The last month has been really productive for surf kitties in SD. I found a spot they congregate in pretty regularly and nearly every outing has resulted in a hookup. All of the leos have been really good quality, with a 4-5ft average. Hooked one that was either an absolute monster or just really amped up that took me all the way to the knot and rubbed me off 20 feet away from the beach once I had gotten all my line back. Was thinking maybe a stray soupie but the fight was pretty leopard-like. I haven't had the time to fish for very long stretches at a time so my sessions have been anywhere from half an hour to two hours usually. Nice to be able to catch sharks without being out there all night!
I've mainly been fishing with leftover gear/rigs from last spring but with the reports of soupies being around it's time to get back in shape. Probably would have landed that monster if I had been using a 100lb rub leader instead of one I made by doubling up 50lb mono. Catching fish with old, scrapped together gear feels resourceful and satisfying but losing fish because of old, scrapped together gear makes you feel like an idiot haha.
photos are here (I posted some on the fb page):
https://kamwalsh.smugmug.com/Leopard-Sharks/
