Shark fishing!

    Don't ask where but sharks do roam close to shore in New England. Believe it or not people can catch them from shore. Usually it is a night thing. One of the pioneers of night time shark fishing is Roy Leva. I have always wanted to try to catch a shark. 

 

 I went with two of my work buddies (Adam and James) the other night. We set up our rods about dark and waited. We only waited an hour before Adam hooked up. We were using chunks of eels with shark leaders. Adam's fish took off. We had four rods out. Of the four, the strongest was the one that the shark hit. The rod that Adam was using is a twelve foot conventional with fifty pound mono for line. The conventional reel had over 40 pounds of drag!

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   After fighting the shark for forty five minutes Adam's back, forearms, and legs were done. He handed the rod off to James who took his turn fighting the fish. After James got burned out I took a turn. While one of us was fighting the fish holding the rod and reel, another one of us would hold the rod about five feet up. We would try to drop the rod, reel in line, and pull the shark up and repeat. We did this for the better part of the next ninety minutes. The shark would not move. Every time we pulled in thirty yards of line on the reel, it would take it back at will. 

 

 I have never felt anything in my life as strong as this shark. It had to be huge. After over two hours, the line snapped. We never had the fish closer than eighty yards from shore. It would seem to be a crushing blow to fight a fish for two hours and never even see it, but it was such an epic battle that the three of us were just grateful to experience it. By the time the line broke, it was almost midnight. We had been watching lightning all night and it was getting closer so it was time to leave. 

   We made the right decision because our entire ride home was in a rain storm. We tried to figure out what could have been done better, but I think it was the perfect fight. The shark hit the strongest fishing rod/reel we had. We fought it to a standstill but this time the shark won. None the less, it was an amazing night!