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01-16-2004, 07:40 PM
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Angling history
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!
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01-16-2004, 07:47 PM
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wow!
thats a big one! check this out!
I'm going to Padre Island the begining of march to give it a shot  |
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01-16-2004, 07:50 PM
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YIKES!! GF, did it say how long it took to land it?  |
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01-16-2004, 08:15 PM
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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
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01-16-2004, 08:18 PM
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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.
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01-17-2004, 12:45 AM
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Below Me
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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  |
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01-17-2004, 10:47 AM
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REDNECK Plugger
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That book?
was it "Profiles in Saltwater angling"? I just got it for Christmas. I read the same ting.
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Hank
LIBBA 1838
MSA 905
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01-17-2004, 04:21 PM
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Goosefish, or anyone else...... have you read "in the slick of the Cricket?" by Frank Mundus???
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01-17-2004, 04:46 PM
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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?
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01-17-2004, 04:59 PM
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01-19-2004, 06:39 PM
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Specifically, I think it was Chocolate Chip....
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...  |
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