Aug 12 Great Shark Fishing and Little Else

First thing this morning we found the Miss Sandy VI pulling a Shrimp Trawl right off Shackleford Banks.. In his wheel wash was hundreds of brown torpedos just dying to stretch a line..... So in quick order, my 4 anglers released a 100 lb Blacktip Shark, a 85 lb Blacktip Shark, a 22 lb Blacknose Shark, and a 28 lb Sharpnose Shark.... Then we left..... That was OUR MISTAKE because from that point on the Fishing was Poor.... The winds were supposed to lighten up in the afternoon.... By 2pm, I found myself at the Portland wreck with all kinds of problem.... A probable busted Stringer... Two broken and getting progressively worse welds on my Tower, and finally a leaking Steering Helm that had already crippled the upper station.... Also, the seas out at the tip of the Shoals were angry and the current was ripping... My anglers were having trouble making the quick movements required to fish for Big Fish on Light Tackle.... We found one bright spot in an otherwise "Dead Ocean"... We caught a 6 lb Spanish Mackerel and hooked another... The second one made a lightning quick move by the boat and left my angler off balance.... Looked like the 20# mono got wrapped around the rod tip and when the big Mackerel made his final run, he gained his freedom because the line popped..... After that, we ran 15 miles looking for something, anything, to cast to and we saw NOTHING.....ridiculous for mid August... We finally tried a little livebait fishing inside the Cape Lookout Bight and that failed..... Total Catch for the Day: 2 Blacktip Sharks at 85 lbs and 100 lbs, 2 Blacknose Sharks at 22 lbs and 28 lbs, and 1 Spanish Mackerel at 6 lbs