Giant tiger sharks from 18 foot boats

SHARK FISHING IN AUSTRALIA FROM AN 18 FOOTER

IT'S "CROCODILE DUNDEE" ALL OVER AGAIN

As a dedicated marlin man I have never been interested in the "Mud Wallopers Sharks" although we have caught many hundreds of different shark species over the years whilst tuna fishing, they have never been targeted specie on our boats.

As a matter of fact all sharks that we do catch are banned from being brought on board, mainly because they make the boat stink for days afterwards and also because there is an element of danger involved in dragging them onboard, with in many cases inexperienced anglers.

Makos and blue sharks are particularly dangerous in this situation so it is the safer approach we adopt on Broadbill and Billfisher

There are some along our coastline who live to catch sharks be it tigers, makos, whalers, hammers and blues

However it is the Ghosn family, Nathan and Matt who own and run SylvaniaMarina who are extremely good on the sharks. Their boats Razorback and Thresher are legendary shark boats and I believe they are two of the most talented sharkers around the scene today.

David Granger on his boat Runamuk too, has been around the shark scene since he was a lad fishing on his Dad's boat Bounty Hunter.

These lads have been competitive fisherman all their lives.

In the case of Matty Ghosn he deckied a season with me on Broadbill, catching and releasing many marlin in that 91 season Matt was 13 years old back then and a great reliable crewman..

The Goshen boys and David all work to gether at Sylvania Marina and live for the long enduring tussles and seemingly never ending fights with the "BigTige " The other thing that makes the thing more special is that they have been catching these monsters for years from their 18 foot trailer boats.

So many times in can recall fights that go into the wee small hours of the morning.

Ten hour battles through the night, miles from home on a lonely ocean, great efforts indeed from these dedicated fishermen, pursuing their craft of big sharks from small vessels

Just check out the great photos of the lads recent 350kg tiger shark capture.

Here's a verse that describes it all from one of my songs.

SHARK FISHING IN AUSTRALIA FROM AN 18 FOOTER