Florida Men Catch Record Sized 750-Pound Mako Shark
Total Pro Sports - Just a few months ago, the largest Mako Shark was caught off the coast of Boston by Taylor Sears. Hopefully he cherished his record over that time, because it didn't last all that long.
A couple of days ago, a group of men from Florida set out on their boat for a fishing adventure and they got just that when a giant 748-pound mako shark decided to visit them. The evidence remains in the bite marks left on the exhaust and frame of the boat.
The crew had a camera rolling and when they saw the 10-foot shark feeding on a swordfish, they knew they had to take the opportunity to bring in the beast. They used the shark's dead meal as their bait to lure it in, but that turned out to be a long and dangerous struggle, which also resulted in a confused shark attacking the boat at times. They were eventually able to to bring it in and celebrate their big catch.
The last time we wrote about someone catching a mako shark, it seemed to cause quite the stir, as some believed it was cruel punishment done simply for the thrill of the kill. Well they may be happy to know that this fish did not go to waste. The guys took the meat and were able to divide it among 20 of their friends.
On second thought, that likely wont make them happy at all. Ah well. At least this time it wasn't given a Camel's Clutch.
Local 10 News Video on the 750 Pound Mako Shark Catch
CNN Video on the 750 Pound Mako Shark Catch
Video After the catch
Hat Tip - [MadeMan]
poor shark.
That’s B.S. A beautiful creature like that deserves to live. I wish one of the fishermen fell in. Bastards!
The L.A Times has ongoing coverage of the controversy surrounding that “free gaffed” shark. It may have been illegal and NOAA is being asked to investigate:
latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/10/capture-of-748pound-mako-shark-off-florida-stirring-up-controversy.html
congratulations in killing an helpless animal.
only cowards kill something that cant fight back.
what was the point of all that…you can hardly even call it fishing, they just happend to find it eating on a dead swordfish, it’s not like there was much of a hunt.
that was lame
I’m a hunter and a fisherman and I have to say that what these idiots did was certainly not fishing. There was no sport or challenge involved in this, they simply killed a shark that was already feeding. It’s morons like this that screw all the hunters and fisherman that obey the law and see hunting/fishing as a sport instead of just going for the kill. Too bad one of them didn’t fall in. A$$holes.
Catch and release!
Filet and release instead!!!
Thats part of nature. If you will eat it, kill it. Stop being P.E.T.A. babys. I hate people that whine.
that’s nothing, i have caught sharks 3 times the size of that baby
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dude if i fell in the water that shark would have ate me. Its not like thats a deer eating grass to live. That shark has been killing since it was born. How come noone feels bad for the swordfish. Humans are animals too so f### the shark
WOOTAH !!
Looks like it’s Sushi tonight guys !!
get over it you weak people.
In the future we will be able to clone every single animal on the phylogenetic tree. Thus, we won’t have to worry about extinctions – if that’s what all you people are crying about…
It’s not like it fucking matters anyways, the shark’s brain is so primitive it doesn’t even know what the hell is going on anyways. You wouldn’t be so worried about the shark if it took a chunk out of your leg. And don’t think it doesn’t want to.
Game fishing/poaching/whatever will NEVER die. FISH ON MATEYS!!!
This is the most inhumane act of fishing I have ever seen. These fishermen should have more respect for the environment than that! They absolutely destroyed a beautiful mature female shark of reproductive age that is absolutely invalueable to the mako shark population. No people will not talk about this because they caught the animal fair and square, they will be talking about how it was savagely murdered and brutalized by these so called fishermen. I hope they get what they deserve in court, they should have known that the animal is worth much more alive than dead. Instead of living a long and happy life and making
more babies that would grow into other bigger makos this shark was savagely killed to be on a few dinner plates. Hardly worth the effort, stop the madness!!!
First off, the swordfish just happed to be the one that they caught. Second, the “poor mako” was feeding off their rightful catch. Third, they were 18 miles out to sea.
Do your simple brains comprehend that at 7 miles out the regulations/rules do not apply.
So, for you bleeding hearts out there. What they did was “LEGAL” according to the laws/regulations.
And as far as I am concerned if you kill it you eat it. They killed it and shared it to eat. They did not let any go to waste. It is not like they finned it and then released it.
Stupid humans……..
wah wah wah
kill it. eat it.
to many people are whining
about a “defenseless” shark…
DEFENSELESS SHARK!?!?!?!?! Oh my god.. I never in a million years could imagine I’d see those words.. This was a nature built killing machine! I’s a freaking MAKO SHARK people!! That beast has killed and eaten literally tons of helpless defenseless fish in it’s time, this was a cereal killer of the deep. It’s only right that it would be caught and eaten in this way. For you to actually wish DEATH upon a fisherman who has a family and children, BECAUSE HE CAUGHT A FISH completely shows why this world is going to sh@t… Haha.. “an helpless animal” holy crap man.. And you you are going to go out to McDonalds and have yourself a nice cheeseburger, or go home and have some bacon with your breakfast, or eat some eggs, or have some nice turkey this thanksgiving. You, my friend disgust me. IN WHAT WORLD IS A COW ACCEPTABLE TO EAT BUT A POOR DEFENSELESS SHARK IS NOT!?!?!?!?! DEFENSELESS SHARK!?!?! I can’t believe this.. I just wow. And you would wish any of these men dead, their family’s lives forever destroyed because you felt sorry for a SHARK?? I cant- I’m done.. I’m now going to devote my life to killing and eating sharks.
Kill more Sharks.
For reals… it’s a fucking shark, big whoop. Just eat it, end of story.
Entensity.net is gay and so are the members on their forum.
@Chris
There are less Mako sharks on the planet than there are people… So why not just eat you or your children and that be the end of the story? Btw how many cultures have shark as a common dish or staple food?
@IV
So… if something can defend itself than there should be no guilt associated with killing it? Can you defend yourself?
And whats this bullshit about the shark deserving to die because its eating their “rightful catch”. In the video they were baiting the thing.
@MonkeyBone
Most asain cultures have shark as a staple of their diet, ever hear of shark fin soup? moron, whats the difference between eating a shark that a person actually puts effort into aquiring and you or anyone else eating slaughtered animals from giant farms that keeps animals in pens and then execute them en mass so you and everyone else can get it nicely packaged in a fast food wrapper. Sharks have been around longer then almost any other line of creatures in the world, they can afford to lose one to a higher predator (ya i mean us, you me and every other human are the highest level predator ever to live on earth)
MonkeyBone: “@Chris There are less Mako sharks on the planet than there are people… So why not just eat you or your children and that be the end of the story? Btw how many cultures have shark as a common dish or staple food?”
Are you an idiot? You are a fucking moron! Why not eat your children? What the fuck is the matter with you? Maybe because that is murder? Or that kids have feelings, emotions, etc. etc. Do you think a shark is mad that it can’t get a girlfriend? Or that he hates getting up in the morning to go to school? Survival of the Fittest, dude.
“So… if something can defend itself than there should be no guilt associated with killing it? Can you defend yourself?” You are taking this way out of context. If something can defend itself, and that it would rip you into two and eat you, then yes, there shouldn’t be any guilt because 1: It does not have emotions or feelings, and 2: It would eat you without hesitation.
I hope you don’t have kids. You are really polluting the Earth with your stupidity. Just do us all a favor and jump of a cliff. You are a fucking moron.