Shark Fishing

One of the most exciting forms of fishing is shark fishing. Sharks are fast, strong swimmers that can give an angler a great fight. Depending on the species, they can be as small as a foot or as large as 10 feet or more. Florida, the fishing capital of the world, in addition to having over 200 species of gamefish, has a large population of sharks. The majority of the sharks are in the small to medium size range, which includes Bonnethead, Greater Hammerhead, Sandbar, Spinner & Blacktip Reef sharks. However, occasionally you can hook much larger sharks, such as Tiger & Shortfin Mako.

Fishing for sharks in Florida is easier than you think. Many times you will catch a shark while targeting other gamefish species. Bait varies by the size of the shark you are targeting. Simply fishing with whole dead shrimp can land you a smaller juvenile shark, such as the Bonnethead or Blacktip. To catch larger sharks, the best bait is a large, bleeding Bonito head.

The rig needed to land a shark can vary, too, by the size of the shark that you are targeting. We have caught many small sharks using the same fish finder rig with fluorocarbon leader that we use to catch many species of gamefish, such as Drum & Trout. As the shark size increases, you will need a stronger rig. Shark skin is made of the same material as its teeth. So as the shark start its run away from you, your leader and main line will rub against the sharks side resulting in a short fight. For best results when fishing for larger sharks, you should use about 2 feet of 30 to 50 pound wire leader attached to 5 to 10 feet of 100 to 200 pound monofilament. This leader can be attached to your main line of 30 to 50 pound test. A 5/0 to 7/0 hook should be used when fishing for large sharks to prevent straightening of the hook.

Remember, sharks are very important to the health of the fishery. They feed on weak and unhealthy fish , which in turn maintains the health of the other important gamefish species. Use circle hooks to prevent permanent damage to the sharks you catch. Never use stainless steel hooks. If you cannot dislodge the hook, cut the line as close to the hook as possible. If you use standard hooks, they will rust out in a week of two without lasting damage to the shark. Sharks are also higher in mercury than most other fish, so it is not the best food fish, especially if you are pregnant or have small children. Be careful when handling sharks. Even small sharks are very strong and can be extremely aggressive. Even if they seem calm, they can lash out and give you a nasty bite or even severe a finger or limb. We release all the sharks we catch unharmed in order to preserve our local fishery.

Happy fishing and remember that a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.

Not Much Sleep

Everyday I feel like I never get enough sleep anymore. Maybe because of playing at Fb lol. The bad thing about me if I don't get enough sleep is that I get this dark circles under eyes. I hate it so much that I really need to find a solution on this problem. Hopefully I get a good night sleep tonight so I don't get this dark circles worse. I am working on my bed earlier and I feel like I want to lay down already, But I fight the feelings. I have so many works pile up online and don't have the time to sleep early.

Now I remember when my parents always tell me to go to bed early. Because when you grow up you never get that good night sleep anymore. Now I'm thinking about it, My gosh they are right. So now I'm saying this words to my kids, get all the sleep you can get because when you grow up you never get all the sleep you wanted.

Had a Blast

Here some of the photos that I took last Saturday. The kids really had fun and I am so glad that they enjoyed the night. Now we are planning to bring them to the zoo for the spooktacular. Maybe on Friday we have to see if daddy can handle the walking around. Hopefully he will feel 100% better by then.

Quiet Day

So far its quiet no arguing just playing nice with each other. I like it when they get along good. I hope they keep it like that all day so I can relax. I guess both had a good night sleep because they got up smiling not whining. It is a good start of the day everybody is happy. I don't have energy to listen to a two kids fighting. So thank god they are being so good today.

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Time To Clean Up

I have a big cleaning job to do today. I have to sanitize everything from the bathroom to the kitchen. Gotta kill all the viruses so no more sickness lol. I am so tired of being sick one whole week is enough. So now mommy is busy and feeling a lot better today. I won't be talking about cleaning if I feel sick still hahaha.

The kids are asking me if they can help I said will see. Sometimes they make my work double if they help lol. Then they start arguing about stuff. Like one is using a gloves the other one want to copy what the other one is doing and they end up fighting. So sometimes I rather clean up by myself so no stress lol.

Another Week

Wow its Monday again and no school so the kids are at home with me. They just woke up like 30 seconds ago. I let them sleep more because tomorrow is back to school time. We are just enjoying this extra day off from school. I have to go to the grocery store in a few minutes. My friends are going back to school and me I want too, but no budget for now. So I am planning ahead of time for now until the budget is available. One of my friend is getting her medical assisting certification online. She like it because she doesn't need to get out in the house all she need is her computer.

I am looking for something like that too. An online school is really good for so many people, that doesn't have time to go to a regular school everyday. I'm pretty sure that plenty of people would take advantage for an online schooling.