Fishermen Catch A Record-Breaking Shark Off The California Coast
A group of fishermen off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, caught a giant shortfin mako shark on Monday. They were fishing about 15 miles offshore when they caught the 11-foot-long shark. It...
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Potential record mako shark landed by Texan Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Comments | E-mail | Print Maybe it’s a record shark. Maybe not; that depends a lot on whether the angler followed the strict rules...
View Article1,300-pound mako shark capture filmed for reality TV show
The fishermen who caught what is believed to be a record-breaking 1,323-pound mako shark off the coast of Huntington Beach weren't just out fishing for pleasure. At least two videographers involved in...
View ArticleHuge shark snagged off Cal. could be record catch
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. A sport-fisherman reeled in a huge mako shark off the Southern California coast that tipped scales and threatened records. But conservationists criticized the catch, saying...
View Article1,300-pound shark could be among record catches, official says
If the 1,323-pound mako shark checks out, it would not only set a new world weight record but would also rank in the top half-percent of catches on file, officials said. Jack Vitek is the world...
View ArticlePotential world-record mako shark caught on rod and reel
As a local fly fishing guide and fishing show host who has specialized in taking clients to catch and release mako sharks, Conway Bowman has mixed views on the recent potential world-record mako...
View ArticleShark jumps in boat, stuns New Jersey anglers
Story Highlights Average mako shark is 10 feet long, 130 to 300 pounds, Florida Museum of Natural History saysThey are the fastest shark species and can leap 30 feet into the airIn the Atlantic, they...
View ArticleBig mako shark caught off Calif. could be record
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — News that a sport-fisherman reeled in — and kept — a potentially record-setting mako shark off the Southern California coast earlier this week is making waves with...
View ArticleBig mako shark caught off California could be record but conservationists...
Updated: June 6, 2013 2:28AM HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — News that a sport-fisherman reeled in — and kept — a potentially record-setting mako shark off the Southern California coast earlier this week...
View ArticleDStv highlights - June 11, 2013
• Rio, M-Net Movies Dramas & Romance, 19.00 When Blu, a domesticated macaw, meets independent Jewel, he goes on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams. • Our Queen, BBC...
View ArticleQueen's Portrait Defaced At Westminster Abbey
A man has been arrested after a portrait of the Queen was defaced with paint at Westminster Abbey. The picture, which has now been removed from public view, had been on display in the Chapter House for...
View ArticleQueen's Coronation anniversary: A medieval rite for the modern world
Many Britons were seeing television for the first time when they watched the Coronation on June 2, 1953. What their tiny sets gave them was a glimpse of a spectacular ritual that had barely changed in...
View ArticleTwo new books for your favorite angler -- just in time for the holidays
Two South Florida personalities have published new nonfiction books — both sure to be of interest to local anglers — and just in time for the holidays. Fly-Fishing Daydreams, written and photographed...
View ArticleA movie on the fly-fishing lifestyle showcases world-class angling
No responsibilities, except to pick the right fly. No limits, except to your level of expertise and extent to which the fish will cooperate. It's a fish-bum fantasy for most of us. Some anglers get to...
View ArticleShark tournaments: Big fish, big money
Galleries Oh, the sharks have pretty teeth, dear . . . and those pearly whites are sure to be biting in local waters over the next two weekends, but that's not scaring off Peter Brancaleone of...
View ArticleKarl Seckinger
What wisdom should the great fishing histories allow, if one such as myself could one call upon for times such as these, where this day, of soon to be days, oh where would I grasp the knowledge to in...
View ArticleGeoff Thomas: Bay of Islands team take striped marlin honours
Veteran Bay of Islands charter skipper Bruce Smith and his team on Striker won the prestigious striped marlin section of the annual Nationals game fishing tournament recently. The week-long event...
View ArticleMako Shark Surprises Diver Jim Abernethy During Marlin Expedition In Bahamas...
Marlin fishing can be quite a thrill, but one diver who was photographing a recent expedition in the Bahamas got some excitement he didn't bargain for. Diver Jim Abernethy, an undersea photographer...
View ArticleSteeped in Royal tradition, the Royal Canadian Mint celebrates the Diamond...
Exceptional Jubilee collector coins available to mark historical milestone OTTAWA, Feb. 6, 2012 /CNW/ - The Royal Canadian Mint joins Canadians from coast to coast to coast in celebrating the Diamond...
View ArticleDStv highlights - February 07, 2011
l My Super Sweet World Class, MTV Base, 15.30 A spin-off the original docu-series My Super Sweet 16, today’s episode features M-TV’s first-ever South African party host Nina, the pampered daughter of...
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