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Huge Tiger Shark caught in Aussie Tournament
Published on 12 Mar, 2012 at 14:28 in Front Page, Shark News, Sport fishing | Viewed times | 212 Comments
Huge Tiger Shark ( 587.50 kg ) caught in Aussie Tournament. The specimen (photo below) was caught on the 3rd day of the 2012 Nautilus Boat Insurance Interclub Tournament.
Florida angler lands massive mako shark
Florida angler lands big mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus. The mako shark was caught by the crew of the charter boat 'Captain Cadillac' (skippered by Capt. Billy Chapman ) about 25 miles off Islamorada.
Angler lands big mako shark in Louisiana
Published on 23 Feb, 2012 at 20:18 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 24. February 2012 Date: 17. February 2012. Location: Louisiana, USA. Species: Shortfin mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus ). Size: 625 pounds in weight. The mako was caught in the waters off the Louisiana coast by the charter boat ‘Red Eye’ that is docked at Venice Marina. Venice is located...
New Mississippi State Record Mako Shark
CMR Certifies Three State Saltwater Fishing Records. Tim King of Ocean Springs set a new state conventional tackle record for Shortfin Mako with a 550‐pound fish on January 8, 2012.
South Australia limits shark fishing from metropolitan beaches
Hindmarsh residents win shark fishing ban. A new ban on shark fishing from South Australian metropolitan beaches strikes the right balance between swimmers and recreational fishers, Steve Georganas said today.
300 kg Blue Pointer caught in Australia
Published on 3 Feb, 2012 at 4:53 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 03. February 2012 Date: 29. January 2012. Location: Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia. Species: Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Size: 2.90 metres in length and 294 kg in weight. According to the source, the mako was caught by the two sport-fishermen Jason Finch (28) and Neil Sturzaker (53) about 20-kilometres...
Potential New World Record Leopard Shark
Published on 22 Jan, 2012 at 11:37 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 22. January 2012 On December 31, a potential new International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world record leopard shark Triakis semifasciata was landed by Maria de la Luz Johnson in San Diego Bay, California. She used a dead surfperch as bait. The record catch measured 162.56 cm in length and...
Big Mako Shark caught off Mississippi
Published on 9 Jan, 2012 at 11:52 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Coast fishermen land monster mako By KAREN NELSON, THE SUN HERALD, 08. January 2012 BILOXI — Recreational fishermen landed a mako shark Sunday believed to be about 600 pounds. They were fishing 85 miles out from Biloxi in an area known as the Horseshoes. Tim King, 45, of Ocean Springs hooked the monster shark,...
Shark Tournament in Tasmania
Published on 8 Jan, 2012 at 8:13 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | 7 Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 08. January 2012 6th Earlybird 1000 Shark Fishing Competition Date: 7. January 2012 Location: Mersey Yacht Club, East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. Tournament Results : 1st Place: Species: Shortfin mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus ). Weight: 167.8 kg Angler: Matthew Charlesworth. Note: record weight for this competition (previous record: 119...
World Record Mako Shark- Reproduced by Taxidermist in Florida
Published on 20 Dec, 2011 at 20:45 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | 5 Comments
Gray Taxidermy chosen to reproduce the current IGFA World Record Mako Shark – Craftsmanship at its Best Press Release by Gray Taxidermy 13. December 2011 The current IGFA (International Game Fish Association ) World Record Mako was caught on July 21 back in 2001 during the “Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament” off of...