Mickalino Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 He's a Bad Boy http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060525/ap_on_sc/hammerhead_record BOCA GRANDE, Fla. - Fishing Capt. Bucky Dennis has been trying to catch a record hammerhead shark for 10 years. He may have finally succeeded On Tuesday, he reeled in a monstrous 1,280-pounder that ate a 25-pound stingray for bait at Boca Grande Pass near Fort Myers. That would beat by nearly 300 pounds the current all-tackle world record for a hammerhead shark. Dennis, who was using 130-pound test line, and three friends fought the 14 1/2 foot shark for five hours and it dragged his boat about 12 miles offshore before they got it aboard. "It's fun hooking them, but if you get too close, they will bite," Dennis said. "And whatever they bite, they will bite off." The current all-tackle world record hammerhead is 991 pounds, caught May 30, 1982, by Allen Ogle of Punta Gorda, according to the International Game Fish Association. The organization is reviewing the latest catch to determine if it qualifies as the new record, a process that will take about 60 days. The Port Charlotte fishing captain donated the big fish to the Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, which plans to have it mounted and displayed. Center director Robert Hueter said researchers prefer that people tag and release large sharks because they help sustain the species. "But we are grateful that this animal has been donated to science. It will help us understand more about these animals," Hueter said. The largest shark ever hooked was a 2,664-pound great white caught off the southern coast of Australia in 1959. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 The largest shark ever hooked was a 2,664-pound great white caught off the southern coast of Australia in 1959. Oh, fine! Go right ahead and just utterly destroy my "headless chicken" story. See what it gets you for Christmass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Wow. I love huge sharks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 Doesnt he look like something in one of those Star Wars nightclubs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPwr44 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Here's an actual picture of the crew trying to land this shark...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 Here's an actual picture of the crew trying to land this shark...... Come on, JAWS was not a Hammerhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCollins Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 there is one about that size that has been hanging around tampa bay for 20 years named hitler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee1973 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 well it cant bite people now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpoch Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 So, how do you catch a 1200 pound shark with 130 pound test line??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbasye Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 So, how do you catch a 1200 pound shark with 130 pound test line??? if I recall that big arse white shark (2100 lb one) was caught on a 90lb test line. I believe the strategy is to wear out the fish so that it gives up, when it swims away from the boat, you just power up the engines and go the same direction he is, until he switches directions, hopefully back towards you, when you reel him in more... eventually the fish gets tired and so close that you can drag his man-eating jaws onto the boat. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Wow. I love huge sharks. You wouldn't say that if they were swimming beneath you . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 eventually the fish gets tired and so close that you can drag his man-eating jaws onto the boat. :2cents: I volunteer YOU to drag those man-eating jaws onto the boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 We actually have a great deal of hammer heads right here on this forum :laugh: :laugh: It's been all over the local news down here. The area where it was hooked is the best shark fishing area in all of SW Florida. Marine life thrives there due to all the phosphate that has wound up in the water there over the course of 75 some odd years. The lingering effects of the phosphate keeps the water very clear, and an amazingly healthy ecosystem. I've seen sharks as big as the boat we were in more then once out there, and even had a huge ( 6 to 8 ft wing span) spotted ray brush my foot while cooling off in the water. I don't swim there anymore Boca Grand is where they normally had the biggest Tarpon fishing turny in the country, but has been canceled the past few years because the sharks love an easy meal, and have destroyed too many fish before they get close to the boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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