Shark Fishing Charters with Mass Bay Guides
Shark Fishing Charters
Trip Length: 10hr full day booking required
Time of year: Some of our sharks are here year round however we typically offer shark trips end of July through September. Some of the best shark catches actually happen during tuna fishing!
Daily Bag limit*: We typically let sharks go but if you choose to keep one, Porbeagle and thresher sharks have to be over 54 inch fork length, one per vessel. We do not keep blue sharks and makos are prohibited. Please call to learn more about the daily bag limits for sharks.
We typically drop a few bottom fish rods while shark fishing as well to combo and bring some fish home.
What to expect? See below.
Pictures of shark fishing charters below
What to expect on a Shark fishing trip?
On a 10 hr shark trip we will be leaving the dock early in the morning, typically just before sunrise, and returning around 3pm. We travel an average of 25 miles offshore on a shark trip. We typically bring several chum buckets and some fresh dead bait. We may stop on the way out to catch a few live baits.
Once we arrive to he shark grounds we start a chum slick and drift. We deploy live and dead baits and wait for the sharks to come to the boat. We fight the sharks on 20-50 lb stand up tackle. The majority of the sharks are blue sharks, but we get the occasional mako, thresher, and porbeagle shark. These sharks are typically between 80 – 600 lbs.
We generally push to release sharks but there are a few species that you’re allowed to bring one home per trip. We almost always are dropping a few bottom fishing rods while we drift for sharks the way you have a few fish to bring home at the end of the day. Book!
Shark Fishing Gallery
