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Average Fisherman 03-27-2013 07:54 PM

Grand Isle Report!!
 
I can't upload the pictures yet. I'm still down on the island. The day started slowly, but picked up when dad caught a 3 1/2 foot bull shark. About an hour later I hooked into a bull shark that went close to five feet! I'm only going by the locals on the bridge, who said they were bulls. I was clueless. After not getting a bite toward Elmer's Island, we went back to the fishing bridge and caught 3 nice sheepshead. One weighed in at six pounds!! We also caught two gaff tops that went better than five pounds. I lost a couple of beasts. One bit through my leader, and the other broke my line as I tried to fight two fish because my dad was talking to someone. By the time he came back, it was too late! It doesn't take much for me to have fun, but today was an absolute, silly blast. And the cool thing is, I didn't even land the bull I was looking for. Thanks for all the tips, and I'll post some pics when I can!

mriguy 03-27-2013 08:03 PM

Glad you had a good time.

MathGeek 03-27-2013 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Average Fisherman (Post 564523)
I can't upload the pictures yet. I'm still down on the island. The day started slowly, but picked up when dad caught a 3 1/2 foot bull shark. About an hour later I hooked into a bull shark that went close to five feet! I'm only going by the locals on the bridge, who said they were bulls. I was clueless. After not getting a bite toward Elmer's Island, we went back to the fishing bridge and caught 3 nice sheepshead. One weighed in at six pounds!! We also caught two gaff tops that went better than five pounds. I lost a couple of beasts. One bit through my leader, and the other broke my line as I tried to fight two fish because my dad was talking to someone. By the time he came back, it was too late! It doesn't take much for me to have fun, but today was an absolute, silly blast. And the cool thing is, I didn't even land the bull I was looking for. Thanks for all the tips, and I'll post some pics when I can!

I'd love to get one of my children hooked up with a bull shark. What were y'all using for bait?

Average Fisherman 03-27-2013 09:08 PM

An incredibly nice guy next to us had some finger mullet he'd caught in a cast net. They were dying and he didn't want them to go to waste. Much better than the frozen stuff we were using. I was thrilled to get my dad hooked into one. Didn't mind getting one myself!

Garfish 03-28-2013 10:24 AM

Glad y'all are having a good time. Da Island is definitely a fun place to be.

Average Fisherman 03-28-2013 10:44 PM

Here are some pics.....
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...1EE61998D5.jpg

The sheepshead in back actually weighed six pounds.


And the shark had this parasitic looking thing attached to it. I'm sure it's common, but I had no clue what it was.

Again, thanks for all the tips. Wish I lived a little closer to the coast! Hopefully these pics will upload.

Average Fisherman 03-28-2013 10:45 PM

Hmmm. Lets try this one again.

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...1F1FEBFB5B.jpg

Average Fisherman 03-28-2013 10:46 PM

And the parasite. I've got it now!

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...1F13A92A5E.jpg


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