Help with Shark ID - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

unridicul0us · 07-25-2015, 10:24 PM

So after an hour of fighting this guy out of the kelp, I pull up the weirdest lookin yellowtail ever... Anybody know what species this is?

http://imgur.com/jhoA4ca

bonus right as he cut the line http://imgur.com/QUEIH9X

Wish I could have gotten a good picture of his topside but he cut my line right after this shot. He was mostly smooth grayish brown with a few little freckles on top of his head... soupfin maybe?

Thanks for the help!

Dave Legacy · 07-25-2015, 11:21 PM

Soupfin Shark

taggermike · 07-26-2015, 05:52 AM

Sorta silvery grey basic looking "shark" body? No stripes or spots? Pretty sure it was Soup fin. did you hook it on the bottom or up on the surface? They do come to the top but usually stay near the bottom. They can be common around SD but you don't see them caught often. Fish big baits near the kelp in winter and you might see a 7 gill. Real odd shark. Mike.

ful-rac · 07-26-2015, 09:16 AM

Definitely the greatest of the great white!

unridicul0us · 07-26-2015, 10:44 AM

Thanks guys! Got him on the bottom with a mostly dead bonito, soupfin seems likely, I'll tell people he was about 8 feet long and 250 pounds...

07-25-2015, 10:24 PM	#1
unridicul0us Junior Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 5	Help with Shark ID So after an hour of fighting this guy out of the kelp, I pull up the weirdest lookin yellowtail ever... Anybody know what species this is? http://imgur.com/jhoA4ca bonus right as he cut the line http://imgur.com/QUEIH9X Wish I could have gotten a good picture of his topside but he cut my line right after this shot. He was mostly smooth grayish brown with a few little freckles on top of his head... soupfin maybe? Thanks for the help!

07-26-2015, 09:16 AM	#4
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Definitely the greatest of the great white! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

07-25-2015, 11:21 PM	#2
Dave Legacy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Hacienda Heights, CA Posts: 427	Soupfin Shark

07-26-2015, 05:52 AM	#3
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Sorta silvery grey basic looking "shark" body? No stripes or spots? Pretty sure it was Soup fin. did you hook it on the bottom or up on the surface? They do come to the top but usually stay near the bottom. They can be common around SD but you don't see them caught often. Fish big baits near the kelp in winter and you might see a 7 gill. Real odd shark. Mike.

07-26-2015, 10:44 AM	#5
unridicul0us Junior Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 5	Thanks guys! Got him on the bottom with a mostly dead bonito, soupfin seems likely, I'll tell people he was about 8 feet long and 250 pounds...