r/Fishing • u/11BigDaddyChris11 • Jul 01 '23

Saltwater Reported, documented, released immediately, etc. estimated 11ft length based off of distance between dock pylons. I know this is very rare but how rare exactly is it and any estimations on weight?

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u/Affectionate_Elk_272 Florida Jul 01 '23

usually the saw is about 1/3 ish the size of the fish itself but yeah it’s all often measured as one. that’s a great find, though! i’m glad you got it back out safely. they’re so, so rare. i’ll have to look but i think florida is one of the last places that they actually exist in the atlantic.

i’m in south florida, what kind of sharks are you normally seeing up there this time of year?

side note- you did the best possible thing reporting it and such. there’s huge fines associated with having them. thank you for handling it with care!

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u/11BigDaddyChris11 Jul 01 '23

We catch a lot of lemon sharks, probably like 50% of our sharks are lemons. The rest are a mixture of blacktip bull and nurse sharks.

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u/Bobmanbob1 Jul 02 '23

Hey next time you hit some Bull Sharks, csn you post pics?

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u/11BigDaddyChris11 Jul 02 '23

For sure, only down here a few weeks each year but definitely will.