best shark bait for black tips?

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snookfishin239
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best shark bait for black tips?

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whats the best kind of bait for black tips? I can get mullet, ladyfish, jack, mackerel, and bonita..but which one is the most productive? I've used ladyfish and got little bull shark on that, but I want some opinions.

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Fresh bait is the best.... ladyfish, mackeral, bluefish, mullet, jacks, runners, bonito, kingfish , all whole or cut depending on size .All work never seen them have a preference. Fresh is the key.
Dreaming the dream that one day I can be as good as some of the boatless pros and catch some 12 inch mangrove snapper.

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Re: best shark bait for black tips?

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black tips are pretty agreeable on eating , but they are sharks , a little blood wouldnt hurt
....theres nothing wrong with the other baits you mentioned though
....just to make ya think a little ..using process of elimination, which two from your list would you put as the least desirable , and why ?

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Re: best shark bait for black tips?

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jacks are really good to use.

sweman
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Post by sweman »

A good tip is to know the area you're fishing in, what species are in high numbers.
Fish tend to go for the easer pray and might end up searching for that speacie.
If there is a lot of mullet where your fishing then use mullet and so on.

And as mentioned befor fresh and bloody!

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Don't really like using catfish, but eels onthe other hand are great big hammer bait ;D

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Re: best shark bait for black tips?

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for kayaked baits nothing beats a fresh king. For casted baits just get a head of a 1lb or less jack and casted it out, it last long and castes good, gl

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