USA: giant 917 pound mako shark off California coasts

Angler Craig Winters and his friend Brian Cope were fishing aboard a 37 foot charter boat out of Mako Matt's Marine in Huntington Beach, California. While chumming for sharks off South Orange County, they caught a few small blue sharks and chummed in great white then a giant mako grabbed the big bait.

After a llong 4 hour battle, the mako shark was too large to bring aboard so it was towed

USA: Florida swordfish frenzy

In all the Florida Keys seem to be experiencing the year of the swordfish fishing. In the past March, anglers weighed in a 520 pound swordfish. In April, that was topped by a 685 pounder. In July, Captain Vic Gaspeny caught his 200th swordfish and at the end of a 460 pound swordfish became the largest caught by a charter boat out of the famed "Bud N’ Mary’s Marina in Islamorada".

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NEW ZEALAND: 606 pound southern bluefin tuna

Angler Paul Worsteling was fishing 30 miles off the west coast of New Zealand when he hooked into a monster, 606 pound bluefin tuna. Paul took two hours to land the tuna.

ALASKA: 264 pound halibut at the Valdez Halibut Derby

Angler Calvin Carr traveled to Valdez om Alaska, and the trip was worth it. He landed a 264-pound halibut to win the annual fishing tournament the: "Valdez Halibut Derby" and its prize of $15,000

Carr luckily hooked into the fish just minutes before the captain he was with, Dennis Petre, was ready to pull up anchor and head back to the port of Valdez. After landing small fishes, this one took

ENGLAND: massive carp of 59 lb

Angler Brian Humphries had spent at least four years chasing the legendary ‘Parrot’, a giant mirror carp named by locals due to its distinctive nose, and was finally rewarded when an epic 20 minute fighting with the 59lb 14oz beast ended in victory, and a newBritish record for the largest fish.
However, Brian , in order to prevent a massive influx of ambitious anglers, is keeping the exact

IRELAND: big tope shark landed

Angler Mark Heffernan, Chairman of Dundalk "SAC" had a day to remember. Mark was fishing on Carlingford Lough on board the "Tope Legend", a boat owned by Brian Gallagher when he hooked and landed a monster tope shark for Irish waters. The big shark was 67.50 pound with a fork length of 60 inches and a girth of 30 inches which would put it above the current Irish record of 66lb 8oz.

USA: light tackle leopard shrk fishing

A video on light tackle leopard shark fishing.