Shark Fishing Fort Lauderdale Aboard The Hooked Up, Saltwater Fishing Report

Shark Fishing Fort Lauderdale aboard the Hooked Up with the guys from North Dakota

February 10th, 2012
Once again Shark fishing pays off for the Hooked Up off the coast of Fort Lauderdale! Today we had Mike, Paul, Chad, Greg, John and Chris all from North Dakota out for a few hours off deep-sea fishing. I have to start out this fishing report with the weather!! It sucked it was rainy and rough but all the same we went for it.

Now bear in mind that due to the rain everyone was huddled up inside and if there is one place you don’t want to hang out in when it is rough it would be inside. Needless to say kite fishing was out of the question today once again due to the rain. And as far as trolling that was also out of the question for us due to the lack of sight. So we were left with shark fishing!

So we went out to 350 of water and set out bait on top one half way down and 3rd 350 feet down on the bottom. Ok the trap was set and all we needed now was for some big shark to swim along and take a bite. So we waited and waited.

Meanwhile while we were waiting I noticed that every 10 min or so some one would come out of the salon and throw up over the side and just like that he would go back inside.

As I was watching this I noticed that not one of these guys bitched at all. All the same I knew that this trip was going to be cut short and to boot these guys had paid a little extra to stay longer. This decision was made back at the dock where it was flat calm.

Ok back to the fishing! Than all at once our deep rod that was 350 feet away to start at with and now it bent over with line peeling off it as if there was a fright train on the other end. Chad came running out in the rain just seconds ago he was losing his lunch and now he jumping in the chair just to hang on to this big rod with line just screaming off.

There really was nothing for him to do at this point but to just hang on. After a few min the fish I mean fright train that was on the other end slowed down and Chad was ready to start trying to reel this thing in. As you can image it was a very slow take a bit lose a bit type of fight.
Finally after a good 30 min Chad finally got this monster hammerhead shark near the boat. BUT just like that he screamed off a lot of line and it was time to start over.

Chad was done and Paul was eager to give it a shot.
Finally after what seemed forever we finally had this sea monster next to the boat. Captain Greg and I got a head rope around him and we some how managed to slide hi in threw the tuna door for a quick measurement and a few pictures.

Within seconds we got all 3 hooks out of him and slid him right back out into the open sea to fight again another day. Paul and Chad pretty work guys.
At this point we were far off shore due to the long fight so Greg just slid out 3 live baits and we were just going to slow troll down sea back toward our inlet when all of a sudden BAM we were Hooked Up again.

This time Mike got out in the rain and did battle with this feisty black tip shark. 5 min later Mike had him at the boat where we took a couple pictures and than Greg cut the leader as close to the shark’s mouth as possible.

Bare in mind that while all this was going on we had 3 guys taking turns losing their lunch over the side. Ok I made a corporate decision that I think made me a hero.

I said hey guys what you think if we forget about the extra time and just call it a day at a 4-hour trip? Well no one came up on the bridge to give me a kiss (thank god) but all the same they were all smiles.

You guys are without a doubt some tough sons a guns. Thanks again for fishing with us aboard the Hooked Up and next time please leave all your photos of deer’s at home you guys were making us feel like we were shooting big rabbits. (LOL)
Shark Fishing pays off again.

Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free @ (877) SEA-4344

About the Author:

Captain's Bio: My name is Taco and I run the best Fort Lauderdale fishing charter in South Florida! Heck, you won't have a better time on any fishing boat from West Palm to Miami. Why, because you get a sport fishing captain who has fished the waters of Fort Lauderdale for over 25 years. I know where to fish and how to fish for sailfish, marlin, tuna, dolphin, barracuda and just about anything that has gills. You also get a great time fishing with Hooked Up. We're not one of those stuffy South Florida fishing charters where the mate and captain are stuck on themselves and barely talk to you. We want you to party, relax, or whatever you like to do. Our job is to make your time on Hooked Up the most enjoyable you can have in Ft Lauderdale.