3-16-13 Bull Shark for the Michigan Men!

I had a group of guys out on the Bn’M today all from Michigan. They said they wanted to catch fish and if there was any chance at a shark that would make their. I told them Shark Fishing in Islamorada is some of the best! The first item on the agenda was dinner though. We started out the day looking a mahi or tuna, but we didn’t have any luck. We switched gears and decided to do some bottom fishing and caught a bucket full of lane snapper, porgy, and triggerfish, all great tasting white meat fish! We also caught a small atlantic sharpnose shark about 3′ long. The guys loved it even though it was small. After that we caught some barracuda, which make great shark bait, but we let them go since I had a plan in the back of my head. After that we headed to a wreck just outside the reef a few miles and caught a couple king mackerel. I knew if there was some king mackerel around there was a good shot at a bull shark. We rigged up the standup 50 rod and sent down a butterflied king mackerel. It didn’t take long to get a bite, but unfortunately he ate all but the head and we didn’t hook it. I was dissapointed but we didn’t give up. We had one more king to try so we sent it down and kept drifting. After about 10 minutes the rod double over and we were hooked up. The guys are took turns fighting the shark, and after about 40 minutes we had a 200 lb bull shark next to the boat. The guys were exhausted and excited. We took a few quick pictures and then released the shark to fight another day. March Shark fishing in the Florida Keys can be great, and we have the same group of guys in mid April so a tiger shark will be next on the list! Send me an email to set up a shark fishing trip!

Capt. Nick Stanczyk

bnmcharters@gmail.com

 

3-11-13 First Tiger Shark of the Season!

Shark Fishing in Islamorada in March has turned on! I had EJ, his two sons Jamie and Jonathon, as well as their long time friend Rick out aboard the Bn’M on a Florida Keys Shark Fishing Charter. The wind was blowing 15 – 20 knots, make it 4 -6′ seas, but we chugged out to one of the “humps” offshore and made a day of it. We started out catching half a dozen small blackfin tuna for dinner, as well as bait if needed. After that we caught a couple amberjack in the 30 – 35 lb range. We definitely had the bait we needed for a big Tiger Shark now! We made our first drift and the deep rod gets a bite. Jamie fights the shark for 20 minutes and it winds up being an est. 275 lb bull shark! We take a few pictures and release shark. The next drift we hook a monster shark! He made a big run but then we lost him a few minutes later. After that we decided to make one more drift. We put the baits out and within 5 minutes the shallow rod starts screaming drag! Jamie gets in the chair again and goes to town on this beast. He did a great job on the drag and added pressure when needed. It took just over an hour to subdue the beast, but we got some great pictures and some video of a big Islamorada Tiger Shark! We released the est. 600 lb shark after the pictures to fight another day. Everybody was happy and Jamie was exhausted. We headed for the dock after that and will back after the sharks tomorrow! Send me an email if interested in a shark fishing trip!

Capt Nick Stanczyk

bnmcharters@gmail.com

Great Islamorada Shark Fishing Bait!

A lot of people come fishing for sharks in Islamorada. Now you can definitely catch sharks on a lot of different types of bait, but there’s a couple that we use a lot of on our Moster Shark Fishing Charters. One of the best shark baits around is a fresh barracuda. They smell terrible and sharks can’t resist them. We can’t always catch a fresh barracuda for every trip, but a lot of times we catch them on other trips and stick them in the freezer. It’s always nice to leave the dock on an Islamorada shark fishing trip with bait in the boat!

Capt. Nick Stanczyk

mailto:bnmcharters@gmail.com

islamorada barracuda
islamorada barracuda

January Shark Fishing! Big Bull for Greg!

Well the new year is upon us and we hope to catch and release many big boys while shark fishing in Islamorada. Today I had my friend Greg from Chicago out on the Bn’M and we started out by reef fishing. We caught multiple species of fish but then I decided I wanted to get a big Florida Keys Shark for ol’ Gregor. I had some bonito’s in the fish box from a few days ago so we put one on the big circle hook Shark Rig and sent it to the bottom. We were fishing near a wreck, where this time of year there’s usually a few sharks around, and today there was the one we were looking for. Within about 10 minutes the 50 wide reel, with 80 lb tuf line braid, doubled over and was screaming drag! Greg got the rod belt on and went to work. After about a 15 minute tug of war we had a 7′ Bull Shark next to the boat! The shark weighed close to 250 lbs and put up a great fight. After a few pictures we released the big shark to fight another day! Book your Islamorada Shark Fishing Charter today!

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