? What would u do

[yakman619]

Originally Posted by JNAST13ST

Today I launched out of LJ at 0300 made bait and did our thing. Anyway I ended up hooking up on a 6ft shark. Amazing fight btw. I was using a bait runner 8000(great reel) with a trap set up on mackerel. So I fought this beast for 15min before I seen some shine I thought I was on a huge yellow. I looked around for someone to help me gaft him but the closest person couldn't even hear me. I said fuck it I got this, so I leaned back a pulled him to the front gaft in hand. That when I seen him come up. Tiny eyes big body short tail going nuts. Diffinitly caught me off guard he was a foot away from the yak and I didn't know if I should risk it or say fuck it. I QUIKLY (3min)decided that I like my extremitys and cut the line. WHat would you have done?
PS drifting north @ 90ft

I'd do the same thing you did...unless it had my favorite lure in its mouth, in which case I would spend an additional three minutes contemplating whether I should cut the line, or attempt to retrieve the lure.

I don't even know what to do with a shark, so I would def let it go...

[JNAST13ST]

lol yeah i had a trap rig on with treble hook theres no way im getting that out of there lol

[slobslayer]

im guessing you didnt have a steel leader, so it probably wasnt a mako or a blue or any shark with a set of teeth unless you got a really lucky hook set. What pound test line? Blue sharks sometimes roll like crazy and makos well good luck with that. What color was it ?

[JNAST13ST]

Originally Posted by slobslayer

im guessing you didnt have a steel leader, so it probably wasnt a mako or a blue or any shark with a set of teeth unless you got a really lucky hook set. What pound test line? Blue sharks sometimes roll like crazy and makos well good luck with that. What color was it ?

It was grey and white I use 50lb mono with a trap rig 3/0 octopus hook with a treble hook 3-4inches separation Carolina rig 2 oz slider weight

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by JNAST13ST

It was grey and white

Where was mama?

[mazilla]

Originally Posted by JNAST13ST

It was grey and white I use 50lb mono with a trap rig 3/0 octopus hook with a treble hook 3-4inches separation Carolina rig 2 oz slider weight

Like this?

[ashmoz]

We caught and released 3 Makos at La Jolla on Saturday so I'm guessing yours was a Mako too. Gaffing a Mako? I'm not too sure how that works from a yak.

[JNAST13ST]

As soon as I seen how big it was I was like fuk that lol

[PegLegFury]

Well if your gaff is leashed down just gaff it and leave it in the agua. While it starts to fade bleed that guy out. A makos too good eatin. Though I wouldnt put it on my lap til its no doubt dead.
Then again my first decent sized shark in a kayaks gona be nerve rackin too. We'll see what I actually do under the circumstances