Catch and Release Shark Fishing
A new study reveals that distinct shark species respond differently after the release.
A new study reveals that distinct shark species respond differently after the release.

Islamorada guides target bulls, lemons and hammerheads


In this tense video, crew members of Strike Zone tag and release a potential world-record mako shark off Southern California.
A judgment call on setting new world records or letting go.

Two researchers set out to change the way we view shark behavior.
Watch a mako shark make short work of a natural dredge intended for tuna!

Offshore fishing for massive blue sharks and threshers off historic Bath, Maine

Summertime sharking in Maine can involve a variety of players from 9-foot-long blue sharks to 300-plus-pound threshers and even makos. Here’s a video sampling (below)

An amazing video surfaces from Oahu of a monster shark going completely airborne in pursuit of a tuna. And get this — it all unfolds just feet away from the kayak angler who was fighting the fish.

Only after a two-hour battle did astonished crew and anglers realize what they’d hooked.

Now if this doesn’t turn your head, not much will. It seems as if a group of enterprising anglers in the Florida Panhandle have discovered that mako sharks aren’t just for those with big offshore boats. Matter of fact, makos — good-sized ones, at that — are being caught from piers and beaches in the area.
A new study reveals that distinct shark species respond differently after the release.

Islamorada guides target bulls, lemons and hammerheads


In this tense video, crew members of Strike Zone tag and release a potential world-record mako shark off Southern California.
A judgment call on setting new world records or letting go.

Two researchers set out to change the way we view shark behavior.
Watch a mako shark make short work of a natural dredge intended for tuna!

Offshore fishing for massive blue sharks and threshers off historic Bath, Maine

Summertime sharking in Maine can involve a variety of players from 9-foot-long blue sharks to 300-plus-pound threshers and even makos. Here’s a video sampling (below)

An amazing video surfaces from Oahu of a monster shark going completely airborne in pursuit of a tuna. And get this — it all unfolds just feet away from the kayak angler who was fighting the fish.

Only after a two-hour battle did astonished crew and anglers realize what they’d hooked.

Now if this doesn’t turn your head, not much will. It seems as if a group of enterprising anglers in the Florida Panhandle have discovered that mako sharks aren’t just for those with big offshore boats. Matter of fact, makos — good-sized ones, at that — are being caught from piers and beaches in the area.
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