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 Big Shell 7/14-7/16
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07/18/09 07:16 PM
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texasballs12
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After a huge ordeal trying to catch bait and get our hands on a kayak we finally hit the entrance to P.I.N.S wensday midafternoon.Was lucky enough to hit it at low tide so i made it the xx miles we wanted in about an hour.The surf was perfect so we yakked the 12/0 out about 600 yards and the 3 9/0's about 250-300. The 12/0 with a 5lb cownose wing got picked up at about 12:30 wensday night and i botched the hookset and snapped the line. So thursday we yakked everything out again and it was a farily uneventul day until 6:30pm when my 12/0 started screaming again. My buddy beet me to the rod and managed to set the hook well i got the harness on. As soon as he handed it to me it felt like i was reeling in a school bus and we immedietly knew this was going to be a huge fish   My newest reel. 1200 yards 100lb braid and 450 of 80lb tritanium  after an intense 53 minute fight finally got a tail rope on it the shark was so heavy it took the 4 of us to move it  Me and the monster bull shark  The hooksetter, The photographer, and the tailroper  We botched the measurements and it really was between 108 and 112 inches  The shark had a HUGE mouth the rest of the trip was nothing but snapped lines and missed hookups. Wish we could have caught more then this one shark but everyone agrees it made it all worth it. ~Jon
 9'2" Bull
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: texasballs12]
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07/18/09 10:09 PM
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Josh Ray
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thats a heck of a catch, congrats
  joshray00@gmail.com
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: Josh Ray]
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07/18/09 11:10 PM
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Bug_Slinger
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Dude, that is awesome! Congrats!
I am guessing no release?
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: Bug_Slinger]
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07/18/09 11:19 PM
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HENDO
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WOW! What do you do with a fish like that? Are they good to eat?
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: HENDO]
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07/19/09 01:01 AM
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texcajun
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I would say that was a successful trip. CONGRATS!
2002 Scandy White, 2002 Yamaha 90
Point me towards the water!
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: texcajun]
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07/19/09 02:30 AM
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mev002
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yea,thats a HUGE shark!!! wow, congrats.
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: mev002]
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07/19/09 02:36 AM
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Whisker Wrangler
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 WOW.. great job man!!!!
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: Whisker Wrangler]
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07/19/09 01:56 PM
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David Lee
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Awesome shark. That would make the trip worth it. 
  Yes I did admit defeat. Good job back to back champion
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: David Lee]
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07/19/09 02:27 PM
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Brandon972
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 Gonna be in Galveston the 1st of August shark fishing, but dont think we can handle one of those !!! 
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: HENDO]
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07/20/09 01:30 AM
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waverider
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WOW! What do you do with a fish like that? You tag it and release it  Contact the Apex Predator Investigation and get your free tagging kit. http://na.nefsc.noaa.gov/sharks/When you catch a shark, tag it and release it. Then when another lucky fisherman catches the shark and reports it, you will be notified with the date and location of the catch. Cheers, tp
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: waverider]
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07/20/09 02:04 AM
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Hail Boy
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How on earth are you snapping lines? Your drag must be set to tight or your lines must be in really bad shape.
Tritanium is good line too.
Wooo!
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: Hail Boy]
#3712021
07/20/09 02:31 AM
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waverider
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How on earth are you snapping lines? Your drag must be set to tight or your lines must be in really bad shape. PINS is tough on line...fish there long enough and you will understand. The wade guts are deep and the sand bars are very abrasive. When you combine those factors with sharks, you are going to get cut off. Cheers, tp
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Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: waverider]
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07/20/09 04:07 AM
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swlp
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I'll be there for sharkathon in september looking for something as big or bigger. Great catch!!!
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 Re: Big Shell 7/14-7/16
[Re: Hail Boy]
#3712270
07/20/09 04:24 AM
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texasballs12
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How on earth are you snapping lines? Your drag must be set to tight or your lines must be in really bad shape.
Tritanium is good line too. On the one side of our pole spread there was something in the surf that the lines kept rubbing on and that the sharks would rap themselves around... it made us very very 
9'2" Bull
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