Guided land-based shark fishing ·
Miami to Fort Lauderdale
Giants From the Shore
No boat. We kayak a big bait out past the sandbar after dark, and when a shark eats it, you fight it standing on the sand. We never keep a shark.
Shark night
$450a night
The whole group, up to four rods
Book a TripPay on the night: cash, card, Venmo or Zelle
- From the sand, no boat
- 4–6 hour night trips
- 100% catch & release
- Miami → Fort Lauderdale
Book a Trip
Pick your night
Tell us who's coming and when you want to fish, and you'll hear back the same day with open nights. It's $450 for the whole group. No deposit — you pay on the night, however's easiest. That's the booking.
SHORELINE GIANTS
Guided land-based trips
Night trip, whole group$450
up to four rods
4 to 6 hours on the sand
Deposit$0
Paid on the night$450
cash · card · Venmo · Zelle
What This Is
Shark fishing with your feet in the sand
Land-based shark fishing means what it sounds like: no boat. We meet on a public beach at dusk, rig heavy conventional tackle, and kayak a whole bait out past the first sandbar. Then the rods go into sand spikes, tall holders pushed into the beach, and we wait. When something picks it up, you're in the harness and the fish is yours — and every yard of line has to come back from the sand. You don't need gear and you don't need experience. You need to be willing to stay up late.
Shoreline Giants is owner-operated and in its first season. We take one group a night, and the person who answers your message is the person standing next to you on the sand.
A night on the sand
From land to sea. 1 and 2 are on the dry sand: where we meet, then the rigging and the safety brief beside the tackle. 4 is on the beach above the water, where the rods stand in sand spikes with a red light low on the sand. 5 is on the wet sand, where you fight the shark in the harness. 6 is in the shallows just past the water's edge, where she is released and swims back out. 3 is past the first sandbar, where the bait is kayaked out and dropped in deeper water.
Meet at Golden Hour
We meet at a legal beach between Hallandale and Fort Lauderdale right as the light drops and the beach empties out.
Rig and Brief
You watch us build the leaders, the heavy wire and mono the hook hangs from, and learn why every crimp matters. Then the safety brief and a permit check before anything goes in the water.
Baits Out by Kayak
A whole bait goes out past the sandbar by kayak in the dark and gets dropped. Back on the beach, the rods go in the sand spikes.
The Wait
Clickers on (they buzz when a shark takes line), red lights low on the sand. This is the part of the night where the stories come out.
The Run
When a clicker screams, you clip into the harness, dig your feet into the wet sand, and hang on. Your guide talks you through the whole fight.
Release and Photos
Hook out, gills wet, a quick photo if she isn't a protected species, and she swims back into the dark. Watching her go is the best part of the night.
The Giants
6 ft angler
Shark ID
Bull Shark, 1 of 6.
Carcharhinus leucas
- Size
- 6–9 ft
Targeted — released
The heavyweight of the surf zone. Documented and released.
Florida protects 29 shark species. We fish for the fight and never keep a shark. Protected species are unhooked in the shallows and never leave the water.
What You Need
Legal on every beach we fish
A license and a free permit. Everyone 16 and up who fishes needs a Florida saltwater license (the shoreline license is free for residents; visitors pay $17 for three days) and the free Shore-based Shark Fishing Permit, which comes with FWC's online Shark-Smart course and lasts a year. Allow 30 to 45 minutes. We send the links and walk you through it.
Only open beaches. We fish where shore-based shark fishing is legal, inside each city's hours, and re-check every window before every trip.
We never keep a shark. Circle hooks, a cutter within reach, and protected species never leave the water.
Why we do this
Big sharks already hunt these beaches at night. We take you to meet one, legally, and let it go.
Catch · Release
Questions
Is it safe?
It's heavy tackle and a big wild animal, so we run it carefully. The safety brief before the first bait covers where to stand and what happens when a shark comes into the shallows. Your guide handles every leader, hook and release, and nobody but your guide goes near the head. Lightning or dangerous surf calls the night off.
Do I need experience?
No. The harness carries the load and your guide talks you through every stage of the fight. You don't need to have ever touched a big-game reel before.
What if we don't hook one?
Sharks are wild animals and nobody can promise one. What we control is where and when: we fish the night windows and seasons the fish move on. If the night goes quiet, that's fishing.
What does it cost?
$450 for the night — that's the whole group, up to four rods, 4 to 6 hours on the sand. It's our first-season price. There's no deposit and nothing is paid through this site; you pay on the night, before we head down to the sand, however's easiest: cash, card, Venmo or Zelle. Bringing more than four? Tell us in the request and we'll work it out.