New All-Tackle IGFA Record! 322-lb - Seven Gill Cow Shark

New All-Tackle IGFA Record! 322-lb - Seven Gill Cow Shark

New All-Tackle IGFA Record! 322-lb - Seven Gill Cow Shark Cavalier & Blue Marlin Sport Fishing Gran Canaria

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, 26 October 2013

The San Francisco Bay area is about to claim a new world record after a Stockton-based angler hooked a giant shark while fishing on the California Dawn on Friday. The big sevengill cow shark hit a whole salmon.

“We were near the end of our trip and I gave a 10 minute warning,” said Captain James Smith. “Jonny’s rod started to bounce, moving up and down two feet at a time.” Having caught and released over a dozen big seven gills, Smith knew the signs of one of the “big boys.” Mathews set the hook, and after several long runs, the fish finally came up.

“After discussing whether to release the fish, or seek the possibility of a new world record, we opted to bring the fish aboard,” said Smith. “This is the biggest fish I have ever seen landed in my 30-year career,” he said. They weighed the beast on a certified scale at 322 pounds. That beats the existing IGFA all tackle record caught in New Zealand by over 100 pounds. Mathews used an Okuma rod and Avet reel spooled with 150-pound test to subdue the oversized shark.


source: WONews

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