Blacktip Fishing In North Carolina

I’ve caught a few blacktips in my day, but none anywhere near as big as these guys!


North Carolina blacktip sharks

    Just wanted to say I love the site. Wanted to share some pictures of a recent fishing trip we had off the coast of NC. Me and four friends chartered a boat, same guys that we always use out of Little River, SC. I had the feeling that they didn’t feel like going to the Gulf Stream that day, so they talked us into shark fishing. None of us had done it before and let me just say it was one of the most fun 10 hours I had on a boat. We caught some nice blacktips, got boarded by the coast guard…you know, just a typical day. Hope you enjoy them.

    Bryan Holt
    Scallywag Fisherman

Share the Fury:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • E-mail this story to a friend!
  • Furl
  • LinkedIn
  • Ma.gnolia
  • MySpace
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Fark

Categories: Fishing, Saltwater Species, Sharks, United States

Tags: , ,

Thursday August 21st, 2008 @ 6:39 PM | Clive Mathias

6 Responses to “Blacktip Fishing In North Carolina”

Nice fish, i take it shark conservation isn’t that high on most peoples list though, they would have looked a whole lot nicer not being covered in blood.

Woody on August 22nd, 2008 @ 7:09 am

While I agree that the photos are better without blood, they are well within their rights to keep a shark. Fishing regulations are pretty strict throught out most of North America.

Here in Nova Scotia, all sharks must be released unless caught in a tournament, and then they must be donated to science.

Clive Mathias on August 22nd, 2008 @ 9:05 am

To be fair we should post more shark/human attack photos ;)

Jonathon Marshall on August 29th, 2008 @ 2:34 pm

yeah, i know the blood kinda ruins the pics, but just to say, we caught our legal limit. I (the middle picture with the teal shirt on) caught the first big one, and that is the one we kept. For black tips in North and South Carolina, you are allowed one per boat, so we kept mine. The other two caught by my friends were released. For other smaller species you are allowed three per boat, but we only caught one (not per person, but only one person) and we did keep that one. So for ten hours we bagged two sharks. I will say this though, there are only a few times when you get a serious rush. Holding a 80-90lbs shark still alive for a photo op is a serious rush. In that day we probably caught 30 sharks and only kept those two. Awesome day, nothing fights quiet like a shark.
Bryan

bryan holt on September 15th, 2008 @ 11:05 pm

Hey mate, i wasn’t digging at you about your pics, i want to do some shark fishing myself when i come to Canada next summer, i just don’t like killing animals that’s all, scumbag people like terrorists and stuff i could, just not animals! Anyways, nice sharks!

Woody on September 16th, 2008 @ 11:44 am

yeah, i knew that you were digging at me, just wanted to make sure that people knew i wasn’t killing sharks for shits and giggles. if you have the opportunity to go shark fishing defiantly try it. like i said, its a fight of a lifetime. sorry if it sounded like i was on the defensive, just wanted readers to know i wasn’t slaughtering them.

bryan

bryan holt on September 16th, 2008 @ 4:35 pm

Leave A Comment

Search

Categories

Contests

Culture

Entertainment

Features

Fishing

Food

Gear

Invasive Species

News

Non-Fishing

Watercraft

Freshwater Species

Saltwater Species

Places

The World

Tag Cloud

Archives

Feeds


Partner Feeds

Photos: Catch The Fury (Newest)

Photos: Catch The Fury (Popular)

Blog: Rockstar Lure Co

Recent Comments

Re: Contributors

Holy Cheese n crackers! This website has to be my new favourite, I check in on a daily basis now just to see the crazy n cool stuff you guys have goin on! A true top notch site! keep up all the hard work(if you could call it that)! When i get my hard drive fixed i'll start to upload some of my pics! Finally some passion for fishing!

Tyler Makeeff (18 hours, 57 minutes ago)

Re: Simple And Effective Shore Fishing Tactics

Thanks a lot for the article.I've been living King/Strachan for 10 years and never heard about fishing on TO Islands.Can't wait untill May.To Andrew: e-mail me for the good spot to catch carp in Toronto,please.Thanks again to Jonathon and Clive.

Rommy (1 day, 18 hours ago)

Re: Happy New Year!

Happy new year all! I wish you big and strong fish!

Pierre (2 days, 18 hours ago)

Re: Japanese Tackle Shops

That's the trouble right there, the finish on these Lures!...I started buying Rapala jointed and when i had a couple i just had to buy them in all the different finishes (Hot Perch, Perch, Walleye etc etc), i had so many in the end it was like i was collecting them to put in a glass case or something, i didn't dare use them, a Pike won't care if your Lure cost 5 quid or 30 quid, it's still gonna scratch all that fancy artwork/paintwork either way!...I sold all mine as a set on ebay in the end as i [...]

Woody (2 days, 18 hours ago)

Re: Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from sunny Kobe and frosty Ontario!

chris (2 days, 22 hours ago)

Most Commented

Re: Lakemaid Beer Shirt Contest

I have a friend whose cottage is on Lake Chemong, never fished in it although I've heard all the stories. I was walking in it this weekend past, paddled it too, with Alexander directing.....check out the Curve Lake Powwow sometime!!!! I worked so hard this weekend, the shirt fell right offen me, so I need that shirt more than ANYONE else! Love your site!

Pete (3 months, 2 weeks ago)

Re: Bioline Contest!

[...] to Gary Switlick, the Bioline Contest [...]

Fishing Fury - A fishing blog about two guys with a serious passion for fishing, the great outdoors, crazy adventures, and heart-pounding entertainment. (3 months ago)

Re: Stormy Kromer Hat Contest!

I'm not much for a pithy comment, but I thought I'd leave a note about how honored I be to wear Kromer on my upcoming annual pheasant hunting trip to South Dakota. I'm sure that my hunting buddies will joke about how silly I look while they wear their stylized broad brim hunting caps, but I'll be laughing on the inside as my head stays nice and warm. I'll be laughing al the more when the stiff South Dakota wind picks up and Kromer is staying put. Finally, with the fall bite on, I know my new Kromer will call the [...]

Jason Wilson (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

Re: Get Girls Fishing! A How-To Guide for Men

You might enjoy the game Fishing Girl :) For all the girls out there that fish. http://www.lunadrift.com/p lay/fishing-girl.html

LunaDrift (2 weeks, 2 days ago)

Re: Potential World Record Pike

Hi all, I am Dick van Hattem. The men who caught this wonderfull pike in the Netherlands. The pike was actualy 120 cm long, weight exactly 16.5 kilo's and was caught on a death perch on 10 meter deep water on 27 december 2000. But now.... the photo was shopped for fun. I had a reading for a fishingclub and this was the last picture of the reading I had for 100 quest. Name of the picture.... I have a dream..... Everybode was laughing. Really funny, never claimed the world record. Because it is not by far. http://www.metersnoeken.nl/inde x.php?option=com_content&task=s ection&id=13&Itemid=48 here you can find [...]

Dick (3 months ago)