Scituate Man Catches Largest Mako Shark
Total Pro Sports - If you thought catching the King of Common Carps would put up the fight of a lifetime, think again.
Taylor Sears, a 20-year-old man from Scituate, Massachusetts reeled in a 624-pound mako shark on Thursday. The 10-foot monster is the largest male mako shark ever to be recorded in the Atlantic Ocean may even be the largest male mako ever caught anywhere. As stated by Dr. Greg Skomal of the state division of Maritime Fisheries, "we didn't think they got this big basically."
Sears is no stranger to fishing the deep seas, but the Massachusetts Maritime Academy junior will remember not be forgetting the feeling of this big catch anytime soon.
“I’ve caught a million sharks before, but never anything this feisty."
We are impressed with the sharpshooter he put on the giant shark, but would have been even more impressed had he caught this baby while fishing from a kayak.
Check out the pics of this trophy catch.
Mako in the sharpshooter
Mako shark
Hat Tip - [Barstool Sports]
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Animals have two rights: garlic and butter.
I say, it’s time for some grilled Mako steaks. Who’s with me?!?!?!?!
for everyone who is bitching about how he killed the largest & most unique mako ever heard of (in Mass at least) , c’mon.. it’s not like he KNEW the details about the shark. i bet most of u would have caught it too.. besides, it can still contribute to science, i’m sure… they could test his organs and what not… stop being such a bunch of whine bags…
See: Keystone predators.
You should probably curb the whole sportfishing thing, y’know? I mean, shortfin makos may put up an awesome fight and get you guys hella buzzed, but it’s all for nought when your testosterone-drenched hobby causes pest populations to rise, leaving our oceans in a hell of a mess, like it’s not already in a sorry enough state.
I’ve heard quilting’s good fun, try that on for size chaps.
And as a by the by, I’m yet to know of anyone to taste shark and find it appetising, from what I’ve gathered it’s not too tasty, not to mention the whole poisonous aspect of things.
Cue the idiots who use “queue” like “cue.”
The shark is huge. The kid is stupid and naive, yet ballsy. The catch is noteworthy yet pointless.
“Look! A monster with huge teeth! Kill it!”
Man! &*#( these people bi*ching about how this kid is a dumb redneck killing a unique specimen blub blub blub blub blah. Is this how milquetoast and feminized America has gotten?
Three years ago, I caught a blacktip down in Florida, about 85 lbs. We didn’t know when we caught it it was pregnant, we released the four baby sharks and watched them learn how to swim, then had shark steaks that night.
In the words of Cartman, sharks are intelligent and friendly on rye bread with some mayonnaise!