926-lb (420 kg) Mako shark caught in Brielle, new Jersey, on Saturday, July 22.
«She took the entire cockpit (the room in the middle or the aft deck for the helmsman and passengers),» said captain Dave Bender, the owner of the vessel «Jenny Lee», which fished for lovers of «sea hunt».
Caught a 12-foot shark 70 pounds heavier than the state record. In 1984 the fishermen of new Jersey caught a Mako shark that weighed 856 pounds, reports Patch.
Bender and his assistant, captain Kevin Gerrity, left the dock on Friday evening. The ship was chartered six fishermen. At first, they caught tuna, and about 23.30 the bait took the bait and the Mako shark.
It took about 90 minutesto drag the shark to the boat, and then another hour to get her on Board by cables.
«He’s waited for this for 35 years,» said Bender, pointing at his assistant, an avid Fisher of sharks.
The world record for sharks caught, Mako is 2221 lb (1007 kg). Fish that size are caught, a resident of Massachusetts in 2001.
Dave Bender and crew of the Jenny Lee weighed in a 926lb. Mako this morning at Hoffman’s Fuel Dock.#weighstation #fuelbaitice #scale
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«Dave Bender and assistant with the ship «Jenny Lee» weighed 926-pound Mako shark»
