On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 04:33:36 GMT, "Bill McKee"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 15:54:40 -0400, Mike G
wrote:

In article ,
says...
Did you read about the great white shark attach up in NJ ?
Didnt realize they were up that far.....



I haven't seen my copy for a number of years but as I remember it the
"Mclean's Encyclopedia of fishing" indicated that worlds highest
concentration of great whites are actually found off the N.J. coast.

A recent meeting of the Mass. Striped Bass Assoc. had a talk by a
charter Captain who specializes in sharks. Three commonly caught sharks
in Ma. is the porbeagle, great white, and blue. Again, If I remember
correctly, two of the three that hold the Mass. record are actually
larger then the IGFA record catches. They, of course, are not IGFA
records because, for one reason or another, they did not meet the IGFA
criteria.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water.

What's even more interesting is that the official Mass state record
eclipses the IFGA record by a healthy amount if I remember correctly -
something like 300 lbs or thereabouts.

I wonder why the IFGA disallowed the record? Probably because it
wasn't an IFGA Charter Captain or member. :)

Some strange rules. Friend of mine caught the largest sport caught Albacore
a few years ago. 90#'s. By himself in his Grady, that did have a transom
door, so he could get it in the boat. The tuna feather, had a standard
double hook, but since the shanks were not welded together, no record.

I was kidding - they do have some strange rules.

Later,

Tom

On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:21:43 -0400, HarryKrause
wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 20:46:41 -0700, Garth Almgren
wrote:


Around 6/9/2005 9:21 AM, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:


http://www.swsports.org/images/boat.jpg


I like your sound system...

:)


High tech huh?

In particular the mounting device. Very high tech. It stretches to
about 1/3 it's length, retains memory of it's original length, has
two, count 'em two, vinyl coated hooks on the ends.

Very high tech, very handy.

That must make the ladies happy...

Yes - especially the hooks.

Later,

Tom

Around 6/10/2005 3:09 AM, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 20:46:41 -0700, Garth Almgren
wrote:

Around 6/9/2005 9:21 AM, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

http://www.swsports.org/images/boat.jpg

I like your sound system...

:)


High tech huh?

Speaking of high tech, it looks like my post was sent by telepathy. I
wrote it, but decided not to send it after I'd read the whole thread and
saw Rusty make essentially the same comment. Ah well, I probably just
hit the wrong button...


In particular the mounting device. Very high tech. It stretches to
about 1/3 it's length, retains memory of it's original length, has
two, count 'em two, vinyl coated hooks on the ends.

Very high tech, very handy.

Yeah, I've got a pair of those handy gizmos securing my gear box. "What
a fascinating modern age we live in."



--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows