775 lb Mako
Another giant Mako was caught at the Lump yesterday. 775 lbs and it was 10 lbs heavier than the La record. It did not count for the record because they put 3 bullet holes in the fish and that disqualified the beast.
Here's some of the story.
What a year this has been so far. A lot of crazy weather patterns, much windier than usual. But nature has been nice enough to let us get offshore just enough to take advantage of the fishing this time of year. The big story from the past couple of days is Capt. Bob Kenney and deckhand Matt Thomas along with customer Shane Finley and Mike (Owner of Easy Lube in Slidell, La. and the angler of what would turn out to be a beast). Yesterday, Feb. 19,2008 while fishing 18 miles off the coast of La. Mike hooked a Mako Shark unknowingly, since they were fishing for tuna, and the story only gets better from there. Fishing with 80lb. mono. and a circle hook Mike, managed to keep the shark on, after countless aerial back flips and twists, getting caught in another boats anchor rope, in 20 minutes they had him boat side with a flying gaff and a quick shot to the head with a .410 shotgun using buck shot. Another two shots were added just in case. For those who have dealt with Mako sharks before you know why. They brought the shark into Venice Marina and unloaded him with a fork lift. There were no scales big enough to weigh the 12 footer so they loaded him into the back of Pick-up truck and weighed him at the commercial docks. The official weight is 775 lbs. It was an incredible catch to say the lease. The fish would have been the New Louisiana State Record beating the old record by 10lbs. but the Louisiana fish records rules says no fish can be shot, if you want the fish to qualify to be a record. Oh Well, I can guarantee you it will always be remembered. Enjoy the pics. of this tremendous animal.
I don't know what boat it was caught on but there's a picture of the shark on the fishing reports on Rod N Reel
The picture is on a boat that I think the owner/captain is a #### $$$%%%%.
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