Doing some reading, I just came across this bit of angling history. At the time, largest fish ever taken on rod and reel.

On April 21, 1959, Alfred Dean--without benefit of a fighting chair, or even a boat--landed a 2,664-pound white shark while fishing from a beach at Ceduna, South Australia.

Now that's surfcasting!

wow!
thats a big one! check this (http://www.striped-bass.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11646&highlight=shark) out!

I'm going to Padre Island the begining of march to give it a shot:D

YIKES!! GF, did it say how long it took to land it? :huh:

wow how did he get it on shore-- pity the poor jerk that had to wade out and drag that thing in by its tail while it was still no doubt chomping

justplugit--no, nothing else was said. It's hard to picture the scene of a fish that size coming up onto the beach. He must of had a real landing party for that one.
Could have fought the fish for days.
The IGFA archives might say something about it.

Since I was a child I always marvelled at that photo in the Guinness Book of World records.

Then they showed the one Mundis (sp) whacked off Montauk.

4,000+ lbs :eek:

was it "Profiles in Saltwater angling"? I just got it for Christmas. I read the same ting.

Goosefish, or anyone else...... have you read "in the slick of the Cricket?" by Frank Mundus???

Eben--it's not by Mundus, it's about Mundus.
Good read.
His book--monster shark fishing is a classic, very intertaing,because Mundus is such a character.

When the blackfish are around (he called pilot whales blackfish), the white shark aint far behind.
And what do you think he used to bait up a white shark?

Cookies :D

Specifically, I think it was Chocolate Chip....:D
Good Book, kind of a choppy read, but story made up for it... What kind of guy gets out and stands on a dead whale, while whites swim around....
Same guy that paints his toenails red and green for port starboard I guess... :smash: