New years metro tiger shark
Submitted by mjohns on Tue, 2013-01-01 17:57
Fished a popular metro beach last night..
Hooked up three times, first time rubbed me off on my leader, second bit straight though my wire trace pretty quickly.. third time lucky hooked up to something big, after 2.5-3 hours of fight and it taking me for a walk up and down the beach several times it appeared in the waves. BIG shark was the call so i ran down to tail it and it bit me off !! took 2 of us to pull it up the beach clear of the water inch by inch. Didnt like its chances of survival after such a long fight but it swam off quite stongly once i got it past the waves.
What a night..
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fish4dan
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Which beach ?
Amazing catch, nice work ! Which beach ? Not that I want to catch one; I just want to avoid swimming there :-) Dan
snapper
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Lots of them around
and probably off every beach.
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thebrett
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nice work i would like to
nice work i would like to know what rod setup u were using was it a LBG rod, what reel, rod, wat rig were u using?? would be much appreciated to find out, good work
snapper_seeker
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How do you deploy your baits
How do you deploy your baits from the beach for sharks mate?
mulloway_hunter
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was this caught of cott
was this caught of cott
br3nno
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Nice catch!Are tiger sharks
Nice catch!
Are tiger sharks ever good eating? If so what size, less than 6 ft?
BC
sherbert
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The beachs are full of them
Were we got 2 and lots of biteoffs, I would not be swiming in the water at the monment
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AlwaysFishin
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Nice pics mate. The one
Nice pics mate. The one where you're holding it's gob open is a killer shot! Like your work.
metroLBfisher
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Seb and i caught 3 in two
Seb and i caught 3 in two hours last week 400 meters from a very popular metro beach. Biggest went 2.9, gave up after those i was to worn out but there were plenty more out there! i was very surprised but like sherbs said, i would not be swimming at the moment
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Chris fish
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Swimming with sharks is fun,
Swimming with sharks is fun, only had 2 dives without being aproved by sharks in the last month. Great rush swimming with a 3m shark and fighting him off your fish haha. That's a monster tiger to would of gone well that's for sure
always looking for a new challenge!!
catchalittle
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nice catch there chief
nice catch there chief
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meglodon
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so what is causing the influx of tigers
to me it seems that there has been a masive increase in the number of tigers turning up in the metro area, it wasn't so long back that to even see atiger around perth was a big deal my ooh my how things have changed
spanishmackeral
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having a stab in the dark
having a stab in the dark here but could it be the same thing bringing mackeral, marlin, whale sharks etc down.
curious if anyone has seen any articles on the idea??
Busted Arse
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Pilbara Brad did an article
Pilbara Brad did an article in the Wangler recemtly discussing something similar.I know of an angler that has picked up a Red Emporer and other northern emporers out of Gero atm.
On my recent trip to Lucies Beach at the back of S-Bend was amazed to see how many sharks were finning so close to shore.
mjohns
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Thanks for all replies guys,
Thanks for all replies guys, definately a big increase in tiger sharks around at the moment, why? i dont know but im not complaining! Though there were quite a few groups of people swimming at this spot just before dark, if only they knew !
Caught on a 13ft rod - that was painful..
Dont know about eating qualitys , ive heard they can be good but i couldn't bring myself to kill such an animal.. much more satisfying to see it swim off to fight another day :)
Cheers - Mick
Chris fish
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That one was over the max
That one was over the max size limit for whaler sharks which included tigers as well so its protected. Very nice shark and good to see more people starting to catch and release the big ones for sport.
always looking for a new challenge!!
metroLBfisher
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I honestly believe the same
I honestly believe the same theory Spanish, there is no doubt in my mind that's why we have an extreme amount of them lurking around metro beaches atm! might have to try for another this week, great fun!
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Aaron Warner
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Which beaches are the best for shark fishing.
Nice photos guys . I have just got myself set up for shark fishing and would like to know what beaches are the best to target tigers and what tides produce the best results. Like you guys i am big on catch and relase
DavidBaricevic
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Good work mate, nice photo of
Good work mate, nice photo of you holding its mouth open as well.
mjohns
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Aaron, put the hours in and
Aaron, put the hours in and you will definately be rewarded sooner or later..
We fish almost every weekend (not always off the beach) into the wee hours of the morning, usually catching NOTHING....
Sooner or later everything will come together for an awsome night, and that night will always be a night to remember.. makes all those fishless nights so worth while :)
Thanks guys, i also like the pic with its mouth open, if you zoom in a little you can see the teeth theyre pretty gnarly
kingfisha1 (not verified)
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what bait did u use and what
what bait did u use and what pound wire?
e30_MPOWER
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nice catch bro, 13ft rod
nice catch bro, 13ft rod would of been a killer fight
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