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[gvanzant]

Rick: Sharks are amazing creatures but only one of them is truly edible, that being a Mako. So, you must promise me that you will release , unmolested, all the blue sharks you catch. They can be thick around the boat after a little work on your part. Go to the ten mile drilling platforms off Huntington Beach and proceed about 2 miles south beyond the southern most rig, stop your boat and drift. Chum steadily with cut up sardines anchovies etc. I also have a chum bucket oozing out its' contents for hours on end. Sooner or later the blues will appear in the chum line and they are very easy to catch. You need steel leaders, 7/0 hooks and no sinkers. 30 pound mono is the lightest you can use. So you need at least a 4/0 type reel. Don't worry about live bait, use cut up sardines. ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR A BIG ONE EITHER A MAKO OR A LARGE BLUE. The trip before last we caught a blue that was 6 feet long. Have gloves and wire cutters handy just in case they cant be landed. AND DO NOT HEFT A SHARK OF ANY KIND INTO THE BOAT especially with kids aboard.
This should get you through it. Be carefull those shark teeth are sharper than any razor you ever saw.
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