Possible Record Mako

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Twenty year old may have caught record male mako shark in Massachusetts waters.

www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/08/recordsetting_s.html

 

[FishyFish]

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That's a Big Fish!

 

[_chris_]

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Wow did you guys read all the comments. Do people realize that people eat meat most of those guys hate this kid for fishing. I wish I could catch that thing.

 

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Chris
You always have that segment of life that does not want you to kill a fish, ,wild game and eat it. Them same people do not mind eating a six week old calf called veal. They are the same people that go off to work and leave their pet locked in the house for 8-10 hours while they commute to and back from work and the fad in the last few years is for these same people to lock them in a cage all day. Man's best friend, is slowly becoming friends worst enemy.

They are, "do as I say, not what I do," people.

 

[_chris_]

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Chris
You always have that segment of life that does not want you to kill a fish, ,wild game and eat it. Them same people do not mind eating a six week old calf called veal. They are the same people that go off to work and leave their pet locked in the house for 8-10 hours while they commute to and back from work and the fad in the last few years is for these same people to lock them in a cage all day. Man's best friend, is slowly becoming friends worst enemy.

They are, "do as I say, not what I do," people.

I hunt and I fish and I eat everything I kill and have friends that say how bad I am and how I am causing animals to be extinct yet they will eat anything I bring back it's confusing. On the dog issue I have a very well trained Black Lab and I recieved a ticket last year for not having him licensed, so I went to get him licensed and it is 450 bucks because he is not fixed and if he was it is only 23. I asked them why the big difference and they stated in their words that it is people like me and dogs like mine that are the cause of all the strays in the neighborhoods that they have to take care of so they need to cover the costs. My dog has never gotten out of my yard or even tried, I have a 1/4 acre lot fenced and my dogs love it there. Needless to say I still don't have him licensed because i just don't agree with it.

 

[HappierWet]

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WALKS, SWIMS, OR FLIES......IT DIES. or to quote Ted Nugent.." FIRST YOU KILL IT..THEN YOU GRILL IT"

Wild Game beats that saran wrapped crap at the market any day

 

[SBTOM]

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I live in a tourist town and one of my favorite past times is spearfishing just off of the coast... its always interesting to hear some of criticism that you get from the idealistic extremists when you start dragging a bloody fish out of the water... I have a whole speach prepared about selective fishing just to quiet them down. (I call it going to the fish store ) Its one thing to be an informed conservationist, but its just sad if you are trying wipe your hands of the actual fact that we as humans are omnivores. Plus, they said very clearly in the article that they were planning on eating the shark!!!

 

[tnduc]

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I hunt and I fish and I eat everything I kill and have friends that say how bad I am and how I am causing animals to be extinct yet they will eat anything I bring back it's confusing. On the dog issue I have a very well trained Black Lab and I recieved a ticket last year for not having him licensed, so I went to get him licensed and it is 450 bucks because he is not fixed and if he was it is only 23. I asked them why the big difference and they stated in their words that it is people like me and dogs like mine that are the cause of all the strays in the neighborhoods that they have to take care of so they need to cover the costs. My dog has never gotten out of my yard or even tried, I have a 1/4 acre lot fenced and my dogs love it there. Needless to say I still don't have him licensed because i just don't agree with it.

Reason #245 not to live in California. And I do the same- everything I catch or shoot ends up on my dining room table.

 

[pduquette]

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WOW !! That Maco in Stellwagon , The pack of Great Whites off Chatham , too many dogfish everywhere ; and the sportfisherman is what's ruining the Biomass......(oops - wasn't trying to sound all poli-o-tickle ) I'll digress an say "I think I'm gonna' need a bigger boat ! peter

 

[Fly Rod]

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pduquette

It is best to keep an eye open for "JAWS." Be perticuly careful when leaning over the gunwale, I heard great whites like weainers

 

[pduquette]

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:redface: LOL I was thinkin of chummin' with a costco jumbo can of tuna- maybe that's not a good idea..... peter

 

[xxlurchxx]

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Yeah their endangered, get em close to the boat their in serious danger! Of becoming dinner! Just like the rattle snakes that used to come through my back yard up in central Pa. If I saw em they were en-dangered. BOOOOOMM!!!!

 

[Maclin]

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Incredible fish, and neat story.

I liked this comment in the blogs...:

"At what law firm in Boston was it employed?"

 

[pduquette]

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The firm of "Finn + Finn" in Back Bay...................peter

 

[mdlee]

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Nice Fish...
We once hooked about a 12' Hammer head, I would have kept that thing If I had the chance. Don.t care if the tree hugers like it or not,,, If they think sharks are in danger,,, do a little bottom fishing on the east coast...