780 lb Mako

Harpmanr · Post by **Harpmanr** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:30 am

A 780 lb Mako was caught by some guys swordfishing, see today's Sun-Sentinel.

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:03 am

Saw that on the TV this morning. I know it is his legal rights to kill it but such ashamed to kill such a beautiful predator.

MoJo · Post by **MoJo** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:25 am

http://www.justnews.com/video/21212068/index.html

fishnfool73 · Post by **fishnfool73** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:30 am

I like how the SS says that were able to trap it .

james380 · Post by **james380** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:56 am

Miserable bastards.

L8RBRA · Post by **L8RBRA** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:06 am

That should be illegal. Pole and line only IMO.

james380 · Post by **james380** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:13 am

Yep I couldn't agree more.

L8RBRA · Post by **L8RBRA** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:23 am

james380 wrote:Yep I couldn't agree more.

They should only allow grabbing by the mouth for situations such as that.

james380 · Post by **james380** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:25 pm

lol yep makes sense to me.

basshole69 · Post by **basshole69** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:50 pm

that was just retarded...all an act of machismo and they still looked like a group of pansies while doing it...talk about giving fishermen a bad name.

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:29 pm

I hate to see a big apex predator like that strung up.

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:35 pm

C.J. wrote:
basshole69 wrote:that was just retarded...all an act of machismo and they still looked like a group of pansies while doing it...talk about giving fishermen a bad name.
You have to have a set to free gaff mako of that size. Thats crazy. Also how did they give fishermen a bad name? They caught a fish of a lifetime, That is great to eat. If anything they did something that most people would never have the balls to do. I did'nt see a harpoon so if they just gaff the shark my hat off to them.

It's a diffrent story when people kill tiger, hammer heads, ect and dump them like bucky. But if they ate it then i see no problem.

Well for one thing, if they did free gaff it, that is illegal, sharks must be caught on hook and line.

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:18 pm

C.J. wrote:True but thats there issue. Im just saying free gaffing a fish that would be insane. I did'nt see if they had it on rod n reel but if they did'nt they could be in serious trouble.

Not arguing that it would be nuts, but they give fishermen a bad name by breaking the laws like that and giving the PETA types more ammo.

gdm phil · Post by **gdm phil** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:35 pm

shooting fish in a barrell anyone can gaff something in the water use some skill and land that bad boy. mako steaks are the best BTW

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:38 pm

rebel33i wrote:Personally i think harvesting ANY shark should be illegal.

I beg to differ. I believe harvesting a shark is fine but there should a be size limit on the shark. Smaller sharks are perfect eating size. But when you have big breeding sharks I feel they so be let go. Same as for Snook.

gdm phil · Post by **gdm phil** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:36 pm

bolo wrote:
rebel33i wrote:Personally i think harvesting ANY shark should be illegal.
I beg to differ. I believe harvesting a shark is fine but there should a be size limit on the shark. Smaller sharks are perfect eating size. But when you have big breeding sharks I feel they so be let go. Same as for Snook.

is Mako the only edible shark by our standards?

crashmister · Post by **crashmister** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:00 am

I understand the video is being reviewed by the NMFS. The source was a friend of my son who is in the CG. He also said that it may be a month or more before charges are filed. Being as it's hear say I have no clue if it's true or not. While I applaud Scotts point of view I also have to respect Bolos as well. For me it's the age of a 780 lb Shark of any species. The accumulated toxins in it's body make it unsafe to eat.

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:48 am

gdm phil wrote:
bolo wrote:
rebel33i wrote:Personally i think harvesting ANY shark should be illegal.
I beg to differ. I believe harvesting a shark is fine but there should a be size limit on the shark. Smaller sharks are perfect eating size. But when you have big breeding sharks I feel they so be let go. Same as for Snook.
is Mako the only edible shark by our standards?

Excellent.

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:24 pm

rebel33i wrote:Who cares if they taste great they do not swim in the ocean to feed man.

Yes they are here in this world to feed us. Stop being a hippie.

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:22 pm

rebel33i wrote:fish yes sharks no

Fish Yes, Shark Yes, Dog Yes.

crashmister · Post by **crashmister** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:29 am

Cat's?

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:08 am

crashmister wrote:Cat's?

I have some standards. Meow.

crashmister · Post by **crashmister** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:11 am

TarponKing · Post by **TarponKing** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:53 pm

Seems to me like they purposely chummed and planned this to call the news ahead of time so they could be on the news....theirs a swordfish carcass on a black rope so they werent swording they were sharkfishing....makos are dangerous and if they free gaffed the fish they arent that smart.....Mako is almost identical to swordfish, but if any shark isnt gutted after death the meat will go bad and its useless.....

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:14 pm

C.J. wrote:
TarponKing wrote:Mako is almost identical to swordfish, but if any shark isnt gutted after death the meat will go bad and its useless.....
Not true with mako's. They don't discreat urea like other sharks

Are you sure about that? I don't think there are any sharks that don't let urea out when they die. My uncle used to fish for makos off of Montauk NY, and they always gutted and iced them immediately after they were safe to boat (usually with a 12 gauge slug in their head). He said the quality in the meat was night and day if they did that. He hasn't killed one in years, this was back in the 80s.

TarponKing · Post by **TarponKing** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:32 pm

Thats true with all sharks.....I worked for a few years at a local fish market that processed alot of sword and makos here and there...and thats true about pumpkin sword, thats probably the best eating fish that goes on the grill.

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