Swimmin' With the Sharks

Whaddupppp,
I'm not entirely sure if you know what Ohio weather is like, but if you've been there for more than a week, you'll know that its about as predictable as Lindsay Lohan's next felony. After some muggy nights and some summer showers, the lovely roller coaster of Ohio weather is a lot to handle sometimes. Therefore, I've taken my talents to Hilton Head. Alongside my girlfriends Dad and her brother, we've been hittin Carolina surf to see what we can snag. The fly rod didn't fit into the suitcase, and as sick as it would be to strip some Clausers on a 10 wt rod hitting Red Drum and just about anything else, we went old school. Headed to the lovely Wal-Mart on the island and picked up a Shakespeare Tiger Spinning rod, with 20 lb test, attached to a swivel with a pyramid weight, 16 inches of steel leader, and a good size hook. We've thrown both squid and cut mullet on the hooks and we've been having some luck. With your typical retired 70 year old couple occasionally stopping and observing three legendary goons chucking fish heads as far as we could throw them, we had to put on a show. And that we did.

Now, I know its not Jaws, but that's pretty badass. A 24 inch, 5 lb shark on light test is the same as Michael Vick's idea of a perfect way to spend an afternoon, a dogfight.

Much different from my usual Fly-Fishing Experience, this was fun nonetheless. Out at the crack of dawn with a couple dudes just hangin out and fishing. That's a vacation. Gonna hit the water nice and early tomorrow to see if we can hit a Bluefish or something other than a prehistoric beast of a shark that kept the other kids on the beach scared shitless from entering the water. Next time we won't flaunt our catch so that all the lovely vacationers can go Swimmin' With the Sharks.
Boom

PS- If the Spurs win tonight, I'll let a shark bite my finger. Stay tuned.

-Till Next Cast,
CL