Raincatcher
Are you sure it's illegal to fish for shark from land/pier? When I lived in Pismo Beach we did it all the time, I even caught one. Why is the swimmer a moron? He was part of a team of long distance swimmers. Not arguing, just askingHard to tell if he was actually targeting a froggin' great white, but sounds like he was if he kept it on for more than 2 minutes... No way it's legal from land/pier. Not sure what I'd do as the fisherman, but as an onlooker, I'd probably cut his line for him. Sucks to have 100+ yards of line trailing from your mouth for a few weeks, but better than any other alternative I can imagine, including a shark attack. Now, the swimmer - that's the real moron.
I didn't read that he was chumming. Is there a follow-up report?They say he was chumming. I'm betting he's going to do a little jail time for hooking that shark.
I was talking to my folks in SoCal today and my dad said that he had seen where they were chumming. That's all I know. He heard it on the local news for all that's worth.
I will say that my dad may have had his facts wrong. Sorry...
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-no-chumming-before-shark-bite-20140706-story.html
Do you ever catch sharks from the beach/ jetties? Really want to try catching one
Most common are Blue, Leopard, Salmon, Soupfin, Pacific Angel and White*... along with Rays and Skate... and I have one Tiger to my name, verified by the Seaside Aquarium. The Tiger was caught the year that we were catching the Humboldt Squid off of the point of the Jetty and Tuna were within 5 miles of the shore. This year they are catching Tuna in the Columbia under the Astoria-Megler Bridge, so I would not at all surprised if some other Shark species are off of our coast right now!What kind of sharks do you usually get? And halibut from shore? That's gotta be a blast!