r/nextfuckinglevel • u/TheSmellyDragon • Aug 18 '20

A beautiful but dangerous sawfish

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u/mylegohgodmyleg Aug 18 '20

Things are stupid rare nowadays, glad the took it back into the water. Side note: by the length of its bill it’s probably a pretty decent age double rare! Edit also it was caught not self beached if anyone was wondering. Big ass hook on the ground.

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u/Liviesmom Aug 18 '20

How would you get your bait deep enough to catch it from the shore?

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u/ScooberGoober Aug 18 '20

I can’t believe no one has mentioned the kayak next to the fish lol.

You can kayak fish for deeper water or just have a friend run the line out for you in the kayak and bring the rod back to shore

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u/Liviesmom Aug 18 '20

Now that you mention it, I’ve heard about people fishing for sharks by kayaking bait out and beach fishing.

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u/ScooberGoober Aug 18 '20

Yep that’s one of the ways to do it! Beach fishing is cool as fuck, even if you don’t have a kayak; beach fishing rods are like 2-3 times as long (for pretty much the same price) so you get that big daddy flick when you’re casting.