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What have you got to say about the topic of: "Thresher". Here's how is started: "7 ft body, 12.5 foot to the tip of the tail, about 250 - 300 "
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06-27-2007, 09:59 AM
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| Member  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scotland, CT
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7 ft body, 12.5 foot to the tip of the tail, about 250 - 300 lbs. Sat night, last minute invitation for sunday - guy on our dock asks if I'll show him how to manage a shark trip. He has 3 pals coming and needed some help as he's only been out for shark once or twice before. He wants to go to the acid barge, I took him to the horns instead. Left at 5:30 - got there at about 9:00 (got side tracked on a HUGE school of schoolies pushing up bait 1/2 way to Montauk, thought they were bluefish) Set up the chum bucket, some bunker oil, bluefish fillets for hook baits, balloons set - I pulled everyone to the cockpit to go over the details, who does what and when, if a shark takes a bait. I turn around and this monster breaches 20 feet into the air about 100 feet behind the transom...we're staring with our jaws on the deck.... He took the middle bait and all hell breaks loose - whatta blast! One hour, 45 minutes to get him to the flying gaff - luckiest gaff I ever did too - severed his aorta - made a blood slick like I've never seen before. We were back into the marina by 3:00 - | ||
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06-27-2007, 10:06 AM
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| Just awesome WOW great job can you come on my boat and do the same ?     | ||
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06-27-2007, 10:40 AM
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  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norwood/Quincy/Marshfield,Ma/Islamorada,Fl
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great report Congrats! | ||
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06-27-2007, 10:46 AM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Warwick, RI
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| Congrats on that shark  | ||
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06-27-2007, 10:51 AM
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| Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey
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Great story and awesome fish, hoping to get mine monday night | ||
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06-27-2007, 11:38 AM
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| Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Niantic, CT
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| Very nice. Nothing like having a cooperative Thresher show up while you gather the crew to go over a few details. Congrats on a great day. Looks like the sharking is heating up. | ||
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06-27-2007, 11:50 AM
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| Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Haven, CT
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| Great report  | ||
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06-27-2007, 11:57 AM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Douglas, MA
Posts: 99
| Great Shark. That gaff shot was skillfully placed if anyone asks. Good job. 
__________________ 26' Triton Walk w/ twin 200hpdi "Here's to swimmin with bowlegged women"  | ||
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06-27-2007, 12:30 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Buzzards Bay
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The Admiral takes a nice thick steak and rubs some olive oil then a ton of fresh garlic and a bit of lemon touch of pepper On a screaming hot grill sear the sides to lock in the flavor and finish in the oven if needed. The secret is not to overcook shark See you real soon down that line..nice work | ||
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06-27-2007, 01:16 PM
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| Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey
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| OK Vin, Now not only am I jealous but hungry. No thresher steaks available in Texas today...only steak LOL | ||
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