top float being used in the saltwater. Floats help to locate bait placement and save your rig for recovery purposes. They also serve to keep your main line up off the bars.




I joke with Hip about how he had to pick up some Major Mojo just being near that beast of a tiger shark. He doesnt know about picking up mojo, but he has been a part of team efforts that have landed some very large sharks caught in the past. He has picked up some well sought after skills for "extreme" sharkers along the way. He is happy to share the tips and tricks he has picked up in the past and I am very grateful for them and happy to pass them on to others.

Now, good luck to all, and someone better land a BIG-UN this summer..... :twisted:

chomper

[Sam]

Chomper, that looks pretty serious! Can you explain what it does? (what size hooks, how long leader, it obviously floats, but how deep does it run?)

[chomper]

Here goes. It is about 30' overall length. Divided in half with an 800# swivel. Another swivel attaching the drops to the hooks, which are 16/0 J hooks. It is 3/32" SS cable for the main leaders. The first half of the main leader has a LARGE snap swivel for the weight. The drops are 1/8" SS cable. The fellow sharkers in Texas who made it for me tell me that it is designed for catching LARGE Tiger sharks. They say that a tiger can and has bitten through the 3/32 " cable. The shark in Maxwells World record photograph was caught with a very similar rig. This type of rig was developed in the early sixties, by some of the original pioneers of "extreme" sharking. The overall length of the cable can be made to any personal choice. But this rig is tried and true, landing many BIG sharks through the years. These rigs are made to fish the bottom with a very large bait. Hope this helps. Ask any questions fellas...I cant wait to put it to use in some prime time sharkin waters... 8)

Good luck,
chomper