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Fla. angler lands what may be record shark

Started by PigDaddyCool, May 25, 2006, 05:05:35 pm

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PigDaddyCool

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
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060525/ap_on_sc/hammerhead_record

maniax22bolts20

You beat me to posting this but good job for doing so. What a catch.  I've only been to the Gulf twice but saw hammerheads each time. They used to hunt in schools but their behavoir may have changed over the years.  I have seen them on tv documentaries reach 18 feet or more.