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03-25-2007, 10:31 AM
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Big Mako
This article is located at Transworldsurf.
Massive Mako Shark Caught off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia by Justin Cote Posted 10.20.2004 This Mako shark was hooked in the mouth off the coast of wave rich Nova Scotia, fought slightly for fifteen minutes, came up along side of the boat to have a look, which was just long enough for one of the crew to put a rope around it tail. That’s when the stink really hit the fan. The shark took off, towing the 42-foot fishing boat backwards through the water at about 7 knots-just like in the movie Jaws. The boat was taking on water and the shark would jump completely out of the water at times. This went on for an hour before the shark actually drowned. The big guy weighed in at 1035lbs.
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03-25-2007, 12:55 PM
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wow!!!!!
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03-25-2007, 02:58 PM
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Hmmm, seems like a wee bit of exaggeration there....
A little research revealed some myth involved. It really isn't true about it dragging the boat backwards and the boat taking on water. But I can sure believe it lurching the boat sideways. Final weight was 1082, what a BIG girl!!! And the size is NOT a hoax! August '04 According to one newspaper account of the event: In a scene reminiscent of "Jaws," the fish tugged the boat sideways [and] surged to the surface near the bow, a mako with a broad head and rows of razor teeth, chewing through steel leader. Doucette reeled it in and other anglers wrapped it in ropes as the shark chewed through the knots. One loop circled its torso, the other the tail; one man leaned over the boat and slit its throat as Jaws thrashed for something to bite. It died 20 minutes later. Original version of the west coast hoax found here: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: Urban Legend based on This Years Shark Scramble Catch.
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03-25-2007, 03:23 PM
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Hmm.. Either way, that is one BIG MAKO!
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03-25-2007, 11:22 PM
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YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!
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03-26-2007, 10:35 AM
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Damn BIG Fish and I'd bet you anything she swam off the Mid Atlantic and OC a few times
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