Sharkfest in Atlantic Highlands!!!

[shrimpman steve]

Fins to the left
Fins to the right
And your the only bait in town

Can you feel them circling
Can you feel them swimmin around

[Shark Challenge]

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[Shark Challenge]

Originally Posted by O'Connor

looks cool. any size min on the makos?

60" min on all Shark

Mako & Thresher calcutta

C&R >60" Mako, Thresher, Blue for points

[DMac]

I think this is same weekend as south jersey and Brett bailey. Unfortunately cant fish them all. Id be all for this tournament and wish more tournaments would push minimum to at least 65" for makos. Before people jump all over that comment its a tournament and likelihood of mako below 150 placing is almost zero. If you want to take fish above legal limit of 54" that is your right and I would never fault anyone for it, but to hang it in tournament is waste of time

[Sharkyispy]

South Jersey Tournament is same weekend....Have to agree with Dennis on the tournament point and bringing in the smaller sharks for that purpose and maybe that's where the point system for C+R has a place for value. Keeping for personal harvest is another point in itself.

[O'Connor]

Originally Posted by Shark Challenge

60" min on all Shark

Mako & Thresher calcutta

C&R >60" Mako, Thresher, Blue for points

in my humble opinion you should make minimum weight 400 lbs on makos....all the rest catch and release for points. anything under 400 lbs is an absolute tiny mako shark.. I am not a catch and release nut but hanging 200 lb makos is silly. I used to kill small makos when I lived back east as well...since moving to California we will not even bait one that is under 400 lbs..they get so much bigger it is embarrassing to kill the small one's. either way good luck with your tourney nothing but best wishes for success!

[BigBull]

Oh goodie. Cant wait to see the disaster that will be the harbor that weekend. Parking will be insane and I hope everyone that comes to the marina has up to date registration and inspection on there car since remember it is a municipal harbor and they do ride through and check things like that. Also on another note be aware the whole marina is under CCTV surveillance. Now to the fishing aspect I cant wait to see all those tails hanging in the marina. Another aspect which is great if your family or kids get the fishing itch we have a great fleet of Sponsor Party Boats down there too.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by O'Connor

in my humble opinion you should make minimum weight 400 lbs on makos....all the rest catch and release for points. anything under 400 lbs is an absolute tiny mako shark.. I am not a catch and release nut but hanging 200 lb makos is silly. I used to kill small makos when I lived back east as well...since moving to California we will not even bait one that is under 400 lbs..they get so much bigger it is embarrassing to kill the small one's. either way good luck with your tourney nothing but best wishes for success!

They obviously run a lot bigger out in CA O'Conner...A 400 pound Mako would have won every tournament here in NJ... It's usually something in the low 300s that takes they money here in NJ.

[O'Connor]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

They obviously run a lot bigger out in CA O'Conner...A 400 pound Mako would have won every tournament here in NJ... It's usually something in the low 300s that takes they money here in NJ.

Based on what I learned out here fishing for them I just think NJ shark fisherman are fishing the wrong areas @ the wrong times for big fish. a 500 lb is not going to waste time chasing 4 lb bluefish around the triple wrecks in June. I have my suspicions that the real Giant Makos move past New Jersey in the canyons fast during the month of May following tuna, dolphins(mammals) whales etc. I also believe they are back in the same areas in November/December when the Giant Bluefin are in the canyons. They catch absolute Giant Makos @ stelwagen and georges banks in MA.The biggest mako I have ever heard of was taken up there by that dude Paul Hebert from Wicked Tuna. I believe it was 1700 lbs. I would think those fish have to swim past NJ in order to get to there summer feeding areas. There are much better fisherman on here than I, but I do think in order to have a shot at the real biggies Nj sharkers would have to adjust their tactics and thinking.

[blynch]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

They obviously run a lot bigger out in CA O'Conner...A 400 pound Mako would have won every tournament here in NJ... It's usually something in the low 300s that takes they money here in NJ.

Worked the scales at two major shark tournaments the last two years... think there was one fish that broke 300 the entire time