New World Record Shark

[macscabin]

I just saw this article on KSL's web site and thought I would share.
Fla. Crew Lands 1,063-Pound Mako Shark April 21st, 2007 @ 1:45pm

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) - They knew they were gonna need a bigger boat.
The crew of the Sea Ya Later II hooked a 1,063-pound mako shark in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday. The 12-foot-6-inch shark was half the size of their 23-foot boat.
They called in The Mother Lode, a 45-foot charter boat, to help bring in the shark.
The fishermen harpooned the shark with flying gaffs, a large hook attached to rope used to pull in a fisherman's catch. The gaffs were tied the Sea Ya Later II, which was tilting and close to taking on water.
"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 II's captain.
After the shark died, it took eight men to pull it aboard the charter boat and take it to Destin on the Florida Panhandle. The mako was too heavy for the first set of scales at Fisherman's Wharf.
"I'm investigating it as a world record," said Jim Roberson, who represents the Florida Panhandle for the International Game Fish Association.
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 Sydney, Australia, in 1995.

(Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
Talk about JAWS!!
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[Tarponjim]

The Miami network news stations have been showing clips of this dead fish hanging up at the dock and a short interview with the angler(s). I'll be surprised if the catch meets IGFA regulations for a record, but time will tell.

There's a place here in the Keys where Bulls and Hammerheads in the 12-16 foot range hang out regularly, and are often seen eating 100 pound tarpon.
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[bigfish6]

hey jim did you recieve my deposite?
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[Tarponjim]

I got it! we're all set.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]That's a big fish for the line class. Here's a pic of the all tackle record.[/#0000ff]
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