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Welcome to TEXAS SHARK FISHING! We are one of the most active shark fishing sites in the world. Our site features videos, thousands of photos, weekly reports, shark fishing information, and much more. Our membership base includes North Carolina Shark Fishing, South Carolina Shark Fishing, Georgia Shark Fishing, Florida Shark Fishing, Louisiana Shark Fishing, as well as some members from Australia and South Africa. If you are interested in the sport or an experienced shark fisherman, this is a great place to call home. Please bookmark this page for future reference and take a look around at the videos, articles, photos, and fishing forum.
We are the home of THE SHARK FISHING HANDBOOK, written by Christopher Deaver. The Handbook is an indepth online book helping new anglers get into the exciting sport of LAND BASED SHARK FISHING and helping experienced shark fishermen improve their catch rate. There are eleven exciting chapters in The Handbook providing a very comprehensive overview of this sport:
Chapter 1, Shark Fishing Orientation, provide a general overview of what is required to become a shark fisherman, before moving on to specifics subjects and techniques. The right mental attitude towards the sport and learning the sport is your foundation to success.
Chapter 2, Building a Shark Fishing Crew, covers the importance teamwork to success. Get the right team together, and success is inevitable.
Chapter 3, Shark Fishing Tackle - Selecting Rods and Reels, is a general knowledge article for selection shark fishing tackle. We cover the tackle for catching medium sized sharks, tackle for huge sharks, and tackle for general surf casting.
Chapter 4, Planning A Shark Fishing Trip, provides an overview of the thinking behind planning your shark fishing year, the importance of water temps, short term planning tools like tide charts and weather forecasts.
Chapter 5, Picking a Spot and Setting Up Camp, includes information to adapt to the beach environment, beach comfort, use of metal rod spikes, and a little on reading the surf.
Chapter 6, Shark Bait, a very comprehensive chapter covering a very important aspect of shark fishing. Pay close attention to taking care of your bait and keeping it as fresh as possible.
Chapter 7, Shark Leader Preparation and Shark Bait Rigging, covers the preparation of stealth traces and setting your bait up.
Chapter 8, Shark Fishing Bait Placement Strategy and Deployment, provides an overview of how to fish your rods, haow deep to run the lines, selecting bait deployment options including kayaks, zodiac, or jet ski.
Chapter 9, Fighting, Landing, Handling, and Releasing Sharks, the title says it all. Pay attention to keeping sharks in the water and staying organized when handling sharks.
Chapter 10, Fishing Hard and Staying Motivated, coping with hard times and staying motivated.
Chapter 11, Putting the Shark Fishing Handbook into Action, a review of the important points of the handbook, sort of a checklist of what you should be doing to be successful.
We feature one of the most active shark fishing discussions forums in the world: INTERNATIONAL LAND BASED SHARK FISHING MESSAGEBOARD. We average over 100 members posts daily with discussions ranging from fishing reports, rod building, reel repair, surf fishing topics, reading the surf, too networking with other members around the globe. He have fishermen from North Carolina, Florida, South Africa, Australia, Georgia, and many other places. Our members have landed large hammerhead sharks, tiger sharks, lemon sharks, and bull sharks from the surf. We have some great catches, like Simon Harmon’s 13′6″ tiger shark from the beach, and Staurt Richard’s 10′1″ mako shark from the beach. Our primary catches are blacktip sharks and bull sharks, with some hammerhead sharks, sand tiger sharks, lemon sharks, and tiger sharks. Please register for the forum and feel free to participate in the discussions. We have both new and experienced anglers to help you.
We have a new OFFSHORE FISHING FORUM, covering yellow, bluefin, and blackfin tuna, as well as wahoo, kingfish, and amberjack. Many of our reports are from the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
