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Man pulls aggressive 8-foot bull shark onto Indian Shores beach
Published on 30 Apr, 2014 at 22:39 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
INDIAN SHORES — A 21-year-old Pinellas County fisherman said he caught an 8-foot bull shark off Indian Shores beach on Monday and took a cell phone picture holding open its jaws as proof. “The mouth on that shark was pretty intimidating,” Jesse Wright said. “It had some pretty bad looking teeth.” Wright said he
805 pound mako shark caught on Panhandle beach
Published on 30 Apr, 2014 at 22:31 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
SANTA ROSA COUNTY — A Panhandle fisherman recently reeled in quite a catch: An 11-foot, 805-pound mako shark. But Joey Polk and the two cousins who helped him reel in the huge catch last week off a Gulf Coast beach would rather keep the feat
2014 Big Fish Bonanza in NSW Australia
Published on 8 Feb, 2014 at 13:32 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Location: Lake Macquarie Game Fishing Club, Swansea, NSW, Australia. Date: 01. – 02. February 2014 There were 43 boats and 160 anglers competing in this year’s Big Fish Bonanza held out of Swansea in New South Wales, Australia. Overall 19 marlins, Istiophoridae family, were tagged / released and only two marlins were brought to the
Civilscape Early Bird Shark Tournament 2014
Published on 26 Jan, 2014 at 10:01 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Civilscape Early Bird Shark Competition Date: 18. January 2014 Location: Mersey Yacht Club, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. 53 boats went out from the Mersey Yacht Club for the shark competition. Heaviest Shark : Species: Shortfin mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus ) Weight: 63.4 kg Angler: Zane Carter Boat: Big Kahuna Note: the only mako weighed in
New State Record Bull Shark Caught in Mississippi
Published on 1 Oct, 2013 at 12:44 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 19. September 2013 —————————- State Fishing Records Certified BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources certified three Mississippi recreational saltwater fishing records during its September meeting this week. Cecily O’Brien of Pascagoula broke the state conventional tackle record for Gulf Toadfish with a 2-pound, 3-ounce fish.
Shark Identification Videos – Part 2
Published on 11 Sep, 2013 at 11:14 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
A series of short videos to help folks distinguish different species of sharks As in our previous post (see Part 1 here), Captain Mark Sampson is describing how to identify certain shark species and to distinguish between similar-looking species. Smooth Hammerhead Shark Identification — Tiger Shark Identification — Spiny Dogfish Identification — Nurse Shark Identification
Casco Bay Classic 2013
Published on 29 Aug, 2013 at 3:21 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
The annual Casco Bay Classic Sportfishing Tournament 2013 Location: Spring Point Marina, South Portland, Maine, USA. Date: 15. – 17. August 2013 Shark Results: 1st Place: Species: Mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus ) Weight: 217 lbs Boat: Endorfin, Capt. Brian McLaughlin —————- 2nd Place:
2013 Shark Scramble in Canada
Published on 17 Aug, 2013 at 20:22 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Yarmouth Shark Scramble 2013 Location: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: 14. – 17. August 2013 Tournament Results: 146 participants and 19 boats were registered for this event. A total of 56 sharks were brought to the weigh-in station, amounting to 13,777 pounds. Heaviest Catches : 1st Place: Species: Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) Weight: 444
2013 Recreational Shark Size Limits
Published on 2 Aug, 2013 at 21:02 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Public Notice The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service 26. July 2013 —————– The Secretary of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), pursuant to COMAR 08.02.22.04B and in conjunction with the National Marine Fisheries Service, announces new size limits for certain sharks. Effective at 12:01 am August 1, 2013, the minimum fork length for
Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament 2013
Published on 23 Jul, 2013 at 18:17 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | 19 Comments
27th Annual Monster Shark Tournament Date: 18. – 20. July 2013. Two fishing days ( 19. and 20. July ). Location: Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. Tournament Results : A total of 12 sharks were weighed in over two days: Eight specimens ( six makos and two porbeagles ) on 19. July and four
Snug Harbor Shark Tournament 2013
Published on 23 Jul, 2013 at 10:09 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | 6 Comments
2013 Snug Harbor Marina Shark Tournament Date: 06.- 07. July 2013 Location: Snug Harbor Marina, Wakefield, Rhode Island, USA. Tournament Results : Grand Prize and Mako 1st : Species: Shortfin mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus ) Weight: 260 lbs Angler: Andrew Miller Boat: Dusky
Brett T. Bailey Mako Rodeo 2013
Published on 20 Jun, 2013 at 3:26 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | 1 Comment
12th Annual Brett T Bailey Mako Rodeo Date: 14. – 16. June 2013 Location: Hoffman’s Marina West, Brielle, New Jersey, USA Tournament Results : Participants: 52 boats participated in this year’s BTB Mako Rodeo. Total Payout: The Brett T. Bailey Foundation paid out over $30,000 in prize money. ——————– According to the organizer, hundreds of
Freeport Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament 2013
Published on 18 Jun, 2013 at 19:40 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | 2 Comments
41st Annual Freeport Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament. Date: 15. June 2013 Location: Guy Lombardo Marina, Freeport, New York, USA. Tournament Results : Participants: Over 140 boats participated in this year’s Freeport Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament. Total Payout: Over $225,000 in cash and prizes. —————— First Place : Species: Mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus ) Weight:
Star Island Shark Tournament 2013
Published on 18 Jun, 2013 at 18:50 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | 5 Comments
27th Annual Star Island Yacht Club Shark Tournament Date: 13. – 15. June 2013 Location: Star Island Yacht Club & Marina, Montauk Point, New York, USA. Tournament Results : Participants: A total of 92 boats ( 600 anglers) participated in this year’s Star Island Shark Tournament. Total Payout: Total Prize Money : $322,800 Landed sharks
Potential New Irish Record Spiny Dogfish
Published on 10 Jun, 2013 at 11:04 in Sport fishing | Viewed times | No Comments
Record breaking spurdog for Dublin angler off Antrim coast By Myles Kelly, Fishing in Ireland, 06. June 2013 Dublin angler Tom Walsh had a Bank Holiday Monday to remember this week when fishing with Hamish Currie out of Red Bay. The lucky angler hooked into a huge spurdog which turned out to be a potential