Description: Shark Fishing in Florida The blacktip shark is dark gray/blue to brown above, and white below with a distinct white band across the flank. The black tips found on the pectoral fins, first and second dorsals, pelvic fins, and lower caudal lobe are very apparent, though they tend to fade with age.
Food Value: Very good.
Where found:Inshore and throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
Size: Common from 5 - 30 pounds.
Florida Blacktip Shark Record: 152 lbs.
Blacktip Shark Fishing Techniques: Casting, Drifting, Still Fishing.
Remarks: The blacktip shark primarily feeds on small schooling fish such as herring, sardines, menhaden, mullet, and anchovies, but also eats many other bony fish. Blacktip Sharks, are known to breach out of the water while feeding, sometimes spinning up to three or four times. To go Shark Fishing in Florida call Capt. Tom Masse at 941-544-6138.
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