{"id":472,"date":"2011-05-09T10:15:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T10:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=472"},"modified":"2018-06-28T18:17:53","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T23:17:53","slug":"sunday-5-8-11-sharks-sharks-and-more-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=472","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, 5-8-11 &#8230; outlook for the week &#8230; sharks, sharks and more sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-472 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?attachment_id=478'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/May-8-Black-tip-e1304944538634-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/May-8-Black-tip-e1304944538634-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/May-8-Black-tip-e1304944538634-50x50.webp 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-478'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack tip shark off Captiva.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?attachment_id=479'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/5-8-11-Black-Nose-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/5-8-11-Black-Nose-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/5-8-11-Black-Nose-50x50.webp 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-479'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack nose shark off North Captiva.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?attachment_id=480'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/5-8-11-bull-shark-e1304944713178-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/5-8-11-bull-shark-e1304944713178-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/5-8-11-bull-shark-e1304944713178-50x50.webp 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-480'>\n\t\t\t\tBull shark on the beach.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Sharks have become a more prevalent part of charter fishing, I guess &#8220;Shark Week&#8221; is to blame.<\/p>\n<p>This is great, more and more sharks are being caught each year. \u00a0Their numbers seem to be on the rise due to people not killing\u00a0them out of spite or fear. \u00a0This year has been spectacular so far with a decent shark almost guaranteed each trip out.<\/p>\n<p>The three most common species being the black tip, the black nose and the bull shark. \u00a0With the weather finally stabilizing sharks should be ready to chew.<\/p>\n<p>The tides early in the week will not likely be as favorable as later in the week, but the best time to go fishing is when ever you can (can&#8217;t catch em on the couch). \u00a0 With slower tide movement earlier in the week, I would concentrate my efforts near the inlets on the beach and bay side.<\/p>\n<p>The best time to target sharks seems to be on a low outgoing tides as the sharks seem to gather in the deeper cuts of the sound and inlets. On the high tides, I would find a deep channel running through a shallow flat where many mullet congregate.<\/p>\n<p>The black nose and black tip sharks are often around large schools of thread fin hearing in the gulf and just inside the inlets.<\/p>\n<p>Bull sharks are often found this time of the year wherever large groups of mullet, juvenile sharks, and sting rays are found.<\/p>\n<p>20 lb class tackle can be used for smaller sharks, but I recommend 50 lb class tackle when tangling with a mature shark.<\/p>\n<p>The lighter the tackle, the longer the fight &#8211; and the longer the fight, the less chance of a healthy release.\u00a0I see this happen all the time.<\/p>\n<p>These larger fish battle to the death. \u00a0Do yourself and the fish a favor by using the\u00a0right equipment to get the job done in an appropriate amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>Tight lines this week.<\/p>\n<p>Fair winds and following seas,<\/p>\n<p>Captain Joey Burnsed ~ call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a charter.<\/p>\n<p>Redfish Pass, Captiva Isl (N. end)<br \/>\nSt. Petersburg, Florida + Corrections: High(-0:55 *0.91) Low(-1:14 *0.91)<br \/>\nUnits are feet<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 05-08-2011<br \/>\nSunrise  6:46 AM EDT, Sunset  8:04 PM EDT<br \/>\nMoonset 12:08 AM EDT, Moonrise 11:07 AM EDT<br \/>\nHigh Tide:   7:17 AM EDT   1.2<br \/>\nLow Tide:   9:28 AM EDT   1.2<br \/>\nHigh Tide:   4:26 PM EDT   2.2<\/p>\n<p>Monday 05-09-2011<br \/>\nSunrise  6:45 AM EDT, Sunset  8:05 PM EDT<br \/>\nMoonset 12:53 AM EDT, Moonrise 12:08 PM EDT<br \/>\nLow Tide:  12:26 AM EDT  -0.1<br \/>\nHigh Tide:   8:07 AM EDT   1.3<br \/>\nLow Tide:  10:50 AM EDT   1.2<br \/>\nHigh Tide:   5:32 PM EDT   2.0<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 05-10-2011   First Quarter Moon<br \/>\nSunrise  6:44 AM EDT, Sunset  8:05 PM EDT<br \/>\nMoonset  1:35 AM EDT, Moonrise  1:09 PM EDT<br \/>\nLow Tide:   1:21 AM EDT  -0.0<br \/>\nHigh Tide:   8:49 AM EDT   1.4<br \/>\nLow Tide:  12:45 PM EDT   1.1<br \/>\nHigh Tide:   6:53 PM EDT   1.8<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 05-11-2011<br \/>\nSunrise  6:44 AM EDT, Sunset  8:06 PM EDT<br \/>\nMoonset  2:15 AM EDT, Moonrise  2:11 PM EDT<br \/>\nLow Tide:   2:15 AM EDT   0.1<br \/>\nHigh Tide:   9:24 AM EDT   1.5<br \/>\nLow Tide:   2:27 PM EDT   0.9<br \/>\nHigh Tide:   8:25 PM EDT   1.7<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 05-12-2011<br \/>\nSunrise  6:43 AM EDT, Sunset  8:07 PM EDT<br \/>\nMoonset  2:54 AM EDT, Moonrise  3:14 PM EDT<br \/>\nLow Tide:   3:05 AM EDT   0.3<br \/>\nHigh Tide:   9:56 AM EDT   1.7<br \/>\nLow Tide:   3:48 PM EDT   0.6<br \/>\nHigh Tide:  10:02 PM EDT   1.5<\/p>\n<p>Friday 05-13-2011<br \/>\nSunrise  6:42 AM EDT, Sunset  8:07 PM EDT<br \/>\nMoonset  3:32 AM EDT, Moonrise  4:18 PM EDT<br \/>\nLow Tide:   3:50 AM EDT   0.5<br \/>\nHigh Tide:  10:27 AM EDT   1.9<br \/>\nLow Tide:   4:55 PM EDT   0.3<br \/>\nHigh Tide:  11:32 PM EDT   1.5<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 05-14-2011<br \/>\nSunrise  6:42 AM EDT, Sunset  8:08 PM EDT<br \/>\nMoonset  4:13 AM EDT, Moonrise  5:24 PM EDT<br \/>\nLow Tide:   4:30 AM EDT   0.7<br \/>\nHigh Tide:  10:58 AM EDT   2.1<br \/>\nLow Tide:   5:53 PM EDT  -0.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharks have become a more prevalent part of charter fishing, I guess &#8220;Shark Week&#8221; is to blame. This is great, more and more sharks are being caught each year. \u00a0Their numbers seem to be on the rise due to people not killing\u00a0them out of spite or fear. \u00a0This year has been spectacular so far with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-image"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=472"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14765,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions\/14765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}