How to avoid the sharks?

Ha, switch rigs!

More skilled fisherman

Beef Jerky. Snapper love it. Sharks hate it.

On a serious note; I have never found a way to avoid them. Like hardheads, all you can do is move when they move in.

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Another gem of an advice thread.

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yep, this place is turning into the OT

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yep, this place is turning into the OT

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There is a major difference in making a couple outdoor/ODB related jokes and the assclownery in the OT.

Moving is your only option. Once they start sniffing around they won't stop.

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Catch one, cut the belly open and hang it over the side in the water. Sharks hate dead sharks.

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Catch one, cut the belly open and hang it over the side in the water. Sharks hate dead sharks. Never done it only heard it.

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This is a lie

for some species, or if you're just trying to fill a limit of any size fish, you can just move. but if you think you're in the right location for a trophy fish (say, for example, you know there are big snapper on a certain rig), you sometimes just have to fight through them. one thing i've noticed though is that they are a lot more likely to take certain baits. fishing a few weekends ago, we caught 3 sharks in a row on cut croaker. put on a squid: snapper every time.

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No, there is something to it.

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I assume you're supposed to lip the shark when you're cutting its belly...