This is why I don't swim at night off the beach!

[slvrlng]

11' 9'   805 lb.  Caught off Navarre Beach Florida. Short fin Mako.

[redemn93]

sad to see it killed.

[slvrlng]

Did not go to waste! They are very good eating!!! These guys release tigers and hammers but they do feed their family and friends. No different than keeping a seatrout to eat.  

[redemn93]

if thats the case then ok.  i can understand that.  i do not like trophy shark fishing though.

[Georgie]

Yup... mako are SUPERB fare...and that one was so big she was nearing the end of her life anyway.  I'm a conservationist by both education and practice, and I actually have no problem with that fish landing in someone's freezer.   Trophy shark and billfish takes though....WHOLE 'nother matter.  :evil: Totally wasteful and unnecessary...

[flounderpounder225]

I heard Joe Patti's seafood here offered a handsome price per pound for the fish...

[gran398]

That gal had some choppers!

Lew, please relate the story of how the bait was deployed.

[seabob4]

That gal had some choppers!

Lew, please relate the story of how the bait was deployed.

What, 4' AJ hooked by the dorsal??

[slvrlng]

The guys that caught the shark designed and built a remote control kayak that they cut in half and sealed the back edge. 12 volt battery and a 30 lb trolling motor and voila! Redneck engineering at its best. They can control it up to 1/2 mile away. Using this they don't have to paddle the baits out to get to the right depth and location. They simply hook the bait and drop it onto the rear of the kayak. Then crank it up and with the reel in freespool let the line drag behind. When they get to the right spot simply put the reel in gear and the bait slides off into the water. Easy peasy!

These videos were taken last year off the pier. They normally just run it off the beach out through the surf.
In this first video if you look close you can see the bait sitting on the back. 1/2 of a 15 lb black drum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkJggy0 ... e=youtu.be

They have a loop of rope built in and when they get done running baits they get a bridge gaff and snag it and drag it up over the rail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiRoGic ... e=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVVYdS2 ... e=youtu.be

[dburr]

Kept waiting to see a big ol set of Choppers shoot up and blast that rig like a Great White on a seal dummy...  

[icemanbryan]

I don't like to see this type of fishing, but to each his own.
We have a guy out here that makes a chum line, then shoots the largest shark in the head with a cross bow set up.
It is attached to a rod and reel, has about 120 lb test or so.
He actually thinks he is fishing.

As far as for food.
I dont low how many hours later the photos were.
Looks like more than a few.
I don't see any means to keep the meat cool.
I do hope it went to good somehow.

[Aquasport Commodore]

Wholly Shark, that thing is huge. Love the redneck bait launcher.

[seabob4]

I don't like to see this type of fishing, but to each his own.
We have a guy out here that makes a chum line, then shoots the largest shark in the head with a cross bow set up.
It is attached to a rod and reel, has about 120 lb test or so.
He actually thinks he is fishing.

As far as for food.
I dont low how many hours later the photos were.
Looks like more than a few.
I don't see any means to keep the meat cool.
I do hope it went to good somehow.

Agreed Bryan, on ice.  Then you have the ureic aspect of the sharks body.  So you need to ice it first (not done), than fillet it (that would be fun!), then soak all those fillets in milk...fillets that haven't been on ice...

Ok...

[Blue Agave]

sad to see it killed.

X2 - any shark over 250 lbs. is terrible table fare. No reason to kill that shark, what a waste.  

[wingtime]

Look what popped up on the news down here:

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2014/4/22/florida_angler_pulls.html