Dusky Shark Caught In Myrtle Beach Surf

[chocolatequeen888]

maybe it wanted to live

[001GenLee]

I bet even those baby sharks pack a real punch if you get bit by one. I bet their razor teeth hurt just as bad as the granddaddy ones out there. lol As of the early 2000's, i've been wearing blue jeans in the ocean. I went to Carolina Beach yesterday & when i go in the water, i wear jeans. I got stung by a jellyfish in 1990, that's why. But a shark could still bite through 'em probably, though, depending on how tough the jeans are made, it could slow down their teeth from reaching my legs.

[chrrush]

blacknose shark

[bhsbball10]

If you wouldn't mind could you tell me what i would need to do this. We have the rod's and reel's but what type of tackle and rigging and bait

[Cathooker2]

@bhsbball10  I was using a 4 inch live mullet hooked in the back, with a 30 pound steel double drop rig/ leader 3 ounce sinker. It's illegal to shark fish from the beach in most cities. Check local laws The fishing is best during the late summer and fall seasons

Quit Wish'in Go Fish'in

[bhsbball10]

@Cathooker2 I prechate it man and i will be fishing at myrtle beach in fact springmaid. So does it matter what times you can and cant fish

[Cathooker2]

@bhsbball10 No 24 hours a day you will want to set up a 1/4 mile south of the pier to avoid the people. Unless you fish early in the morning and at night. also bring a cast net for bait. Let me know when you are here I may come visit with you.

[screwyoungthumpbioch]

@bhsbball10 use chicken liver for bait they love it

[screwyoungthumpbioch]

@bhsbball10 as long as it is bloody

[J0hnny7]

I'm glad you released him

[tlaza1317]

Great shark and video

[Cathooker2]

@tlaza1317 Thanks for commenting

[therondix]

Nice work on the surf fishing, and the video. I have fond memories of Surfside, cast netting for mullet, and trapping for blue crab, thanks for sharing your fishing memories. :)

[hellknight1984]

Nice Catch!

[adrinoah]

how much did it weigh??

[Cathooker2]

@adrinoah abvout 30 lb

[SoloTSi97]

Nice shark! My family and I were in Myrtle for the past 3 weeks and we caught 4 of these guys between 42" and 46"!

On question ... why the dusky shark ID? It looks just like the ones that we caught, and I am (or at least was) pretty sure they were Atlantic Sharpnose. Is there a reason for identifying as a dusky shark? Just wondering, since I'm pretty sure we caught the same species (fins and all look identical).

Way to go! We had it easy ... using much heavier tackle!

[Cathooker2]

@SoloTSi97 It may be a Sharpnose the tail fin was really long for its size so that was one factor in calling it a dusky. did you fish from shore what was your bait ?

Thanks for commenting

[SoloTSi97]

@Cathooker2 Gotcha. I'm no expert, just wondered. Yeah, I was fishing from the beach. Caught all of them in the morning (7a-9a) on mullet (not finger mullet, ~8" mullet).

I use a "fishfinder" style rig made with 90lb. 7-strand cable and 7/0 circle hooks. The bait is either just a cut chunk on a single 7/0 circle hook or a whole mullet rigged with cable & 7/0 circle hooks. I caught 2 of 'em each way.

[FuckedUpMentalCase]

whoa dude nice catch and video is super

[Cathooker2]

@FuckedUpMentalCase Thanks FUMC

I get off a good one every now and then.

[joeymilleralcadeas]

nice catch man. suprized your 14 pound test line didnt break. but i only fish in mostly freshwater, not salt

[Cathooker2]

@joeymilleralcadeas Thanks I was surprised too. The rod and reel was brand new I had the drag set just right.

Quit Wish'in Go Fish'in

[cjsjake]

what were u using for bait

[Cathooker2]

@cjsjake I was using a 4 inch live mullet hooked in the back. with a 30 pound steel double drop rig leader. 25 dollar walmart rod & reel with 14 pound test :) I was lucky to even see it. much less catch it.

[75GALAS]

молодец чувак,жаль что отпустил,надо было сожрать!!!

[JPdrumslayer]

this is a alsome video check out my myrtle beach fishing videos

[RIGGLEMAN94]

can u fish for shark from surf during the summer?

[Cathooker2]

@RIGGLEMAN94

No it's against the law to surf fish for sharks during summer

[samjklein]

@Cathooker2 Maybe in Myrtle Beach it is - I wouldn't be surprised. But it's entirely legal in Beaufort, which is farther south towards Savannah. There is no statewide rule that I'm aware of that bans shark fishing from the surf (partly because sharks will often take the same bait that bull drum will).

[dgonza11]

i caught a gray shark like that off of the pier at night one time

[HeadofIbis]

Awesome video man! Wow that fish put up a fight.

Is there are a reason people don't eat sharks like they do other fish? Don't they have much meat on them? Or is it some kinda superstition or somthng :-P ?

[Cathooker2]

@HeadofIbis Thanks for the comment

 Some fish are protected and illegal to catch. I thought this one was so I let it go. It was a great fight !!!

[barbershop0525]

@HeadofIbis plenty of ppl eat sharks... just about everyone i know does

[misscorvette02]

Whew...he let it go back into the ocean!

[RICHSMIX]

Nice catch and release! We catch those sharks up on Long Island sometimes, they give a good fight!

[creamtt]

Nice catch well done, shame about the film footage being out of focus.

[tempest2002]

can you still fish for shark off the surf

[Cathooker2]

Yes during certain winter months.

[tempest2002]

Can you now?

[Cathooker2]

@tempest2002 Yes you can, but there is not much bait close to shore now. try close to piers or jetties.

[TheCashDeal]

Nice catch, must have been tired after all that.

[mmirizio]

what month and bait were u using?

[Cathooker2]

early Oct. 5 inch live finger mullet.

[sourdiesal]

Who identified it? Looks like it could be a black nose.

[Cathooker2]

@sourdiesal thanks for the info, you may be right. I really dont know for sure. the tail fin was very long so I thought dusky or thresher shark . I looked at some black nose pictures and I may change the name of the video.

[sourdiesal]

Yeah, black nose are real common in the surf but its sometimes easy to miss the smudge on the snout. Nice video though, great that you released it. Cheers

[Ibanezuser1991]

its a baby.

[flyingfoxhahaha]

well good video

[SharkHunter71]

where is it u caught that ? State? looks like a nice fight on light tackle ! Ill stay with my heavy surf gear though for the big ones :)

[Cathooker2]

myrtle beach south carolina USA It was a great fight I was lucky to even see what it was much less catch it.

[computerprogram]

what song is this? nice vid dude

[Cathooker2]

One Man Army

from the Matrix movies.

Thanks for comment

[kleenexofdoom]

hey man nice video. I am going to our condo this fall at myrtle beach and want to go fishing. I dont have any supplies so i was wondering everything i should get to go on my line, such as weights, hooks, etc. thanks!

[Cathooker2]

Finger mullet are moving south time to fish.

[auger387]

im goin fishin off the surf this year, do u normally catch anything good out there bro, and can u give me a few tips?

[Cathooker2]

Late summer early fall are the best times. use live bait like finger mullet or mud minnows, Where on the strand are you fishing at ? black drum blues spanish mackeral flounder spots rays sharks you never know whats going to hit.

[auger387]

i dont know what part ill be at, but id love to catch another shark, i caught a 4 and a half foot hammerhead shark about 50 lbs off of cherry grove pier last year, and my family had a good dinner lol, but i LOVE to fish

[juniordiesel08]

pompano is a good catch from surf fishing

[LEALO5]

cool vid

[tmanvideos94]

must of been a great fight those things are like all muscle

[ekimanuso]

It was nice from you to put it back into the water. Where was this? Pacific maybe?

[Cathooker2]

Myrtle Beach South Carolina Atlantic Ocean

[lils846]

i just noticed that somebody could get really hurt cause if a shark was on that line, and it got angry, it could turn and bite fast!

[Cathooker2]

Yes you can be hurt in a heartbeat. I didn't expect to catch a shark that day.

Thanks for commenting

[lils846]

Glad it wasn't me! I hope nobody got hurt!

[thmoorer]

Cool video - but the soundtrack was a little hard to take! :^) Looks a little weird when you pull it in because who wants to wade into the water with a shark! Good release, though. Congrats.

[Cathooker2]

Thank for commenting

[bruced1980]

Nice work on the catch and release : )

[mycaddigo]

Your channel rocks, I'll let you know how I do when I get back. Thanks for the Tips!

[mycaddigo]

Thanks, what should I use for bait?

[Cathooker2]

I like to use LIVE Finger mullet (3to5") but any small bait fish or Cut squid, mullet can work.

[mycaddigo]

Fricken cool, Im looking at these vis b/c I'm gonig to Puerto Rico in a few days and I plan on doing alot of surf fishing

[Cathooker2]

Good luck

[caneywaney]

I bet that was a fun catch.

[maineladydi]

So glad you released it! Very cool!

[ezridn50]

That was awesome!

[SK8LAREDO]

what did you youse for bait

[Cathooker2]

4 inch finger mullet they are running up an down the coast in huge schools.

[sjs2011]

Last year I caught an enormous 5 1/2 foot long shovelnose shark at Marcus Beach (Sunshine Coast, QLD) with a rod that was no bigger than yours..

took about 40 minutes.. alot of patience and two people to swap the rod with every 10 minutes or so cause of the muscle strain.

by god.. probably the peak moment of my life where i wish i had a camera!

a beautiful beach marcus beach is.. but we attracted a large crowd.. and nobody could believe it.. and i certainly wasn't going swimming!

[HeadlessHorseman1234]

i went fishing a few times but never caught anything i saw this one guy with a massive catfish hanging from his shoulder easily weighing upto 30 pounds

[echeverri1994]

what makes this catch so nice is that you were using only 12lb test. what size hook are you using and how long is your leader?

[Cathooker2]

You are so right about the 12 pound test.LOL All you can do is hold on and hope to see it at least once. :)

It was a two foot steel 30# leader with a three ounce weight. I had already lost one fish on a lighter mono leader before I switched to steel.The hook was 1 and a half inchs long with a 3/4 inch gap.

[nickyw919]

thats my b-day and nice

[scootkid101]

what bait were u using????

[Cathooker2]

Small live mullet about 4 to 7 inchs. I was King Mackeral fishing at the time.

[jeenyus720]

idk y but i woulda felt bad if u didnt let it go but u did so thx.. lol

[kbo72]

Sounds like the 4ft bull shark I caught at Assateague last summer. I've got about 500 yards of 50lb braid and he peeled about half of it off immediately after being hooked. It took me about 15 min after that to reel him in-I tightened the drag and power cranked him in(as best I could-truth be told he was the more powerful of us-he absolutely tired me out) I would rather have played him to tire him out but I was too afraid he would run me out of line. Yeah definitely by the tail for releasing.

[Cathooker2]

Yes they are great fighters, Sounds like you enjoyed it.

Thanks for the comment.

[splat4]

As for legality, I'm unsure what the laws are in the Carolinas as I fish mostly Florida waters, gulfside. In any case, duskies are a more rare that others, so KUDOS to you again for a fine catch and release!

[splat4]

Nice catch! Good to see you released it too. Just one word of advice: you can do really harm (sometimes fatally) a shark by lifting it up into the air. Their internal organs are suprisingly fragile.  Best thing to do when relesing a shark, is simply to drag it by it's tail into the surf.

[Mikki57]

Wow, w

[francmeister420]

should have revived it better.

[Cathooker2]

He had plenty of fight left in him or I would have.

[thmoorer]

What I learned from watching this is how potentially dangerous a shark could be when you are in final stages of catch or release. You have to be in deep enough water for him to swim (at least during release), and the water is his element. Pretty easy for him to turn and bite.

[r8383czvx]

I see. So there are different kinds of sharks. What is the average size of duskies in the Carolinas' area? It was neat seeing release him after the fight you did to capture him.

[r8383czvx]

My Gosh! That was a whopper. Beat it was fun reeling him in. Why didn/t you make shark steaks out of him?

[Cathooker2]

I thought about that but it's illegal to possess a dusky in South Carolina.