Guest Andrea Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 We have some big fish down here. Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead Thursday, March 06, 2008 A Florida fisherman has made the catch of a lifetime, reeling in a 13-foot, 1,000-pound hammerhead shark off the state’s eastern coast, MyFOXTampaBay reports. Fritz Van Der Grifd was fishing off of Singer Island in Palm Beach County when he snagged the shark, which he says he never intended to kill. He just wanted to get its picture, MyFOXTampaBay reports, but the shark died during the struggle. To read more on hammerhead sharks, click here. "I saw that huge shadow, and I was like, 'I can't believe it,'" Van Der Grifd told MyFOXTampaBay. "So, I just grabbed the reel and started reeling." The shark’s organs will be flown to a San Diego laboratory for research. Biologists say they plan to get six or seven different studies from the animal, preventing the shark's remains from going to waste, MyFOXTampaBay reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 ........Yikes!!!-That's HUGE!!! -Good picture, Andrea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 dang thats a whopper!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 They even had that thing on Wisconsin news today!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 WOW, that thing is huge. Cool thing for him to catch something like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyrod64 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Thats what I'd like to land! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeybuster Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 That things huge lol. Glad I wasn't swimming anywhere around there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 awesome pic andrea, thats an awesome fish, love to catch me on of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 I didn't take the pic. That's over there on the East coast . Catching sharks is tough. Your arms feel like rubber afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 That'd definetly put up a fight! Wow, what a fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 thats getting a little to big for my liking,lol, hes huge!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 thats big!! i caught a shark on the beach down there in cocoa beach a couple years ago during spring break... not that big tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetucker Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 i would never get that lucky i can't even catch me a 10lb lake trout!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equalizer Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I guess your right. you do have some big fish down there. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 That's a bigun! Don't know if I'd want to fight one of those that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the one Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 that big was it a record do you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 that big was it a record do you know Not sure if it was a record....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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