SHARK FROM SHORE
 

Teen Reels In Record-Breaking Shark
15-Year-Old Snags 364-Pound Shark

POSTED: 10:44 am EDT August 14, 2006
UPDATED: 10:50 am EDT August 14, 2006

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ORLEANS, Mass. -- A weekend fishing trip turns into a record-breaking performance for a South Hadley teen.

Melissa Ciolek was fishing off Martha's Vineyard on Saturday with her father when she snagged an 11-foot, 364-pound blue shark.

The 15-year-old needed 40 minutes to reel it in.

Michael Ciolek tells the Cape Cod Times that his daughter did a great job "standing up and fighting the fish."

Melissa's catch counts as the official world record holder for the International Game Fish Association's girls under 16 category for blue sharks.

Her performance breaks the boy's record by more than 200 pounds.

The teen -- whose family also has a home in Centerville -- began fishing when she was about 3 years old.
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press

A day late and $1.38 short :scatter:

RIPTIDE

That fish was caught on the Riptide, not from shore. BTW congrats to Melissa nd Terry.