Slayed the BSB’s!! Limited out, 75 total, some in the 4lb. range, smallest kept were 14". Much thanks to my new friend Ron for a great trip!!! Maybe I’ll get to go again:smiley:
“hook em and hold on”
Way to Go OX,
Looked like it was a good day for you, How long was the big Thresher Shark ???
Peace And Ease
Everyone should believe in something, I believe I’ll go fishing !!!
not a thresher from Ron’s description. Sounds like a Sand tiger. Theyt are all over in 100’ now. Top lobe of a threshers tail is as long as the whole body. Sand tiger is brown, and has teeth like a Mako.
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“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
I’m not sure exactly what speies it was. After looking at pics on the web you’re probably right sellsfish, one of the other guys with us suggested it was a nurseshark. It was a monster whatever it was. It was easily over 7’ and at least 200 lbs.
“hook em and hold on”
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Originally posted by sellsfishnot a thresher from Ron’s description. Sounds like a Sand tiger. Theyt are all over in 100’ now. Top lobe of a threshers tail is as long as the whole body. Sand tiger is brown, and has teeth like a Mako.
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“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
thats a big thresher there sells. hooked one of similar size years ago in the tail while trolling spoons for kings. took us 2 1/2 hour to reel it in backwards.
The older I get, the better I was.
hope you kept it. they are the best eating of all the sharks. Just like a Mako, they don’t have the amonia smell to the meat.
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
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Originally posted by sellsfishhope you kept it. they are the best eating of all the sharks. Just like a Mako, they don’t have the amonia smell to the meat.
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
no we released it. we called all our buddies to find out the state record but never got a definitive answer so we let it go. he swears it was the state record but we will never know. i was late to work so we had to make a quick decision. probably should have kept it. thing was friggin huge.
The older I get, the better I was.
Sells, did you catch that one from the beach?
that is not a thrasher shark… this is a thrasher shark… but it is still a nice…
solo…top pic. is a sand tiger (federally protected), bottom pic is a thresher.
it’s thresher, not thrasher.
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
Sells, we would probably agree on the fighting characteristics of sandtigers. Pretty much dead weight…have you noticed that they always let a big air bubble go when you’re fighting them on rod and reel? If you see that air coming up you either have a diver or a sandtiger…