There's a shark in my kayak... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Fiskadoro · 03-09-2011, 03:54 PM

Looks a lot like our soupfin sharks. Good to eat?

Jim

dos ballenas · 03-09-2011, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Day

Looks a lot like our soupfin sharks. Good to eat?

Jim

Thats what I thought, and given that he called it Tope its probably very similar. I believe our is new common name for soupfin shark is actually Tope... although its not commonly used yet.

Thanks for the report! Keep them coming!

What kind of bait were you using and what was the water temp?

taggermike · 03-10-2011, 07:26 AM

Great vid and fish Dizzy. I hope you got your shark video out of the way and will just cut the next shark off at yak side. Tope are the atlantic name for what we call soupfins. For me tope/soupies are right on the line between sorta anoying ground sharks, smooth hound, leopards, and real sharks, mako, threshers, blues. Maybe tending to the real shark catagory. They have a large mouth and smaller but very sharp teeth. I'm have been very respectful of the handful I have caught. Mike

03-09-2011, 03:54 PM	#1
Fiskadoro ....... Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,509	Looks a lot like our soupfin sharks. Good to eat? Jim

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taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Great vid and fish Dizzy. I hope you got your shark video out of the way and will just cut the next shark off at yak side. Tope are the atlantic name for what we call soupfins. For me tope/soupies are right on the line between sorta anoying ground sharks, smooth hound, leopards, and real sharks, mako, threshers, blues. Maybe tending to the real shark catagory. They have a large mouth and smaller but very sharp teeth. I'm have been very respectful of the handful I have caught. Mike