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Fisherman describes battle with monster mako shark
NW Forida Daily News ^ | Patrick Rice

Posted on 10/15/2007 2:25:19 AM PDT by jsh3180

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To: Calpernia

Nah. I was up there in early Sept, a little too early, but I did go bluefishing. A fellow I used to mate with (waiting for snide comments...)now has his own party boat and I sailed with him.
Won the pool!!! (it went to the mate)


21 posted on 10/15/2007 5:11:07 AM PDT by Roccus (Someday it'll all make sense.....maybe.)
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To: Roccus

I thought we would get bluefishing in this season; but my kids haven’t satisfied me with their swimming skills yet.

I hope to get us all out on the party boats next season.

Hopefully, we will make it to the inlet again before it gets too cold this season.


22 posted on 10/15/2007 5:18:03 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: jsh3180
“I’m posting this because I’m aghast at the killing of this fish for sport. 844 pounds whole, 638 pounds after being gutted. The picture obviously shows this was a huge female pregnant with many pups. This should be against fishing regulations.”

Scary that someone would be against the killing of a shark for any reason.
Animals are animals, people are people.
Humans were created to be over animals.
Animals a renewable commodity, just like walnuts that fall from a tree.

23 posted on 10/15/2007 5:24:29 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious. Orwell)
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To: Slump Tester
For crying out load - it's a SHARK. They're like Dorittos, they'll make more.

Save the shark, kill a lawyer instead.

24 posted on 10/15/2007 5:50:02 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: freeplancer

Environmental conservatism is a conservative principle.

You don’t shoot does or pregnant deer when you go hunting, do you?

Remember, Ronald Reagan wanted to save the whales.


25 posted on 10/15/2007 6:25:08 AM PDT by bleachboy
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To: USS Alaska

Agreed. But, help me out here, how do you tell the difference?


26 posted on 10/15/2007 6:25:58 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: jsh3180

I’ll bet he was thinking about The Great Dimagio as he he was fighting the fish.


27 posted on 10/15/2007 6:32:31 AM PDT by Blogatron (I pitty the devil when hippies start arriving in bunches.)
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To: jsh3180

You want to read some crazy stuff? Relink to the actual article and look at the comments. WOW...


28 posted on 10/15/2007 6:33:44 AM PDT by Amalie (FREEDOM had NEVER been another word for nothing left to lose...)
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To: bleachboy
You don’t shoot does

Really?

29 posted on 10/15/2007 6:41:42 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: jsh3180

Big fisherman.


30 posted on 10/15/2007 6:57:31 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: ArrogantBustard

That actually should have read “fawns or pregnant does”.

Can someone lend me a cup of coffee?


31 posted on 10/15/2007 7:11:39 AM PDT by bleachboy
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To: TheBattman
8 oz. per person shark steak
3 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. honey
Dash of fresh lemon juice
Pepper to taste

I guess its better than

Person
150lbs of person (more or less is OK)
wetsuit (optional-maybe eaten or removed)
surfboard-also optional, watch for fiberglass splinters, which won't bother you you're a shark for chrissakes...
lots of salt water

Catch fresh, eat whole or in bites. Cooking is not needed
Serves 1, may be shared if needed.

32 posted on 10/15/2007 7:13:53 AM PDT by China Clipper
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To: Amalie
You want to read some crazy stuff? Relink to the actual article and look at the comments. WOW...

No kidding. My favorite rebuttal to the animal-rights gang:

"The shark is actually the 'bait', not the victim. The sport was to lure whining, bleeding heart PETA vegetarians to chime in with the utter contempt and disdain. That way, the normal people among us could gawk, stare, point, and laugh at their stated and utterly moronic 'feelings'. It certainly appears from the posted comments that it worked."

33 posted on 10/15/2007 7:14:05 AM PDT by Charles Martel (The Tree of Liberty thirsts.)
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To: Charles Martel
Awww... Poor thing, what savages. They are mean!

34 posted on 10/15/2007 7:20:48 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks (BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW! ®™ ± ‰¢ ©)
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To: jsh3180

As a former surfer/bodyboarder, there aren’t words to express how much I hate sharks. That being said, I fail to see what killing this fish accomplished.


35 posted on 10/15/2007 7:24:17 AM PDT by mysterio
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To: Clint N. Suhks

36 posted on 10/15/2007 7:24:21 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks (BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW! ®™ ± ‰¢ ©)
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To: China Clipper

The pups are small enough to filet and grill on the BBQ. Tender and delicious using your spices.


37 posted on 10/15/2007 7:25:19 AM PDT by Broker (Mabuhay!)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
"Agreed. But, help me out here, how do you tell the difference?"

Sharks & shysters for all their shared behavior the first (& best) distinction between the two is visual.
A shark looks like a fish while lawyers appear radically different.

...akin to a leech.

38 posted on 10/15/2007 7:41:31 AM PDT by Landru (finally made it to the dark side of the moon.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
Agreed. But, help me out here, how do you tell the difference?

If it's attacking from the front, it's a shark.

39 posted on 10/15/2007 8:06:12 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: jsh3180
I’m posting this because I’m aghast at the killing of this fish for sport.

There's nothing in this article to indicate that any of these fishermen were lawyers, thus there was no requirement or obligation for them to extend professional courtesy...

40 posted on 10/15/2007 8:18:08 AM PDT by tarheelswamprat
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