need help with shark fishing

[mfishgutz]

going to sanibel island 2sd week in april i want to do some shark fishing from the beach i have a penn 750 spooled w/ 80 lbs wire 11 ft med. action rod .i picked up some 10/o hooks ,210lbs wire leader ,350 swivels i surf fish for stripers and blue up north but shark isnt my cup of tea, any help, info,bait ? etc .........would be greatfuly app . thanxs

[rsieminski]

Tons of stuff to read here and on other sites. Use the search function before asking questions. Here's a link to a Texas site, with a Shark Fishing Handbook, that covers just about everything:
http://groups.msn.com/TEXASSHARKFISHING ... dbook.msnw