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BOCA GRANDE, Fla. - Fishing Capt. Bucky Dennis has been trying to catch a record hammerhead shark for 10 years. He may have finally succeeded.

 

On Tuesday, he reeled in a monstrous 1,280-pounder that ate a 25-pound stingray for bait at Boca Grande Pass near Fort Myers. That would beat by nearly 300 pounds the current all-tackle world record for a hammerhead shark.

 

Dennis, who was using 130-pound test line, and three friends fought the 14 1/2 foot shark for five hours and it dragged his boat about 12 miles offshore before they got it aboard.

 

"It's fun hooking them, but if you get too close, they will bite," Dennis said. "And whatever they bite, they will bite off."

 

The current all-tackle world record hammerhead is 991 pounds, caught May 30, 1982, by Allen Ogle of Punta Gorda, according to the International Game Fish Association. The organization is reviewing the latest catch to determine if it qualifies as the new record, a process that will take about 60 days.

 

The Port Charlotte fishing captain donated the big fish to the Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, which plans to have it mounted and displayed. Center director Robert Hueter said researchers prefer that people tag and release large sharks because they help sustain the species.

 

"But we are grateful that this animal has been donated to science. It will help us understand more about these animals," Hueter said.

 

The largest shark ever hooked was a 2,664-pound great white caught off the southern coast of Australia in 1959.

 

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Guest Ferret1959

*****, I hate this and why brag about it?

 

Really pisses me off.

 

 

 

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An astonishing feat of angling on stand-up gear but a sorry end for an incredible creature.

 

Better to have let the memorys and the photographs speak for themselves than kill something so magnificent for the sake of a record - and have the whole angling world thing you a bit of a vain ****.

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ditto i bet he will wonder why he cant catch another one like it.

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Pisses me off when anglers kill such awesome fish just for a bit of fame.

 

It would of been a great story if it had been put back unharmed but now its just a sad story really :0(

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Got to agree. I do believe in every angler's right to take fish for bait and to eat, but what an f'ing waste of a truly magnificent creature. And for what?

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I'm glad they included this bit:

 

"Center director Robert Hueter said researchers prefer that people tag and release large sharks because they help sustain the species."

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Is it possible for us to contact the people responsible for the catch?

 

I really would like to express my feelings direct.

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Amazing pictures but surely they could have settled for that rather than putting a slug in its skull.

:clap2: A shame yes but it's an awesome fish and superb angling skill to catch it. The angler concerned wanted to keep it for a record, which is his right, if it had been caught on a Japanese longline it would have been just as dead without the kudos for the angler. By upping the record by such a large percentage he will probably have saved quite a few other sharks from being brought in to break the record, as I believe the IGFA rules mean you have to beat the existing record by at least 5 or 10% to claim a new record. No doubt somebody will correct me if I'm wrong, they usually do. It may not be everyones cup of tea to kill a fish for a record but it's only one fish, not dozens taken for the pot or fish market and the angler deserves credit for his catch, not criticism, we are after all supposed to be sportsmen. :clap2:

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