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Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« on: March 06, 2008, 11:53:21 AM »
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2008, 11:58:01 AM »
That is one huge fish!   t^
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2008, 12:13:11 PM »
It is amazing on how big some fish are.  i can't imagine hooking into something that big.  What a ride he must have had in its lifetime.
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2008, 12:27:14 PM »
now thats a HAMMERHEAD..
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2008, 12:34:30 PM »
HOLY CRAP!  cfzd
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2008, 02:17:40 PM »
Quote from: Luna Sea 3 on March 06, 2008, 12:27:14 PM
now thats a HAMMERHEAD..

Hammerheads aren't all big monsters like that.

The fish that JR took was a hammerhead, I think the photo was skewed b/c of the angle, distance, or something. 

Typically bonnethead sharks eat crap off the bottom, similar to what dogfish do.  Bonnetheads are much smaller fish, I've personally never seen one over 30" or so, and you can immediately tell the difference between a BH Shark and a true hammerhead, but hey, a bonnethead is officially classified as a hammerhead anyway, right?

That thing is a beast, FWIW!!
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2008, 02:47:42 PM »
There was a bigger hammerhead caught last year off the southwest coast of Florida. It was cut open at the dock and it had over 30 babies in it.

IMHO, there is absolutely no reason to kill a fish of the size since more often than not they're females. Plus factor in that there is no food value to hammerheads. With the declining shark population it seems a waste to me.

What's wrong with a quick few photos then a release?
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2008, 03:22:23 PM »
I agree 100% Doc
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2008, 03:24:47 PM »
I agree 100000%. And was pretty pisses as I read the article, but it went on to say the guy wanted to release it, but died during the struggle?
Not sure if I buy that one tho.
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2008, 03:41:35 PM »
Hats to landing that HUGE monster. 

I do agree about letting go(if it was possible) though.  It's not like 1000's of shark are readily available every day.
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2008, 05:56:54 PM »
Nice Catch, would love to see some video of that fight...
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Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2008, 11:29:07 PM »
Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
Thursday, March 06, 2008

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March 5: Thirteen-foot shark weighing more than 1,000 pounds caught off Florida coast.
 A Florida fisherman has made the catch of a lifetime, reeling in a 13-foot, 1,000-pound hammerhead shark off the state’s eastern coast, MyFOXTampaBay reports.

Fritz Van Der Grifd was fishing off of Singer Island in Palm Beach County when he snagged the shark, which he says he never intended to kill. He just wanted to get its picture, MyFOXTampaBay reports, but the shark died during the struggle.

"I saw that huge shadow, and I was like, 'I can't believe it,'" Van Der Grifd told MyFOXTampaBay. "So, I just grabbed the reel and started reeling."

The shark’s organs will be flown to a San Diego laboratory for research. Biologists say they plan to get six or seven different studies from the animal, preventing the shark's remains from going to waste, MyFOXTampaBay reports.



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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2008, 11:57:47 PM »
Now that is what I am talking about.  TT^

Nice find Capt.
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2008, 05:53:18 AM »
Merged your topic with this one Capt Bob..  Great video there
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2008, 10:04:18 AM »
Man what a couple of bobble heads.  I am sorry that fish should of been cut loose as soon as they got it to the boat.  Why take the chance of killing it just for the sake of a video and bragging rites.  I would have more respect for their fishing abilities if they let it go without showboating. nosmly
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2008, 10:01:20 PM »
You mean Hammer Heads... Anyone can drop a fillet in front of a fish like that and hook into it. Thats a waste of money and time in my opinion . Leave the damn thing alone its probablly older than those two Hammer heads on the boat. I see cows on a farm along the turnpike should I pull over and shoot one ... Same thing
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 Get a fish like that in the Hudson Canyon and you will never stop it... 3 ft of water you should revoke the captains license for ayear or two...
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2008, 10:13:06 PM »
Shoot the cow Ron and we'll make some nice steaks out of her.   TT^  rofla
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2008, 10:16:09 PM »
 hhppy I needed that ...good one  t^
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #18 on: March 09, 2008, 04:58:08 PM »
1000 Hammerhead --sounds like some of the people I work with everyday. ;)
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Re: Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead
« Reply #19 on: March 09, 2008, 07:25:49 PM »
That thing looks like it could be in a Godzilla movie!

I agree...shame to kill it.

Must have stunk up the docks for a week.
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