Sharkman Blog

Great News From Norway! We are very pleased to welcome Tore Karlsen of Norway as the new exclusive agent for Shark Cannonballs in Scandinavia. Tore is an avid sportsman enjoying both hunting and fishing. His company Zoo Prep is well known for excellence in taxidermy. Tore is has been on the Shark Pro Staff Team for the past year as the Captain of Team Vikingfjord. He will also be co-ordinating the efforts of all the Shark Pro Staff Teams in Scandinavia. http://teamvikingfjord.blogspot.com/ http://www.sharkcannonballs.com/eu_buy.html

Juha Merila is one of the most avid fisherman I know; Juha loves to fish; I mean he really loves to fish!. Juha travels all over the world to engage in his great passion in life: downrigger sports fishing. I got the contact from my great pal Don Stanton at Walker Downriggers; Juha was testing the Walker riggers in Finland at the time. Don referred to "the Professor" as one of the top fishermen in Scandinavia; lucky for us, Juha agreed to test our Sharks. Juha does not like his academic credentials to get in the way of his reputation as a competition fisherman. It was a cold winter day when we sent the wooden crate to Finland; it was the beginning of the incredible journey announcing the arrival of Sharks in the land of the Vikings. Juha was the first Shark Pro Staffer in Scandinavia, many years later thousands of Vikings love their Sharks, and use them just like Juha whenever they go fishing. It was stories like this that kept us going through the tough times. Hi Ed I am s...

Since we switched to selling Sharks online we found some serious communication problems developing at the street level; our previous dealers. We used to sell to the dealer network, they would turn around and sell the Sharks on the Internet, and we would literally get nothing for our efforts. Some of our previous dealers and their support network are advising their customers Sharks are no longer the best option. The new darling of the cannonball department is what ever they happen to have in stock at the time. That's fine, but in all fairness the customer still deserves to hear the truth when it comes to getting reliable information on how they will be spending their fishing dollars: Don't listen to the tackle shops, and don't listen to us; ask the guy in the next boat how he feels about Sharks over the past ten years. Our volunteer Pro Staff has spread the word far and wide over the years, now we have thousands of guys you can ask the question: What is the best downrigger w...

Ed, Good hearing from you.I hope your recovery continues to go well for you.Stay in touch, Thanks. Here is what I think about Sharks: As one of the first charter captains to experiment with the sharks I can not say enough about how well this weight fishes. As I have said in the past, I think the Shark is the greatest downrigger weight ever made. While many captains are looking to reach the heavy depths which the 15 & 20 pound weights certainly do, I continue to be in love with my 10 pounders and use them constantly when I am fishing less than 80 FOW. They track perfectly straight, and they don’t have the blowback of conventional round weights. The facets will and do pull fish into your pattern, it is a fact! The other thing I want to mention is how well the company in itself has reached out to the guys in the trenches that work on the water everyday. The support that you have given to the pro-staffers is very much appreciated. Ed Dzenis and his company provide a valu...

" The 2 things I can say about Sharks is 1st they attract fish like your claims not only with the facets but that they look like a fish! Not a torpedo or ball!! Fish attract to fish! Also we use to have at least 2 to 4 times a year with other weights and our terrible currents where two riggers would cross(tangle) each other. Since switching to Sharks about 10 years we never get a tangle!! They track great and each one tracks the same" Captain Tom Burke Team Coldsteel Osewgo New York

Team Screamer wins big at 2010 New York/Orleans Pro Am "I have been winning tournaments for 8 years using Shark Cannonballs, I wouldn't go fishing without them" "Sharks played a huge role in our win at the 2010 Pro Am Tournament at Orleans." Captain Dave Antenori Captain Dave has been on the Shark Cannonballs Pro Staff Team for eight years, he has won more tournaments than any other competition fisherman that we know of. Captain Dave has always attributed a big part of his success to the use of Shark Cannonballs. After eight years of winning consistently in the Amateur Division of the New York Pro Am, Captain Dave joined the ranks of the Pro Division.