Cape Verde shark fishing
Written by Craig Owen
Cape Verde
It was a special birthday coming up for the wife and she’d decided she’d like to go back to Cape Verde for her birthday. After going to Boa Vista for our honeymoon and catching small sharks on spinning gear, I was more than up for returning, but this time with some heavier gear.
This time we booked to go to the main island of Sal, the hotel was a bit more kid friendly to keep my 10 year old happy.
As soon as we booked I set about choosing what gear to take.
Decisions, decisions!
I decided on the Tronixpro Xenon Travel 12’6″ 3-6oz with a Penn Battle II 8000LL LC and a Shakespeare Agility 2 Exp Beach 11ft 6in Travel Rod with a Penn Spinfisher 6500 LL for my boy.
I also packed some spinning gear with the Nomura travel spinning rod and a Penn Battle II 4000 being my option.
Arrival day
On arrival the country’s motto of “No Stress” really did kick in, so we chilled out for the first few days and did the family stuff along with an island tour. We also did a trip where we got to walk out onto a reef where juvenile Lemon Sharks hang out and swim amongst your feet. I did see some good 2 meter shark about 10m further out!
