WT: Thresher Shark

oh mannnnnnnn, now I have to go & get a thresher setup

charkbait just sent me 30ft of 90lb cable in error, maybe I ought to keep it.....

Heck yeah you should save it!  I was hoping you would be into this idea Sean!

oh mannnnnnnn, now I have to go & get a thresher setup

charkbait just sent me 30ft of 90lb cable in error, maybe I ought to keep it.....

Heck yeah you should save it!  I was hoping you would be into this idea Sean!

Well, I have it on good authority that they pull harder than just about anything, and they taste so darn good.
 I wouldn't mind just one

If you wanted to CNR the thresher, I wouldn't use a rapala with treble hooks because you are likely to tail hook them. I would use bait and circle hooks. See attached brochure. They are good eating so if I did decide to target one it would be dinner fare. The only question is shark shield or no shark shield. 

Haven't posted here in years.  Scott's right on.  Hi Scott.  One thing that is crucial is to get the shark on ice immediately.  I've hooked 3 Threshers & 1 60 lb Soupfin over the years.  The Thresher that we got on ice immediately tasted great, the others we weren't so quick with icing & they were so so.  If you get one, I would head in immediately & have big cooler & tons of ice ready & waiting.  It's a 2 person or more job.  By the time you fight it, land it, bring it in & steak it out you will be exhausted.

All the sharks I've hooked have been lucky.  I have gotten 3 on swimbaits & one on a Rapala CD-14 that I just let drift in 100 FOW.

Below was the story of the first one I got, about 8'+ from tip to tail, around 60-70 lbs., it was the best by far. I'll never forget it & I always carry a CD-14 with me on heavy line & throw it out there periodically just for the hell of it.

Story below, the drinking part I made up (writers embellishment) the rest of it's all true;

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,15439.0.html

P.S.  I don't believe they're vulnerable.  They are commercially fished. DFG wouldn't let something that's threatened be commercially fished, they don't even specify a size limit on them. Hell, we're all vulnerable.

Every few years the pups come in thick near NB--Seacliff area. I remember about 6yrs ago when 2 dozen were caught from the cement boat in 1 day. Waiting for that to happen again so I can hit it in the yak!
I used to bring a big Mag Rap w/me OTW and troll it back from the beach hotel to MBK. But they pickup a lot of kelp & random seajunk, plus they cause a lot of drag, and I never want to go slow enough to work it effectively. So be prepared to go slower and take your time. You'll get something eventually.