On 6 Apr 2007 14:35:45 -0700, "Sprattoo"
wrote:

This summer I want to do a "bait and switch" type of fishing with
Shark in mind.

Has anyone ever done this before? I am a bit at a loss of what to use
for leader and fly when it comes to shark.
Leader - 7x19 stainless rigging wire.
Fly - something that looks like a human leg from the knee down.

As you may surmise I know absolutely nothing about it but your
question gave me a chance to look through a few salt water fly books I
have for flies to use up north. The only one of any help was by Lou
Tabory from New England. In his Inshore Fly Fishing (a great read) he
states that the most common fish used for chum is menhaden and that
sharks (though attracted more to ground chum) become a "nuisance" when
chumming for other game fish. He devotes a chapter to chum fishing and
in it he says that Lefty Kreh has it down to a science and has
designed marabou flies to look like chunks of menhaden. I assume these
flies and how to fish them might be found in his books Fly Fishing in
Salt Water or Salt Water Fly Patterns.

I'd suggest as a starting point looking for both Tabory's and Kreh's
books at your local library or if you want to own them and a lot of
other salt water fly titles for cheap go to abebooks.com. It is the
best resource I've found for used & out of print books.

Kiyu