Monster Thresher Caught

[Paul D]

Was on the TV yesterday

 

500lb Thresher

 

Good to see that it was released.

[Paul D]

and a video link

 

Video clip

[Wedger]

Makes his 300 lb thresher from the weekend before look a a bit of a tiddler what

[Swainiac]

Out of interest....has anyone read the blog which accompanies this story?? There are some pretty mindless entries on it!!!

[great white]

What a great fish

 

hell of a catch, and a wonderfull angling jesture to catch and release a fish that makes the existing record look small.

 

I hope that the angler gets the praise he deserves in the Press

 

I have read through some of the forum comments, It is worryng to see the Anti Angling views getting such a strong following.

 

Charlie

 

 

[Neal]

 

 

Whilst fishing for tope in the deep holes south of St Catherines, for each of the last three years someone has hooked into what was assumed to be a thresher shark.

 

We don't use wire traces and they make short work of 150lb mono but they will jump right out of the water and it is exciting to hang on for a while.

 

I suspect all of the Solent Charter skippers know they are there - they just don't go after them. Plus they tend to frighten everything else away - even the large Tope move away.

 

I am still surprised that with measurements, witnesses and photos, that fish like this cannot be given a sub category "catch and release" record and not killed for the sake of it.

 

I was also apalled at the "blog" replies that accompanied the story - perhaps that is how the general public view us and our "sport".

 

Neal

 

PS whilst he was out catching his shark, we had another 20lb Blonde Ray - thats 3 in 3 trips ( or just maybe its the same stupid fish caught three times - thats catch and release for you)

 

 

 

 

[DommyBoy]

I want some of this blonde action! Any chance of a PM with the numbers for these blondes......

 

Dom

[Gnasher]

talking of sharks. I heard on the radio that the pic of the Great White fin from Cornwall was actually taken in S.A. Now theres a suprise.

[Bob F]

I overheard a guide at Plymouth aquarium talking about the GW. She said it was a load of b@ll@cks. It's caused quite stir on the beaches though. There were two false alarms where lifeguards called everyone out of the water, and then found it was basking sharks. Just like the movie.