Threshers fluking and fluke up to 7 lb

[Bass Kicker]

Pulled up on the grounds just in range of cell service today on the fluke grounds. Landed on the keepers on the first drift and picked away at our limits for the rest of the day with the 45 min break to fight the thresher. Biggest fluke 7 lb.

[Bass Kicker]

Thresher pic.

[makosnax]

How big was the thresher? That's a nice surprise

[shrimpman steve]

How big was the thresher? That's a nice surprise

No t gettin any bigger:D

[dakota560]

How big was the thresher? That's a nice surprise

Unless it's 54 inches fork length you might want to remove that pic and from the looks of that baby thresher it's not legal.

[RATS]

Sharks*

Aggregate Large Coastal Group

Hammerhead Group

Non-blacknose
Small Coastal Group

Blacknose Group

Pelagic Group


The Aggregate Large Coastal and Hammerhead group seasons are July 1 to Dec. 31.
All others are year round.


Aggregate Large Coastal and Pelagic: 54″ fork length

Hammerheads:
78″ fork length

Other listed sharks: None


For non prohibited species:
1 authorized* shark/vessel/trip
plus 1 Atlantic sharpnose and
1 bonnethead shark/person/trip


See below for list of shark groups which MAY be kept or MUST be released. Swordfish, tuna and sharks require an HMS permit when fishing in federal waters (3–200 nm). For permits, refer to https://hmspermits.noaa.gov or call (888) 872-8862. Recreational fishermen (those that do not have a limited access commercial shark permit) can not sell, barter or trade any Atlantic shark or shark pieces.

*Shark Species That May Be Kept (Authorized Species): Aggregate Large Coastal Shark—blacktip, bull, lemon, nurse, tiger, spinner; Hammerhead Shark—scalloped hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, great hammerhead; Non-Blacknose Small Coastal Shark—Atlantic sharpnose, bonnethead, finetooth; Blacknose Shark—blacknose; Pelagic Shark—Shortfin mako, blue, porbeagle, oceanic whitetip and common thresher. Shark Species That MUST Be Released (Prohibited Species): Atlantic angel, basking, bigeye sand tiger, bigeye sixgill, bigeye thresher, bignose, Caribbean reef, Caribbean sharpnose, dusky, Galapagos, longfin mako, narrowtooth, night, sandbar, sand tiger, sevengill, silky, sixgill, smalltail, whale and white.

[Bass Kicker]

It was 56

[RATS]

Now I will say, nice catch!

[Jarhead]

What did the thresher hit on?

[dakota560]

What did the thresher hit on?

Bunker colored baby binky.

[dakota560]

Bass Kicker,

If you say the thresher was 56 inches, congratulations on a legal catch. Shark doesn't look that big but I'm not questioning your numbers. Sounds like you had a great day fluke fishing with a surprise thrown in so congrats on your day on the water. The reason I made my comments is every year we see too many baby threshers at the dock. If it's legal your entitled to the catch but these fish are under pressure especially since they're more of an inshore species and personally I hate seeing so many juvenile fish being harvested. These sharks can attain true trophy status (500 - 600 lbs.) if allowed. The little guys frequent our inshore waters and become incidental catches often in the summer and early fall and in many cases are taken well before they attain their true potential. A legal catch is a legal catch so again congratulations but I'd hate to see the day when common threshers aren't so common anymore.

Dakota

[tinboat]

Nice Job Bass Kicker!

[Bass Kicker]

Bucktail

[Bass Kicker]

Bass Kicker,

If you say the thresher was 56 inches, congratulations on a legal catch. Shark doesn't look that big but I'm not questioning your numbers. Sounds like you had a great day fluke fishing with a surprise thrown in so congrats on your day on the water. The reason I made my comments is every year we see too many baby threshers at the dock. If it's legal your entitled to the catch but these fish are under pressure especially since they're more of an inshore species and personally I hate seeing so many juvenile fish being harvested. These sharks can attain true trophy status (500 - 600 lbs.) if allowed. The little guys frequent our inshore waters and become incidental catches often in the summer and early fall and in many cases are taken well before they attain their true potential. A legal catch is a legal catch so again congratulations but I'd hate to see the day when common threshers aren't so common anymore.

Dakota

I understand. We were very lucky for our long tape and having gafs on the boat

[Capt Sal]

Bass Kicker,

If you say the thresher was 56 inches, congratulations on a legal catch. Shark doesn't look that big but I'm not questioning your numbers. Sounds like you had a great day fluke fishing with a surprise thrown in so congrats on your day on the water. The reason I made my comments is every year we see too many baby threshers at the dock. If it's legal your entitled to the catch but these fish are under pressure especially since they're more of an inshore species and personally I hate seeing so many juvenile fish being harvested. These sharks can attain true trophy status (500 - 600 lbs.) if allowed. The little guys frequent our inshore waters and become incidental catches often in the summer and early fall and in many cases are taken well before they attain their true potential. A legal catch is a legal catch so again congratulations but I'd hate to see the day when common threshers aren't so common anymore.

Dakota
So what would be better killing a big female with pups? Killed one on a bass charter and got 48 steaks out of it. Pics. fun and good eating!

[dfish28]

So you got a thresher in on a fluke setup...!!! That's both awesome sweet grilled in one sentence! Sweet bonus, ya it wasn't huge, but legal: and tasty. Congrats.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Nice Bass Kicker.

We had one last year hit a bucktail... Fish went crazy jumping out of the water and cartwheeled 4 or 5 times before he spit the hook.

Fun stuff.

[fishbox]

When you say 56, are you counting the tail?

[PaBeerGuy]

I caught a 100 lb thresher about 6' long while ling fishing with Captain Chad on Tagged Fish about 3 years ago. He jumped 3 or 4 times and somersaulted also but we got him in and cut him up for steaks. Some of the best shark I've ever had.:D

[stevelikes2fish]

I caught a 100 lb thresher about 6' long while ling fishing with Captain Chad on Tagged Fish about 3 years ago. He jumped 3 or 4 times and somersaulted also but we got him in and cut him up for steaks. Some of the best shark I've ever had.:D

Same thing here. Same boat. What made is so special was on my birthday. Then topped if off with a rare 5# purple hake. Was a day I'll never forget. Not to mention the tubs of Ling.

[bunker dunker]

here we go again.........

[b_mac]

here we go again.........

hijacking this thread because I don't want to read this argument again.... unless you have something positive to say.

bunker dunker how have you been?

[Bass Kicker]

When you say 56, are you counting the tail?

Haha no sir. It was 7 ft or more with the tail