Sharks on Soft Plastics

[danny]

Hey Guys

Any one been getting Bullies on Sp's. Twice now I've been busted off by sharks when trying to catch bream on Sp's for bait. Yesterday had a massive run which was quickly ended in a bite off. Then a couple of minutes later my livey went off and I got a 95cm Bull. They have taken 3inch Gulps in the minnow shape. I've got a 5inch minnow with a 8/0 and short wire trace which i'm gonna give a go but any one elses success stories would be helpful cos it brings a new meaning to spinning.

[flathead]

:ohmy: Ive havent heard of anyone getting sharks on plastics before this quite a rarity if they were sharks i guess they were gulp so they probs would have taken it.How far were u casting out cause when im fishing with sp's i fish them close to the bank around structure etc there was one time i almost got my chubby caught bream sharked lol in about 1m of water next time put a wire trace on with your sp :laugh:

[Schultzy]

Do you mean something like this? [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/shark_jig.jpg

[Angus]

Its more than possible.

I saw film clip of a Japanese guy get a good sized reef shark on SP.

The thing is it has to be a lucky hook up or your done.

Angus

[danny]

First time was fishing coochin in my boat and hooked up near the bank, it was a very decent shark as I couldn't move it, mind you only had 4lb line, but yesterday was fishing from the bank and was casting into the middle of the creek, I think there is a real oppurtunity to explore sharks on SP's especially the bigger gulps with the use of wire, will keep you posted if I land one in the coming excursions.

[Leighton]

I think plastics are an expensive way to catch sharks [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Shark_AFO-1dd76470ed8b56bcd9860363b0651763.jpg

[rob316]

I've caught plenty of little bronzies out from manly on 3inch chartuese colour gulps . They go hard and obviously destroy the plastic , and not much fun getting them in the kayak , most of the time i break the line so i don't have to deal with them .

[nigehey]

Jeepers - that's amazing! Maybe I should be winding the drag up a little when breaming!

[pinkey]

Soak your gulps in blood overnight that should do the trick

[fishyman]

well we tested this today!!

at the barge i shultz canal we could see about 20 bull sharks rangnf from 2 to 5 feet long :silly:

we tried for hours but no shark seemed interested.

[danny]

Bummer dude, were you using gulps or normal soft plastics, which side of the barge were you fishing? U hook any today at all?

[fishyman]

gulp 3 inch pogy and 4 inch swimming mullet were the biggest placcies we had, we didnt hook any but using 6lb leader wouldnt have lasted long anyway

[danny]

Got toasted again today down at the pine on a 2inch gulp shrimp. No strikes though when using a wire trace and a five inch minnow??? Always the way I guess.

[pinkey]

are you sure it was a shark? could of been anything from a jack, cod to taylor, big flatty, ect they all can cut you off in an instant.

[danny]

Way to big and fast for anything else but a shark. Caught a few sharks now and know how they take off on that first run. Have also seen the shark on two accasions now, today thought it was a school of mullet swimming on the surface but when the lure went through saw the shark nail it. Was only like two metres from the shore.

[benno573]

mate, if a baby croc will take a plastic in WA, i fully believe a shark will no problems. never seen it myself but shultzy has some damming evidence!!

[LIVE_2_FiSH]

danny wrote:

Way to big and fast for anything else but a shark. Caught a few sharks now and know how they take off on that first run. Have also seen the shark on two accasions now, today thought it was a school of mullet swimming on the surface but when the lure went through saw the shark nail it. Was only like two metres from the shore.

where abouts in the pine? upper or towards the mouth? thats pretty amazing nevertheless.

[danny]

Was in the park near the railway bridge next to the boat ramp.

[dhess]

I caught a whaler of some description 1.5m long on a 5" nuclear chook off moreton island. First time and only time its happened. Gave the plastics rod a hell of a workout.

[wesfish]

i have had bullies take home made poppers and one of my dads homemade HB out at crosby lower weir, i got to see the bully hit right as i went lift the lure from the water and gave a good run before dropping it, and out at the end of the shipping channel i went through a whole packet of big squidgy flick baits in pilchard colour to the bay sharks , i was watching them hit them right under the boat and some of these sharks were close to 6ft, of course no chance on mono leader..and cost me a couple of packets of tt 1/4 jig heads , expensive entertainment ..

[Terry H]

after I got a 4.5ish ft shark on a viper lure, I think anythings possible for sharks :laugh:

[Angus]

I have a fishing mag with a guy catching reef sharks land based on plastics. Pretty cool.

It makes sense thought. Sharks eat live baits all the time.

What do plastics imitate?

Therefore not only would it not surprise me, id be massively surprised if they would not take a plastic!

Angus

[Nitris]

we have caught them trolling in the middle of the day at the Whitsundays on hb lure. that was the end of swiming for me.

[80W TIAGRA]

You get little bullys on SP's easy dude,i guess youd need a trace of some sort unless u fluked it but i dunno how the plastic would swim with that trace weight :S

[RUSSIAN]

year I have seen the guys out one night at amity point last year.And a massive 2m shark took there lure. They were trying for tailor but all that came home was an unhappy angler with a broken rod!

[Keechie]

gotten them on poppers so they should definetly take plastics, i found they like the sound of the rattle in the hb too.

[jeff f]

got one at the sandhills at moreton recently on a 5"powerbait jerkshad