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Old 07-17-2013, 03:09 PM
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It was a VERY interesting morning! Left at 5:30 home by 8:30.* Me and one other guy.* We caught tons of fluke (mostly shorts), one beautiful weakfish!, scooped a bunch of big crabs that were just swimming on the surface and we had a very interesting encounter. . .
We swore that we were seeing small SHARKS all morning long.* Dorsal fins were popping up everywhere and occasionally we would see an attack and a huge splash! I thought I was going crazy. So we made an attempt to catch one by tossing a plug right in front of the fins. . .
No takes. Several close shots but no bites.* Later, on our way back in some guys crabbing asked us if we have been seeing sharks!* Then in the distance we saw the motherload.* In like 3 feet of water there were schools of them in the hundreds all over. Breaking water and finning.* I threw a big treble hook on my line and we headed over to have a look. . .
I tossed it in and immediately hooked up and line started peeling off the reel!* Others were breaking water and swirling and splashing all around us in the shallows. After** a 10 minute battle with a tiny rod and 10 pound test line, we landed our fish.* It wasn't a shark! But I think I solved the mystery of why there have been no blue crabs in the river this season. . . What's YOUR guess?
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Old 07-17-2013, 03:11 PM
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I'll bite.

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Old 07-17-2013, 03:15 PM
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that's crazy! awesome crazy.lol
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Old 07-17-2013, 03:17 PM
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I'll bite.

COBIA

I was going to say Cobia too because what else fins??

But a crab eater?? DRUM!!
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Old 07-17-2013, 03:19 PM
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from what I know about cobia they do eat crabs -- I could be wrong about that
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Old 07-17-2013, 03:19 PM
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Drums???
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Old 07-17-2013, 03:24 PM
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Old 07-17-2013, 03:39 PM
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Default Re: Tons of Sharks in the Shrewsbury River???

Cow Nose Rays. You mistook the tips of their wings for the dorsal fin(s) of a shark.
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Old 07-17-2013, 03:46 PM
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Cow Nose Rays. You mistook the tips of their wings for the dorsal fin(s) of a shark.
Heavy off of Island Beach not too long ago...
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Old 07-17-2013, 04:19 PM
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Philly fat mouths?
 


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