Aug 10
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Fly fishing for sharks
In Southern California there is a group of fishermen who often go looking for trouble. Not with other fishermen, of course, but woe to you! It is not perhaps too much beer or other social problems, but they have an addiction, and this is what brings in Harms Way. They also have great respect for the prey, a predator whose reputation in the long run fast and jump high carriage wheel keeps coming back for more. A word is enoughassumes these adrenaline junkies get Fired Up – MAKO!
The Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, is found worldwide in temperate and warm seas. Known as one of the fastest sharks in the sea, can reach speeds of pelagic predator to 22 mph. With an average size of 6-8 feet, you can apply up to 12 meters and weigh more than a thousand pounds. Dark blue above, white below and often with a black nose tip, I am a member of the mackerel shark family beautiful. The current IGFA all-fightingRecord is a fish of £ 1,221 (553.84Kg) caught along the east coast of the United States in 2001. Here in San Diego, California, usually run much smaller and are more suitable for light tackle action. According to David Holt, Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California and work the works of conventional and satellite tagging studies, this region is recognized as Pupping area. "The pups are born and then, probably just off the banks into the bay. The entire southCalifornia bay is suitable for their prey is plentiful and good sea conditions. pay sub-adult Southern California and Baja California throughout the year. They move north and south along the coast, usually within a few hundred miles. "It 's from late spring to late autumn, however, that fishing is the best of coastal waters, as fishing guide enterprising discovered some years ago.
Conway Bowman grew up in San Diego, fishing on lakes and bays, and as soon as helarge enough, was in a small boat on the sea. Over time, found patterns in the movements of the local population and Mako where and when it occurred. He later started a company leader to specifically target and sharks, as he started to solve its customers and made fun of Californians That was until this crazy celebrity was of all types, particularly since he favors this approach toothy Raser Fly or light tackle, to the extent possible – should beas one of the last challenges of our sport! Bowman supports catch and release, protecting a growing popularity and awareness of some tasty meat for the people and the demands of fishing. Last summer I had the good fortune to hook up with Bowman to go for me to see what all the fuss was about.
It 'been a good start at 08:00 clock from its dock in Mission Bay, a very pleasant change from the early morning starts for longer distances for reasons of tuna for San Diego is requiredknown. Heading straight to the port he was running an hour and a half for our first step, the need for some fresh tuna for the oil spill has been Chum would look. The last few seasons have shown a comeback in the numbers of this fat and seen so perfect complement to the trash. Not much time went into taking a couple of flashy silver lures and canned fish. Knowing that the tide would take us back to the coast, we drove Bowmanpurchased more than one of her favorite places and put both arguments mate as well as some commercial fresh Bonito have been introduced to cut the essential oils of blood and water in a statement. The smell of the mako are so good that not only comes slowly spreading slick a fat guy, we were actually able to slow the engine running-down "speed-chumming," a little more smooth, but still, when he sufficient to draw any sharks in the area. Evenstopped before we got our first customer with the smooth, lazy fins behind the boat in and out the scent trail was followed.
Another reason Bowman has earned its reputation is not a sedentary shark fishermen. For him there is no joy in it only a piece of meat on the hook and threw it out and wait, it's the thrill of hunting and fishing having actively chosen target, holding him for more information. This is to work with the team achievedits customers. Using the method known as bait and switch, a wire Bowman first teaser Bonito fresh running on a rig. Once a shark is spotted or choice, which was more than one is present (as is often the case, once the slick has been in place for a while '), it is only through the wound and then shark Teaser spilled over towards the boat. The goal is to get their attention, and fire, their predatory instincts, so that begins to hunt down and capture the bait.Depending on the mood of mako This may take several attempts, or can immediately. No doubt, if that happens – like a hunting dog who suddenly wake up and pricks his ears to change the attitude is very evident. The focus then moves to the fishermen, which in this case with what looks like a bright orange half a chicken tied to a hook, which is actually a tradition is hosted mako fly. Mako is mocked as the fisherman to cast false starts on the fly, so asPoint where the shark ready to bite the teaser went quickly and pulled the front of a fly cast on one side of the shark and then immediately put it strikes. Bowman uses only barbless hooks in his circle of air and then turn the mako with his prize, the hook catches usually right in a corner of his mouth, largely out of his way to his razor sharp teeth . Some good, solid strip strikes to ensure that the hook is fixed and that thereThe fun begins!
As soon as the shark of the opinion that you love to find their homes be ready for his first run, is usually long and fast. It is not uncommon, as we saw during our journey in just hooked a mako run a hundred yards or more to do the zip line through the water because of its speed, a trace of water behind a shed as a jet boat. As billfish, they can also fly, often making several leaps in a series in the air. This makes it one of the most spectacular battlesI have very specific and you will not forget in a hurry. The rest of the fight is a mixture of stubborn resistance and longer runs and jumps, which helps to reduce fighting. Bowman is a big proponent of what he called "Break the fish soon," set by it means that your back is in the fight and with your equipment Every effort to show that fish is the boss. Let them have their way, especially the larger fish of 100 pounds enables its customers to fish, to bring the boat much faster andonline relatively light. This is also better for the mako, because they have a better chance to recover quickly than a fight longer, allowing lactic acid to build muscles. is used for barbless circle hooks, it is easy to release a staff, which consists of a coil of thick wire for the end of a stick-gaffe, which hid his line and then used to turn against the hook. A quick push of the stick can appear and the hook from the fish to swim away. Italso holds the shark and fishing at a safe distance, as your hands are anywhere near the mouth of inviting trouble. The Mako has a well justified reputation as a bad mood, and the last thing you want is on the deck of a lifetime, if you are not well prepared. They were well known to casual fisherman boat that brought them on board and the destruction had to run for the safety of the bow, as the shark went wild, thrashing around and biting anything in its path. Bowman andother regular mako fishing is sometimes a little 'pick-up for the camera, but also do not recommend it!
Course, and bait fishing techniques are also trolling fatal shark mako and see this side of the story I also caught with the crew of the nomad, a local charter boat game, which specializes in large ones. Our day began with the hunt for fresh bait, too, but this time we were to be used for mackerel, both for the miners, but also for small baits research, bothDead and trolling lures. Once the school not long until we get all we needed to catch and Sabika baitcatchers small. Once the tank was not leaving until further conclude that the reasons for our position shark to load the previous day. A few mackerel have been in bait-o-matic, the recall hot this season have been tapped earlier this year for the thresher shark and time for the Makos. The shape of the head weight of the reference acts as a keel and keep trackingstraight, especially useful when a bait is threaded. Other options are trolling hoochies good and great diving lures like Rapalas, Yo-Zuris Megabaits and what is not surprising, since the main prey of Mako Mako are squid and other fish Antonella Preti, co-author of the book " Sharks "published in 2005. Has the study of the possible overlap between prey mako, blue shark and fox, and some preliminary data from 124 Makos captured from the sampleGillnets in California, showed a slight preference for squid in the overall figures, with 48 positions total of seven different species from 41 fish of 11 different species.
It did not take much time to the first knock-down, not unexpectedly, was put together in a mackerel bait-o-matic. In collaboration with a two-speed Okuma Titus Gold off 50 was much more energy than the day before we had the injury for which the fish that we had not seen. Perhaps because of the slopes bait bait-o-maticmako rather deep, the surface or jumping until he was defeated and on the boat. Then we saw that it was simply the largest shark we hooked somewhere around 150 pounds. While the commander of the guide wire wound, the pilot had the unenviable task of removing the animal, although it was relatively quiet, while he was still tired, yet no less a threat. With the release of Stick-missing in action, it was not for them, but the gloves and get close and personal with pliers. Fortunately,everything went well and both the reference and companion were recovered in one piece. We spent the rest of the day setting a Chum smooth and free food while driving records of horse mackerel in the slick behind the boat. We soon found this was just a local favorite with the blue shark, as it was with the Makos, catch a few small individuals of each species. Primarily seen as a nuisance, are blue sharks are generally not as vigorously when hooked, and tend to just near the boat, bring it up, stay closeenough to hang out. Occasionally, however, a larger one would take the bait and surprised us with a race or two. What was amazing to see who can not tolerate the Makos, blues and we saw two cases in which a mako took a piece of blue tail of his way to leave him! This shows that only the Mako is a fish with an attitude, and this is what attracts more and more fishermen to fish for this beautiful and majestic predators of the sea.