So my wife and I were at the point today with four rods up in holders. She hooks up on a shark and we both start following it down the beach. We're maybe 50 yards down the beach and here comes an SUV with rods on the back and drives right under my lines in the water. Of course he hooks two of them and carries on down to the end. I could do nothing but stand there and watch my rods bending as he proceeded to spool both of them. No damage to the equipment but to say I was bit angry is an understatement. Enraged I took off after them. He's just lucky I had a 300 yard walk to cool down a bit. After I instructed him on proper driving etiquette he had the nerve to give me attitude! I saw the rangers driving out so I decided to just let it be at that. Later I was told by the same rangers that "he owns a house down here and thinks he own the place". Sometimes I just hate people.
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Just a heads up, having a Garbo on the beach for a photo op, would be considered possession if LEO wanted to get on your case. I think its a $10K fine.
Never been spooled by a SUV, you showed restraint, in my younger days the Evil Garbo would have made a showing
I know what you mean Garbo. Myself 20 years ago would have handled the situation much differently. His kids being a short distance down the beach and his wife in the passenger seat saved him for the most part.
Funny you said about the rangers. They had actually stopped and were talking to us when she landed it. In fact one of them even held the rod for us! Just depends on the individual I guess.
Funny you said about the rangers. They had actually stopped and were talking to us when she landed it. In fact one of them even held the rod for us! Just depends on the individual I guess.
Kids make it a different story, little tykes do not need to see adults in conflict
The Shark I was referencing was the Sand Tiger (Garbo), it is Federally Protected, not sure why there are a ton of Garbos in the water, always have been.
Thanks for the heads up. I guess I always just assumed that if you released them you were ok. I guess I'll have to be a bit more careful in the future. Looking at the regs again I saw that the Sandbar is protected as well. We never keep them so I haven't read the list for a while.
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Maybe he owns property in northern obx as well?? There you have to have your rods,either holding them in the water or spiked right against the break.. They use the inside lane for traffic of emergency vehicles.. Have had them go right under my lines,got jacked out of shape and gave a guy hell for doing it.. He then proceeded to call the law on me for doing so.. About 2hrs later I was informed by Currituck police that I was in the wrong by blocking the lane.. I'm sure if he owns property there as well,he thinks the same applies here.. Whole different set of rules on those beaches than on nps...
I'm saying that could have been his mindset,not that you were in the wrong at all,he WAS an assclown..
Sand Tigers have always been called Garbage Mouth or Garbo since I was a kid on OBX. Mike Hayes probably named them back in the 1960's
Garboman......trash talkin fisherman who never learned when to shut up or quit typing:beer: after a few too many...
Did not know the Sandbar was protected now. Thanks for the update on the Regs.
Seems like there are plenty of Sandbars around right now, who decides they are endangered, some Scientist in a cubicle in Northern Virginia?
I break the suckers off these days, even the Redhead breaks off all his sharks these days.. too much danger trying to get the hook removed on a large shark to make it worth the effort. Some Sharks especially Bull Sharks really have tried hard to bite me in the past...I think the Hook will rust out in about a year and it also reminds the Shark not to eat my bait in the future.
If anyone catches a Sandbar with a 10/0 Gami Tag in the corner of its Jaw and trailing 20 feet of 50 pound test, there is a reward, I tagged around twenty off of Avon Pier and Beach December 2016.
Rain just let up, will be out looking for more endangered species after lunch.
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Hikes Run, good on you for the restraint. That makes you a better person.
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Thumbs up to your wife Hikes run, That's a nice sand bar she caught! The clown that hit your line is an "A-hole" for sure. Keep on "Sharkin" with your beautiful wife! My wife and I have been sharkers for many years and she has caught her fair share of them. Everthing else is just bait!
Yah, I know Bronzback1. We can recognize most of the locals and I've never seen him before. Maybe he was from northern OBX like Drumdum suggested. It sure seemed like he had a chip on his shoulder which is very unlike the locals we know and talk to regularly down there. We got home last night and I'm on the PC now instead of the iPhone. Boy, are those pictures crappy! Sorry guys.
Out of Town property owner, Dare County property tax puts the heat on him so he takes it out on fishermen..too inexperienced in fishing to be teachable likely especially if he got an attitude for his mistake, he will run into the 1%'er and they will go at it eventually
Rain letting up...going Drum fishing after a bit at Secret Spot, nice onshore breeze...water is warm...spoke to some Canadian surfers yesterday it was a whole crowd of them, let them know the water is infested with Sharks right now...Evidently Sharks are not on the Canadian's minds...If I still Surfed I would be prone on my board waiting on a wave this time of year instead of dangling my tootsies...They speak another language in Canada too....I think it is Canadian...Oui?
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