http://www.northcarolinasharkfishing.com/land-based-tiger-shark-caught-from-the-beach/ Fishing for and Catching Sharks from Shore in North Carolina Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:50:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.northcarolinasharkfishing.com/land-based-tiger-shark-caught-from-the-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-320 jeff klein Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:32:23 +0000 http://www.northcarolinasharkfishing.com/?p=107#comment-320 At the end of June 09, me and 2 friends took a ride out to the General Sherman. Six miles out the Little River Inlet in South Carolina. The ocean was calm, which was great for a 16 foot Starcraft (alumimum hull) made in the early 70's. Anchored for some time, we noticed 7 ft sharks circling us. I had my Penn #6 reel hooked with a short wire leader and a small hook, with a dead Pogie. I heard the slow click click click and pulled the pole. A shark came up from under the boat and was swimming about 10 feet away, 5 feet down. Then he turned and I saw the striped markings and I just stared at it. My brother in-law woke me up with the comment that it was a Tiger Shark and said cut the line. I said no, I'm going to fight it. I had 30 seconds with a 7 or 8 foot Tiger Shark. Not many people can say they saw a Tiger in the water, let alone hook one. I feel priviledged. A dive boat was a hundred yards away, I wondered if they saw it? At the end of June 09, me and 2 friends took a ride out to the General Sherman. Six miles out the Little River Inlet in South Carolina. The ocean was calm, which was great for a 16 foot Starcraft (alumimum hull) made in the early 70’s. Anchored for some time, we noticed 7 ft sharks circling us. I had my Penn #6 reel hooked with a short wire leader and a small hook, with a dead Pogie. I heard the slow click click click and pulled the pole. A shark came up from under the boat and was swimming about 10 feet away, 5 feet down. Then he turned and I saw the striped markings and I just stared at it. My brother in-law woke me up with the comment that it was a Tiger Shark and said cut the line. I said no, I’m going to fight it. I had 30 seconds with a 7 or 8 foot Tiger Shark. Not many people can say they saw a Tiger in the water, let alone hook one. I feel priviledged. A dive boat was a hundred yards away, I wondered if they saw it?

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