If so, you'll need to get aquatinted with a few offshore residents like tigers, duskies, hammerheads, makos, blues, blacktips, threshers, sandbars, sharpnose, and maybe even Mr. Great White. The draw of shark fishing is the mystery and excitement of waiting and wondering what size and type of shark is working its way up the chum slick. Shark fishing is done from either a drifting or anchored boat. Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen ground up fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.
Sharks intercept the scent and work their way to the boat.
Sometimes they'll be seen swimming on the surface, or right next to the boat. Other times the first clue that they've arrived is when line starts screaming from a reel and a mako jumps 15 feet out of the water. With over 25 years of shark fishing experience, Captain Mark Sampson has earned a reputation for being the area's premier shark fishing guide, and a local authority on these remarkable fish. Mark's involvement also includes presenting shark fishing lectures and demonstrations, writing magazine and newspaper articles, shark tagging, and 19 years as a director of the Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament. He's assisted in shark research and the production of television documentaries and fishing videos.