We set out early yesterday to catch some monsters (and other fish, too) from the surf on Satellite’s Magellan Beach. We weren’t stoked about starting the day without live shrimp — apparently, Brevard’s shrimp delivery dude got a late start because Man Overboard and Riggs Outpost were both fresh out awaiting delivery. But, no shrimp, no problem.

It was high tide when we got to the beach around 7:30am. Right off the bat the bite was hot and we brought in a small nurse shark and a bonnet head, plus a couple jacks. These were all caught on Pompano Riggs by couture hand tied by Spacefish contritubor, Caleb Couture. Baits included a combination of frozen sand fleas and shrimp.

Meanwhile, we had 3 larger baits that we paddled out, hoping to hit on a big black tip or another big daddy shark. Unfortunately, the surf was a little more rough than what was forecasted, so we faced some trials and tribulations getting out there by kayak, but we managed to get it done with a little perseverance. With these larger baits, the day started off pretty slow. We tried a combination of a lot things — cut mullet, jack, and whiting, and even a big and feisty blue crab (thanks Anthony @ Riggs Outpost — it was worth a shot!). The results were a little discouraging at first, but things picked up mid-afternoon.

The Palometa were all over the place and biting so much to the extent that it got annoying. But in between catching a ton of those little buggers, we also managed a beauty of a seatrout and a nice sized bull whiting. Back to sharks, though — the jewel prize of the day was caught by none other than the Salty Sarge — a 5 or 6 foot lemon shark. All in all, it was another good time and productive outing of surf fishing on Satellite Beach.