This afternoon I fished out of Port Orange, FL with Capt. Shane Ryan of Backwater Fishing Charters.  I had a few hours free after an appointment out Daytona way, so I called Shane and we set up an afternoon/evening trip.  We had a great time, and I hooked and landed two Black Tip Sharks that were around 200lbs apiece, boated several Jack Crevalle, hooked and lost a few Spinner Sharks and I even had a huge Tarpon on for a bit.  Its kind of hard to explain just how strong these fish are, but I can tell you that each Shark took me over an hour to get to the boat, and even the 8-10lb Jack Crevalle that we caught fought harder than any freshwater fish I've ever caught.  Needless to day, my arms are toast!  Unfortunately I forgot my camera on this trip to FL, so the only pictures I have are the few that Capt. Shane snapped with my Blackberry:









Today was definitely a different style of fishing than I'm used to, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  It was very obvious that Capt. Shane knew the best spots & techniques and I'm looking forward to fishing with him again soon.  If any of you are in the Daytona area and are looking for a great guide, I'd highly recommend him.  You can reach him at 386-566-9547.

Until Next Time,
Fish On!!

~Capt. Bill