Impressive surf catch in FL - 550 lb mako

[FishermanTim]

What has me puzzled is how can they cast that rod and reel far enough to put whatever bait (abnd added weight) into the feeding area?

Funny, I always thought of makos as open water sharks, not coastal shallow waters.

They must have been fishing near some serious dropoff and have arms like Hulk Hogan.

Personally, I can't believe they were surf casting with a tuna reel and were able to muscle a 500+ lb freight train of a shark from shore.

Too many variables in my opinion.

If I am wrong, I apologize, but I'm just working with what's been presented.

[bloocrab]

If your read the article, they do have means of getting it past the dead-zone.

Still interesting, but based on that type of fishing...I imagine it's possible.

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

What has me puzzled is how can they cast that rod and reel far enough to put whatever bait (abnd added weight) into the feeding area?

Funny, I always thought of makos as open water sharks, not coastal shallow waters.

They must have been fishing near some serious dropoff and have arms like Hulk Hogan.

Personally, I can't believe they were surf casting with a tuna reel and were able to muscle a 500+ lb freight train of a shark from shore.

Too many variables in my opinion.

If I am wrong, I apologize, but I'm just working with what's been presented.

The article mentioned that a lot of shore shark fishermen use kayaks to get the bait out into the strike zone. It didn't specifically say these guys did that, but I would imagine they must have.

A kid caught a mako from the beach in Falmouth while fishing for stripers several years ago, if I remember correctly. It's definitely rare up here, but I have no idea how close they come to shore in Florida.