Shark Fishing

Shark Encounters from the Kayak

Dragging my beat-up kayak over shell and sand and finally into the breaking water, this is how so many summer...

Optimal Bait Selection

Perhaps the most important decision in shark fishing is bait selection. You may be fortunate and have ideal tides, weather,...

2014 Texas Shark Rodeo

Competition is said to be the essence of human nature and those who achieve dominance will bask in glory. When...

“March” of the Blacktips

The arrival of spring during years of prolonged winter is beyond welcome. Never was this truer than the winter season...

Young Thrills and Everlasting Memories

The spirit of youth renders an extremely captivating essence bringing back vividly my own early quests for adventure. In the...

Ten Years of Magic

Over the past decade I have been blessed with several monumental catches and, along with those, I have felt honored...

Eye of the Tiger

There is little on this green earth more compelling to me than the majestic tiger shark. Capable of exceeding 12...

Evolving to Share the Experience

For more than a decade I have spent countless nights on the desolate Padre Island National Seashore in search of...

Dark Encounters with Toothy Pelagics

The allure of shark fishing from South Texas beaches is heightened through a magically thin sliver of a chance to...

Shark Fishing’s Ultimate Bycatches

One of the most alluring aspects of shark fishing is that quite often you have no idea what might pick...

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