Coming down from Camden on the 23rd for a day of fishing for big spinner sharks in the deeper holes between the IOP & Dewees. Wondering if the bait concentrations are good & if anyone has recently fought any of these bigger spinners (75-150lbs.)in that area?
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saw one surface saturday 4/14 in front of bull island
also, there is a crap ton of haden in that area too. i mean a crap ton.
14’McKee 75Merc 2stroke
Is a crap ton more or less than a butt load? As for spinners, I have never caught one but they sound like loads of fun. Is there any particular way you fish for them? I can catch bonnetheads but that is the only kind of shark I catch when shark fishing.
One more question, deep holes or just moving water?
DFreedom,
They seem to be pretty plentiful most of late spring through early fall in & around the Dewees Inlet area. We have caught them in shallow water right off the ICW & the beaches, but we have been most successful drifting large live baits into the deep holes during the last of the out-going tide & the first of the incoming. We tend to lose (to quote yakin4reds) a “crap ton” 
of bait to small sharks & giant stingrays (100+lbs), but the payoff is worth it.
Make sure your tackle is pretty stout (30-50# class) as if you were fishing for tarpon or large reds. We use circle hooks with large gaps (the corner of a sharks mouth is pretty wide) & 5’-7’ black nylon coated mutistrand leaders (90-150#). In the past, we have used mono tarpon-style leaders, but have had too many break-offs from skin rubs & bite throughs so we stay with the light, flexible multistrands.
The first run by these fish is as exciting as any fish I have ever caught–high jumps, cart-wheels, freight train runs. We’ve even been forced to dropped anchor to chase a few. After the first few minutes, they settle deep & fight hard. Be very careful when they come boatside & expect to get wet. Always wear gloves to wire-up boatside & be prepared to let go for another attempt.
We release all the females (they are fat & full of pups this time of year), but if we get a male in the 75-100# range, we’ll steak him out. One or 2 fish a season will keep you in steaks the rest of the year. Yes, I’m like 1 of 6 people in this country that still enjoys a lovely shark steak on the grill. Plus, there’s a great side benefit, I always know what the temperature is. 
The wait can be a little boring at times, but when that reel starts singing, it’s pure adrenaline. Also, putting large live baits into the water can bring some hefty surprises–large bull sharks (mean b%tches), lemons, hammerheads & the occasional tiger shark feed & breed in these same waters (not to mention some mammoth tarpon). A couple of fish we never slowe
KALMwaters…THAT sounds like a lot of fun!!..your description makes me want to give it a try!!
livin life one day at a time!!!
2006 Seafox172
05 Mercury90hp(saltwater)
Caught a nice one the other day, and dont forget to use barrell swivels fro your tackles sake. cause they will twist the hell out of it! Been catchign them at the begining of the incomming tide at deep creek mouths on the turns
Get out There!
That does sound exciting. Thanks for the info, we’ll have to give that a shot.
shark is yummy. nothing wrong with eating one of those beast every once in a while