If catching a giant shark was what we came for we got our money’s worth.  We definitely reeled in a damn monster. But, I probably wouldn’t do it again or I’d know what to ask and get clear expectations before I did.
That was the fish of a life time. it certainly was a prize for the captain, being his first big bull shark, a 6 foot+ monster.  I’m real happy for him, The captain was a great guy and we really enjoyed spending the afternoon with him. It just doesn’t feel like a catch any of us made,
We reeled in a massive shark and its impossible to know how things might have gone otherwise for the rest of the day. Within just a few minutes the captain baited, cast and hooked one.  He handed the pole over to my son to let him reel in a big cat.  Then he baited, cast and hooked another one.  This was the monster that we spent the next 4 hours fighting with.  Again, I don’t know enough to say,  i’m not a pro fisherman so you take the captains word.  If you hook a 250 lb shark on 40 lb test line and have to let him run around with it for 4 hours because you don’t want to tighten up the drag and break the line. Do you use 40 lb test fishing for shark?  I know my son would have been happy if we’d lost him so he could do some fishing, or at least cast a line,  He would have loved to bait, cast, hook his own something and he felt like it’s not his catch if he just helps to reel for a while.