Bull shark

[mii11x]

So flicking for bream and flatties in shallow water a couple of weeks ago in the woronora, I hooked up to this.

What fun!!!!  Unexpected to say the least and suprising my line and leader didn't snap.

Caught on my 2-5kg tcurve tourny series, 2500 sol with 4 lb fireline and 8lb vanish leader.  1/8th size 1 tt jighead and berkley 2" worm. Knot to join lines was double uni.

I was in 700mm of water according to the HDS Live.

[frankS]

Looks like it has been hooked at least once before with that huge lump of what looks like a 16/0 or larger Stainless hook hanging out the side of it's face.

You done extra well to land that thing on the gear you describe. Did you try to remove that hook ?.

Frank

[mii11x]

I tried to remove the old hook, but it was thrashing around so much.  

And yeah was a load of fun on the lighter gear

[61 crusher]

Top effort on the light gear, did you end up chasing it down or hold your ground 👍

[mii11x]

5 hours ago, 61 crusher said:

Top effort on the light gear, did you end up chasing it down or hold your ground 👍

Had to electric motor for a bit mate

[61 crusher]

36 minutes ago, mii11x said:

Had to electric motor for a bit mate

Thought as much, still a great effort & awesome fight 😎

Edited December 14, 2019 by 61 crusher

[James Clain]

Great catch, on that light line especially. Well done!

[onearmedfisho]

On 12/10/2019 at 7:35 PM, mii11x said:

So flicking for bream and flatties in shallow water a couple of weeks ago in the woronora, I hooked up to this.

What fun!!!!  Unexpected to say the least and suprising my line and leader didn't snap.

Caught on my 2-5kg tcurve tourny series, 2500 sol with 4 lb fireline and 8lb vanish leader.  1/8th size 1 tt jighead and berkley 2" worm. Knot to join lines was double uni.

I was in 700mm of water according to the HDS Live.

nice mate i fish the wonny regularly. trying to picture where you were with the signs in the background but im not sure???

[mii11x]

8 hours ago, onearmedfisho said:

nice mate i fish the wonny regularly. trying to picture where you were with the signs in the background but im not sure???

I was drifting the shallows, the first navigation marked corner of the wonny. I was 700mm deep when I hooked up. Photo was taken maybe 200m away

[JonD]

Fun little shark, however I don't think it's a bull shark, either a school or bronze whaler.

[New Signing]

Looks like either a bronzy or possibly a dusky

[James Clain]

12 hours ago, JonD said:

Fun little shark, however I don't think it's a bull shark, either a school or bronze whaler.

Yea its a bronze whaler which is also even better as a catch, considering that it is a fair way upstream.

[mii11x]

In what ways could you determine the difference?

[New Signing]

For me it in this case its the colour, shape of the nose, the eye and shape of the top lobe on the tail

[Blackfish]

Certainly a fun and good capture on the light gear. It would have gone like the clappers.

As they say its not a Bull Shark ... see above, plus @James Clain wrote a good piece back in October about Bull Sharks and the size you will encounter in Sydney. 

Thanks again James 

 

[James Clain]

4 hours ago, Blackfish said:

Certainly a fun and good capture on the light gear. It would have gone like the clappers.

As they say its not a Bull Shark ... see above, plus @James Clain wrote a good piece back in October about Bull Sharks and the size you will encounter in Sydney. 

Thanks again James 

 

Glad my write up is still in use i'm proud of it! Thanks.

[James Clain]

15 hours ago, mii11x said:

In what ways could you determine the difference?

The size.

[mii11x]

Sweet as fellas, I'll take a read of the posted threads to learn a bit more