Massive shark caught off Ireland

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Massive shark caught off Ireland

Post by Bruno » Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:01 pm

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Caught on 80lb line. Jesus wept.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthn ... eland.html
The catch, which breaks a number of records and provides a the ultimate fishing anecdote, was made by pensioner Joe Waldis off the coast of County Clare in south west Ireland and took 35 minutes to haul in.

The remarkable capture has prompted admiration but also controversy, with some anglers saying the trophy catch should have been returned to the water to help conservation.
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Post by Jakerbeef » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:35 pm

Strapped into a chair he was. Otherwise the guy'd be right off the boat obviously.

The whinging anglers probably just wish they'd caught it.
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Post by TANGODANCER » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:37 pm

From the song: The Irish were Egyptians long ago:

Must have been a Doyle,
That built the River Noile,
Cost no on but an Irishman
Would fight a crocodoile. :D
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Post by americantrotter » Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:05 pm

Trophy fishing sucks. eat it, or throw it back. You can't tell me he's gonna eat that shark? One day, people will wonder why the oceans don't produce like they should. It'll be too late by then.
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Post by Dan.M » Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:16 pm

I think Tuna is due to be extinct by 2012. Terrible.

That thing should of been thrown back in.
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Post by jenkz » Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:18 pm

Deep seas fishing should be banned! Simple as that, leave the breeding grounds alone and stop the over fishing.
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Post by Soldier_Of_The_White_Army » Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:25 pm

Dan.M wrote:I think Tuna is due to be extinct by 2012. Terrible.

That thing should of been thrown back in.
Agreed.

Just for old times sake:

http://www.the-wanderer.co.uk/boards/vi ... hite+death
YOU CLIMB OBSTACLES LIKE OLD PEOPLE FXCK!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Lord Kangana » Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:48 pm

americantrotter wrote:Trophy fishing sucks. eat it, or throw it back. You can't tell me he's gonna eat that shark? One day, people will wonder why the oceans don't produce like they should. It'll be too late by then.
1 more for this opinion. And we're aready at a point where the ocean can no longer sustain the outrageous demands we put upon it.
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