Sandbar Shark
AKA: Sand Shark / Brown Shark Family: Shark
| Water: Salt/Coastal Waters |
Where: Surf / Inshore |
| Size: Most common at 50-100 pounds with the occasional lunker reaching up to about 200 pounds. |
| Fight: A good fighter and as with any shark of size a fun battle. |
| Deliciousness: Good |
| Range: Both Coasts |
Technique: Drifting / Still Fishing |
| Baits: Baitfish |
Tackle: Spinning / Baitcasting |
All members of the shark family are identifiable by most anglers pretty easily, as they for the most part have similarly shaped and colored bodies (anywhere from a light brown, tan or grey if not darker upper halfs and a lighter underside), what sets the Sandbar Shark apart is its large body, from top to bottom, a compressed head and nearly aligned pectoral and dorsal fins.
These fish are found in inshore and nearshore waters, seemingly not minding dirtier water.
Dead baitfish make for the best natural bait, while artificials are not commonly used when targeting this fish.
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