What tackle do I need to catch a Bull Shark?
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wow you live on the canals???\n\nnice, firstly bait the water with blood and burley to attract the buggers, then throw in a hunk of meat- roo or something similar is good, have a huge   hook in it attached to a 44 gallow drum via stainless steel whire a good 2.5 mm thickness at least, attache the drum to something on the mainland via rope of another means.\n\nhere is what will happen, the shark will take the bait but be unable to swim away and submerse the 44 gallon drum, effectively it will drown because it cant dive down and swimm unristricted. \n\nthis is the way we used to catch tiger sharks when we lived in the torres staits.
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You use a tiny treble hook, so that it floats up above the bottom. It will stay on, and you can catch big fish with a small hook.
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Depends, are you going to "troll" for your Sea-bass? If so, use the rapala's/yozuri combo. However, if you are anchored on a spot, I would try live bait or cut-bait. Perhaps, a 1/2 oz. white jig with a white "Gulp" body............depends on the conditions of weather, water clarity, and current. Definitely use "Berkley Fire-Line". It works great. A close second is "Spider-wire".\nYour best bet is to call the local bait shop in your area and ask them for more details on catching Sea-Bass.\nGOOD LUCK!....
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For starters, the person who previously answered is quite wrong, notably in his statements #2, # 3 and #4. Jewelry has never been reported as a contributing factor in any attack, so you can pretty well dismiss # 1 as well.\n He's even incorrect about shark numbers in the Bahamas. There are actually many species, but most are harmless or have no interest in making a diver a snack. If you do encounter a shark on your dive, just be calm, keep your eye on it and move away slowly or keep your distance. You won't be on the menu unless you provoke it and even then, it's likely to be a simple charge and not an attack.\n There are a few species you may come across, notably the Nurse shark, that although large and fearsome looking, are actually fairly docile and allow a close encounter. I've swum with a number of 10 footers on night dives and a few I've found sleeping under ledges. I still have all my bits and pieces. Hell, I've even given one a rub.\n You'll be diving there with a DM. He may even take you to where there are sharks hanging about. Listen to his briefing pre dive and he'll explain what he expects of you regarding shark encounters. He knows these fish and may even know each individual shark and their specific behavior on past dives.\n Relax, have fun and take some pics.
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any surface popping plug should produce and keep you out of the sea salad. A big bobber and a fat juicy live shiner will out fish any lure as well!! \ngood luck!\n"women want me; fish fear me!"
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I have found that the best retirieve to catch bass would have to cast it out as close to weeds, or logs, or rock cover as you can, keep your rod tip up and you line taut.  Let the worm sink and usually you will get the hit on the initial fall.  If not, let the worm sink to the bottom.  Then give the worm a few tugs, very small tugs, remember, you have to make it look real, so huge tugs make it look like a super worm, and may result in a hit, but, not many.  After you have given 2,3 maybe 4 little tugs on the worm, let it sink again.  I have found that most hits occur as the worm is falling.  So it is a must to keep your line taut, or you won't even feel the strike.  You must also keep your eye on your line where it enters the water.  Sometimes, you don't feel the hit, even with a tight line, but you will see your line either twitch, or move off to one side or the other.  Be ready to set the hook.  I prefer the YUM dinger in the 4 inch model and 6 inch model, in the watermelon seed color with gold flakes. They have a small slit in the worm to hide the hook in, resulting in easier, and better hook-ups.  Bill Dance once said "Any color and size of worm is good, as long as it is 6 inches and purple."  Try watermelon seed first, it seems to work everywhere.  Purple, black, red, and watermelon seed  also seem to work well.  But you have to experiment to find a good color. Here are a few sites to get you started.  I also have found that if the YUM dinger doesn't work, the YUM 6 inch ribbontail usually does.  If niether of those work, I try the YUM hawgtail, and almost always catch bass with 1 of the 3.  I would be lying if I told you that these three soft plastics have not improved my catch ratio per fishing trip, than any other plastics, and lures combined. I have found that using worms, I have found that it makes little difference on the water condition, when fishing a worm.  I have caught bass in muddy water, clear water, and in between with a worm, as well as at night. Bass have a "sensor" called the lateral lines. The bass can feel the worm before they see it.  In fact the largest bass I have ever caught was caught on a YUM dinger, at 2 a.m. during a full moon. But I have also had good bass at night when it was cloudy out. I prefer to Texas rig my plastics, most always wieghtless, on a 1/0 worm hook.  Have fun, and tight lines.
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I'm not sure if "Gamagatzu" has a web addy, however, "Bass Pro Shop" and "Cabelas" both carry there line of hooks. You could also try your local baitshop ,they may have a "G"-catalog.
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Use plastic worms and plastic lizards.  I right now am using a spinner and that is working well, I am using white.\nAlso what works well is a thing called a brush hog in green color.  It gets the big fish.  Look at http://bassproshop.com for more ideas
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what are you going to push with, a bulldozer?
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Well I think you should go tackle that way you know and have the experience\n You  said you can pull anyone down the you should do DB. like A j Hawk
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A big Zara Spook, or a big spinner bait with at least a colorado blade. Big minnows or a small yellow perch would probably do well also.
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Depends on what your trying to catch, but myself I always use threadfin herring and squid. The squid is like rubber, tough and resiliant and the herring breaks up and gives off the oils that fire them up. Just my opinion but whatever you go with put squid on there, too...
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it all depends on the size of fish and also the size of bait.  Also, if you are fishing off the coast or off a boat.  The smaller the hook, the smaller size fish you are going to catch.  Sadiki (sp?) rigs(really small hooks, about 5 to a rig) are good to catch bait fish.  Don't need a really large hook, unless going deep sea fishing.  Just a nice size around 1/2 inch or so.  Hope this helps.
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Bass will be coming up to the shallows looking for spawning areas and food, try a plastic worm with a small weight in and around the lilly pads (texas rig style)hook point in the worm to prevent hooking the pads. Try green spinner baits around the timber letting it sink close to bottom. Most people reel crankbaits so fast only the most active fish will bite, slow down :D
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It sounds like you're going to be doing salt water fishing.  I'd suggest you get a rig with a heavy weight - like a 7 oz (it's shaped like a pyramid), and attach it to a rig that has 2 leaders, each with a small, single hook.  Bait the rig with blood worms, and fish it off the bottom.  You'll catch all kinds of stuff.  This time of year, you should be able to catch a bunch of croaker up there, maybe even some rockfish.
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Use a Steel leader, 20-30Lb. test line , and 1/4 - 1/2 Lb. spoons or spinners. Buzz baits work well also.
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If its brownes he's after, I would recommend,on the point, black and peacock spider,blea and black,coachman,mallard and claret,peter ross and silver butcher.For nympth patterns use pheasant tail,stickfly and shrimp. Middle fly needs to be flashy ie,dunkeld wickhams fancy.Top fly needs to be a bushy fly that you can dibble across the surface waves like red palmer or zulu.In summer a small muddler works wonders.Small single dries will work in late evening.If fishing from the bank dont cast to far,try to fish at 45 deg in front and work your way along the bank.Dont forget to keep the rod up .Brown trout take from below and will not chase a fly like rainbows.As the fish will manly small its best to use light gear no5/6 weight lines a long rod is useful about 10ft it is also long enough to use on a boat. Hope this goes some way to helping you out  only wish I could be with him as well.Best of luck and tight lines.