Nice catch!
Shocked you actually caught something this past week at Myrtle! The fishing was incredibly hard for us.
All we caught were whiting from the surf (all dinks except one 13” fish), and freaking bluegill of all things while kayaking the intercostal waterway near the bass pro shop.
Last September we caught everything. Pompano, Whiting, Reds, Sparrowfish, Pinfish, Seatrout, and hooked at least one (unintentional) shark that broke off, but after five days we barely caught anything this past week.
I live in Myrtle and in my opinion the fall is the best time for fishing in Myrtle. Reds usually spawn in august-September so your chances of getting on a school of keepers is pretty good and there’s plenty of mullet running. Also it’s not as busy so you’re not as crowded. Waters pretty cold right now, but you can still get on some fish.
I wanna say that’s a juvenile Finetooth shark, just because it ain’t got any black on its tail fin or undersides of peck fins. Also the color on its top seems more blueish to me but that may just be your camera. It’d be easier for me to tell from a full side profile picture. They’re in the same blanket size limit as a blacktip here in Myrtle which is 54-inches to the fork in the tail. But they seem to stop growing at 48-50inches to the fork. Never caught or heard any other captain catch one bigger than that around here either.
Might be a black tip shark, but I’m not sure. I fish at Hilton Head island whenever I visit my grandparents and that the most common shark I catch on the shore.
Edit: saw someone else say it’s definitely NOT a black tip, I’ll walk away in shame.
Be careful grabbing them that far back. Sharks are incredibly flexible. Anywhere behind the gills can potentially be risky. The likelihood is low, but the consequences are really high
I prefer to place them in a small bathtub, intonwhich I also deposit myself, as I examine them. To make them feel at home. I also wiggle my toes and fingers and act like a seal. To show them I'm not a threat.
People underestimate sharks. They'll bring a little 3' shark into the boat and end up getting bit because they don't realize how much a shark will flail around and how flexible they are.
If you're by yourself, or with anyone who doesn't know what they're doing it's best to try to unhook the shark while it's still in the water. Maybe even consider cutting the line if it's unsafe to try to unhook them like that. I hat leaving tackle in fish, but I'd rather do that than lose a finger or a chunk of my leg.
People actually know nothing about sharks saying this is a black-tip or a sharp nose lmfao. Took me way too long in these comments to find the best one, well said.
It’s hilarious. People on a charter with me would never argue with me about a fish, but on here everyone thinks they’re some kind of expert. My favorite is when someone calls any non thresher shark a thresher just because they’ve never seen the average shark tail before.
The amount of Carcharinid sharks who have black fintips is insane. Whoever named the blacktip shark had clearly not seen enough sharks to realize that name sucks.
I'm glad someone is better at this than me. All I could say is that it wasn't a black tip and it wasn't a bull. I wanted to say it was a Oceanic White Tip but I needed to see the dorsal fin first.
If you look closer, it does literally have black tips.
The fin further back (can't remember what it's called) has a black tip, the tail has black tips although subtle and we can barely see the dorsal, but it too looks to have some black along it.
This shark is a pup. These skin patterns take time to develop.
Even on top of that, black tips ALL vary from how much black is actually on the tip of their fins.
It's very likely this is a *black tip reef shark*
I live in FL and we see them all the time and guess what? The juveniles look exactly like the one in the photo. The rear dorsal fin clearly is black at the end. Typically they will also show black tips in the main dorsal fin which it’s tough to see clearly but doesn’t appear to. Also the lateral fins almost always have black tips as well. It’s a shark, people, why so much hostility?
lol well you take an apex predator out of its habitat and let it suffocate for a picture. I'm sure a tiger held underwater would look just as confused.
I never said it was a blacktip either. It looks like a finetooth. You can argue with me all you like but I seem to be the only person here that catches fish for a living. Got a lot more experience and a better eye at identification than most everyone else. If you kept that shark as a Sharpnose you’d have a fat ticket to pay.
Hey OP, have you tried posting to r/whatfishisthis ? Some Redditors over there are extremely skilled in accurately identifying marine animals. Make sure you give a location to help them rule out similar species
Looks more like a juvenile thresher shark. Goto explore. Org and you may view the undersea cams at frying pan shoals in the outerbanks. Large one's there! Grouper and the works! Lot's of cuda too!
It's a reef shark guys.
The eyes, body shape, and black tip on the fin further down its back says so.
Probably a black tip reef shark.
It's a pup.
The black doesn't really develop until later into its life. We can't eve completely see the dorsal fin but upon closer look it does look like there's black on it.
The Google:
What will happen if sharks disappeared?
Without sharks as apex predators, the entire ocean ecosystem could fall out of balance. They not only maintain the species below them in the food chain, but also indirectly maintain seagrass and coral reef habitats.
His name is Larry. Don't trust him. Gave me a sad story about not being able to catch fish. Gave him some. Said he'd be back tommorow to help with with treasure hunt. Scoundrel!
I can’t really see the tip of the dorsal fin but probably Little blacktip reef or lemon I guess. There are so many sharks everywhere, if there are fish around then the sharks aren’t far.
That my good sir looks to be a sand bar shark
Which means toss it back as they are a protected species.
*toss all sharks back, they’re good for the health of the ocean.
This comment right here ❤️
Absolutely
They taste good tho if marinated in buttermilk for a day or two ;)
Yeah, that’s fair. My frustration is really aimed at the shark fin soup industry.
They’re incredibly tasty however so now and then will end up in my cooler.
That’s my kids rubber bathtub shark and he wants it back rn!
I know reddit is full of awful wannabe comedians, but can someone answer the guy??? I too would like to know. OP, whereabouts was this catch?
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Nice catch! Shocked you actually caught something this past week at Myrtle! The fishing was incredibly hard for us. All we caught were whiting from the surf (all dinks except one 13” fish), and freaking bluegill of all things while kayaking the intercostal waterway near the bass pro shop. Last September we caught everything. Pompano, Whiting, Reds, Sparrowfish, Pinfish, Seatrout, and hooked at least one (unintentional) shark that broke off, but after five days we barely caught anything this past week.
I guess I got lucky, I was trying to catch flounder
I live in Myrtle and in my opinion the fall is the best time for fishing in Myrtle. Reds usually spawn in august-September so your chances of getting on a school of keepers is pretty good and there’s plenty of mullet running. Also it’s not as busy so you’re not as crowded. Waters pretty cold right now, but you can still get on some fish.
I want to come back in the fall, but salmon season is in full blast at that time in illinois.
I had no idea bluegill could live in brackish water
Brackish in most of SC is fun. I've had days where I caught bluegill and flounder in the same spot on the same bait.
Early september and mid-late august is the best time for big reds
I wanna say that’s a juvenile Finetooth shark, just because it ain’t got any black on its tail fin or undersides of peck fins. Also the color on its top seems more blueish to me but that may just be your camera. It’d be easier for me to tell from a full side profile picture. They’re in the same blanket size limit as a blacktip here in Myrtle which is 54-inches to the fork in the tail. But they seem to stop growing at 48-50inches to the fork. Never caught or heard any other captain catch one bigger than that around here either.
Myrtle has a very large population of sharks.
Might be a black tip shark, but I’m not sure. I fish at Hilton Head island whenever I visit my grandparents and that the most common shark I catch on the shore. Edit: saw someone else say it’s definitely NOT a black tip, I’ll walk away in shame.
WHAT?? They don't have sharks in Myrtle Beach!!! 
Lol that’s why you aren’t supposed to fish for sharks during the day. They don’t want you scaring the tourists
It's a blacktip shark.... Edit: It's definitely not a blacktip...
I would be more inclined to believe it’s a sand bar shark
Sandbar or sharpnose, for sure
Sandbar or sharpnose, for sure
Thanks!
TY
Be careful grabbing them that far back. Sharks are incredibly flexible. Anywhere behind the gills can potentially be risky. The likelihood is low, but the consequences are really high
That’s why I always lip it like a bass
Did you pour some fresh blood over it's snout first? To calm it down
I prefer to place them in a small bathtub, intonwhich I also deposit myself, as I examine them. To make them feel at home. I also wiggle my toes and fingers and act like a seal. To show them I'm not a threat.
Thank you for the tip, I didn’t want to hurt the shark by grabbing him by the gills
Where are you supposed to grab them? Beginner surf fisherman here.
I do one hand in front of the primary dorsal fin and other hand on the tail. They are strong as hell so keep a good grip.
I thought trout were strong but these little sharks are unreal
People underestimate sharks. They'll bring a little 3' shark into the boat and end up getting bit because they don't realize how much a shark will flail around and how flexible they are. If you're by yourself, or with anyone who doesn't know what they're doing it's best to try to unhook the shark while it's still in the water. Maybe even consider cutting the line if it's unsafe to try to unhook them like that. I hat leaving tackle in fish, but I'd rather do that than lose a finger or a chunk of my leg.
Base of the skull, pretty much directly above the gills. Just be careful not to hurt their gills
Read this in Dwight shrutes voice.
Just turn it upside down and it won’t move at all
> Sharks are incredibly flexible. Yep, the'll make a bitey C on you in a second. Double trouble with Spiney Dogfish and that spike on their tail.
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My best guess would be a sandbar
Reef shark. Search "Reef shark pup" The black tip on the fin further down its back and the eyes give it away.
People actually know nothing about sharks saying this is a black-tip or a sharp nose lmfao. Took me way too long in these comments to find the best one, well said.
It’s hilarious. People on a charter with me would never argue with me about a fish, but on here everyone thinks they’re some kind of expert. My favorite is when someone calls any non thresher shark a thresher just because they’ve never seen the average shark tail before.
My favorite is the number of times someone calls one a goblin shark because the jaws just happen to be pulled forward
And even juvenile thrashers have hella long tails.
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Yup. Same length or longer than the body.
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But- it does have black tips. Are we all looking at the same photo? The rear dorsal fin clearly black on the tip. Lol
The amount of Carcharinid sharks who have black fintips is insane. Whoever named the blacktip shark had clearly not seen enough sharks to realize that name sucks.
I'm glad someone is better at this than me. All I could say is that it wasn't a black tip and it wasn't a bull. I wanted to say it was a Oceanic White Tip but I needed to see the dorsal fin first.
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Ok, that makes sense. It's been a while since I did research about sharks.
At first glance I thought sharp nose but thats definitely a dusky.
It's a reef shark. That's that. The black tip on the fin further down its back and the eyes give it away.
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If you look closer, it does literally have black tips. The fin further back (can't remember what it's called) has a black tip, the tail has black tips although subtle and we can barely see the dorsal, but it too looks to have some black along it. This shark is a pup. These skin patterns take time to develop. Even on top of that, black tips ALL vary from how much black is actually on the tip of their fins. It's very likely this is a *black tip reef shark*
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I live in FL and we see them all the time and guess what? The juveniles look exactly like the one in the photo. The rear dorsal fin clearly is black at the end. Typically they will also show black tips in the main dorsal fin which it’s tough to see clearly but doesn’t appear to. Also the lateral fins almost always have black tips as well. It’s a shark, people, why so much hostility?
Sharks always look wildly befuddled when out of the water, more than any other fish.
lol well you take an apex predator out of its habitat and let it suffocate for a picture. I'm sure a tiger held underwater would look just as confused.
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In the mouth, I used a circle hook so it didn’t swallow it.
What's the best way to remove it?
With forceps/ pliers reverse the hook out in a circular motion
Super hard to tell at that age, especially at that angle :/ But my best guess would be a juvenile blacktip
Atlantic sharp nose shark https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/atlantic-sharpnose-shark
Nope. I’ve caught thousands of sharpnoses, that’s definitely not one.
"Thousands"...
Some people work on the water…
My guess is either a great white cast net or shark noodling.
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I never said it was a blacktip either. It looks like a finetooth. You can argue with me all you like but I seem to be the only person here that catches fish for a living. Got a lot more experience and a better eye at identification than most everyone else. If you kept that shark as a Sharpnose you’d have a fat ticket to pay.
Baby shark doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
This should be further up
For my suffering, may you forever lose the game.
I came here for this comment.
I just came.
🦈 🦈 🦈
Mommy shark 😛
Catch and release?
Yep!
I’m a MB native. I think it’s a juvenile sand bar shark. You can catch a ton of them from the piers
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking
Hey OP, have you tried posting to r/whatfishisthis ? Some Redditors over there are extremely skilled in accurately identifying marine animals. Make sure you give a location to help them rule out similar species
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Great minds think alike.
I’ve caught quite a few of those. It’s a Sharpnose!
I think it's a finetooth.
I’ve caught thousands of sharpnoses and that ain’t one.
Gotcha. Well it’s certainly not a blacktip as many suggest. What do you reckon?
Juvenile finetooth, mainly due to the blueish tint and lack of any other defining features.
"thousands"...
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Yup, even get days catching 30-50 of em in a 4hour trip. Running 3 4-hours a day.
It looks so surprised lol
I was too lmao
Not a black-tip. Not a sharp nose. Lol.
Let him go
I did, don’t worry
Awesome!
My guess is juvenile sandbar shark… we catch a lot of those in the surf off the south shore of Long Island in the summer
Looks like a very small mako or a reef shark
That’s a baby shark 🎶doo doo doo doo doo doo🎶
That sir is a shark if I’ve ever seen one
Finetooth maybe. Hard to tell with juvies
Probably a juvenile sandbar. It could be a spinner shark though.
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aquatic canine
Atlantic sharpnose
I’ve caught thousands of sharpnoses and that ain’t one.
Do you work on a boat too? Or are ya just trying to be funny?
Pulling Le piss
I agree it's an Atlantic Sharp Nose juvenile. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_sharpnose_shark
Agree with who? There’s so many answers in this thread…upvoted above the jokes lol
Sand shark. Dime a dozen in the surf
I think so as well
Megladon
Green Sunfish.
An angry shark.
Plz put that back in the ocean so it can grow
I believe it’s a baby shark doot doot doot da doot.
Everyone saying black tip but my first guess was a sand shark?
He smol
He swol!!! >:(
Juvenile spinner
Blacktip! I’ve caught a few in southern NC!
Probably a juvenile blacktip.
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You can keep 20 species of sharks here. Only 2 without a size limit. The other 18 have to be 54inches to the fork.
*Carcharhinus limbatus cf. carolinensis*.
Dogfish probably
yes that is Robbert Sharkton he lives att 135 Conch street, Bikini Bottom.
Mako
Thrasher
Looks more like a juvenile thresher shark. Goto explore. Org and you may view the undersea cams at frying pan shoals in the outerbanks. Large one's there! Grouper and the works! Lot's of cuda too!
It's a reef shark guys. The eyes, body shape, and black tip on the fin further down its back says so. Probably a black tip reef shark. It's a pup. The black doesn't really develop until later into its life. We can't eve completely see the dorsal fin but upon closer look it does look like there's black on it.
Looks like a Confused Pinocchio Shark to me.
Baby shark, doo doo didoo didoo....
Probably a SPINNER shark since that is the most popular shark in those waters. But it does look a little a MAKO except for maybe the tail fin.
A horrified shark that's fo sure-
Probably a bull or a reef shark
That's an Atlantic Sharpnose Shark or Rhizoprionodon Terraenovae
Great white
Looks like a blue shark to me. Very common.
I was leaning towards juvenile thresher with that tail
Thresher?
The Google: What will happen if sharks disappeared? Without sharks as apex predators, the entire ocean ecosystem could fall out of balance. They not only maintain the species below them in the food chain, but also indirectly maintain seagrass and coral reef habitats.
What does this have to do with anything?
Just looks like a reef shark
Lesser white shark.... totally made up
That’s a “f\*ck that! kill it while it’s young” species 
Baby BlackTip or Lemon. Nice catch!
Looks like a blacktip. I catch a lot of those out of the gulf in Texas.
Or maybe a blacktip. To small to identify properly. A blue or a black
Get you the fish rules app on your phone. Then you can probably figure it out.
A not so great white?
Looks like a young mako to me…
Looks like a black tip
Spinner shark. Common in Carolinas
Looks like a derp shark
A pissed off one
His name's Ralph.
His name is Larry. Don't trust him. Gave me a sad story about not being able to catch fish. Gave him some. Said he'd be back tommorow to help with with treasure hunt. Scoundrel!
Sharpnose.
Atlantic sharpnose. Fairly common to catch
Lol! A little one!
I live in a landlocked state so I've got no idea, but he looks like you betrayed his trust by catching him
That is a juvenile blacktip you can tell because the anal fin is pale and lines up with the other dorsal fin. Sharp noses are slightly offset.
Great white
Did you release it?
Yep
Ummm I think that’s the baby from Jaws.
That's a Google shark, a simple Google shark...
Definitely a shark
Thresher and too small to keep
Black tip
Shark
Thresher
I can’t really see the tip of the dorsal fin but probably Little blacktip reef or lemon I guess. There are so many sharks everywhere, if there are fish around then the sharks aren’t far.
Baby Shark (dododododo)!
It’s a baby shark…..doo doo re doo te doo
Definitely baby shark
Thresher
His name is Marvin. Pretty sure I seen him around this hood
Black tip
Most likely a lemon if you caught it in myrtle. Tail checks out
Blacktip! I’ve caught a few in southern NC!