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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 20, 2007 20:07:52 GMT -5
Florida Crew Lands 1,063-Pound Mako SharkDESTIN, Fla. - A 1,063-pound mako shark hooked close to shore in the Gulf of Mexico is being investigated as a possible world fishing record. The Sea Ya Later II was cobia fishing when its crew spotted the 12-foot 6-inch shark Wednesday afternoon between Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach. The Mother Lode, a 45-foot charter boat, helped bring in the shark. They used flying gaffs to secure the fish and then tied the gaffs to the Sea Ya Later II, which was tilting. "If (the shark) hadn't been as tired as she was, this boat would be sitting on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico," said Lindsey Stanley, the Sea Ya Later IIs captain, told the Northwest Florida Daily News. After the shark died, it took eight men to pull it aboard the Mother Lode and take it to Destin. The registered weight of 1,063 pounds makes the catch eligible for the world record in the 30-pound line class for a short-fin mako. The class record is a 997-pound, 11-ounce shark caught in Sidney, Australia, in 1995. The largest mako recorded in the all-tackle division was a 1,221 pounder caught in Massachusetts in 2001. "I'm investigating it as a world record," said Jim Roberson, who represents the Panhandle for the International Game Fish Association
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Post by drgreyhound on Apr 21, 2007 6:28:31 GMT -5
There's some good eating!!
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Post by Decatur on Apr 21, 2007 6:52:47 GMT -5
There's some good eating!! Grilled! Yum!!
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 21, 2007 7:09:07 GMT -5
Duhhhhh dunt........duhhhh dunt.......dunta dunta dunta dunta dunta dunta
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Post by Decatur on Apr 21, 2007 7:15:23 GMT -5
Duhhhhh dunt........duhhhh dunt.......dunta dunta dunta dunta dunta dunta Don't forget to make a shark with your hand!
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 21, 2007 7:19:06 GMT -5
Don't forget to make a shark with your hand! Oh I was... I was!
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Post by drgreyhound on Apr 21, 2007 8:24:14 GMT -5
There's some good eating!! Grilled! Yum!! I was thinking maybe as sashimi too...
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Apr 26, 2007 12:22:24 GMT -5
Big rascal!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Harley on Apr 26, 2007 13:44:50 GMT -5
And to think I use to swim these waters while I was stationed there.
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