Concerning great white sharks. . . - Page 2

Ghostof · 11-17-2004, 01:04 PM

Wasnt there a great white shark down at Bass Pro Shops in the early 1990's that was claimed to be the largest shark caught on rod and reel? I have been trying to look for that story again as I only remember pieces of it. I thought the guy was fishing with his buddies near Australia and they seen some mass floating in the water. When they pulled the boats up to it, the mass was a whale that had died and sharks were still in the area. I think the guy used some whale meat and had caught the smaller shark, which happened to be like 1700+ pounds or something like that. It took awhile for them to land it and two boats to bring it in to shore.

Does anyone remember this? I think they mady have also had the shark at the sport show that year as well.

Chiefnj · 11-17-2004, 05:36 PM

I thought Frank Mundus had the world record great white. Then again, he was a controversial figure and the IGFA may not have "approved" of his shark.

He was the inspiration for Quint and it pisses him off he was never given official credit for it.

Here is his website. He is a "colorful" guy to say the least. I'm pretty sure he caught the big Great White feeding under a whale and that he actually hopped off the boat and onto the whale carcuss at some point.

http://www.fmundus.com/

stumppy · 11-17-2004, 06:43 PM

That's about the way I remember it. And KC is right. It was down where you could watch them feed the fish.

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Ghostof Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	Concerning great white sharks. . . Wasnt there a great white shark down at Bass Pro Shops in the early 1990's that was claimed to be the largest shark caught on rod and reel? I have been trying to look for that story again as I only remember pieces of it. I thought the guy was fishing with his buddies near Australia and they seen some mass floating in the water. When they pulled the boats up to it, the mass was a whale that had died and sharks were still in the area. I think the guy used some whale meat and had caught the smaller shark, which happened to be like 1700+ pounds or something like that. It took awhile for them to land it and two boats to bring it in to shore. Does anyone remember this? I think they mady have also had the shark at the sport show that year as well.
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11-17-2004, 05:36 PM	#16
Chiefnj MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Willis, Harris and Davis. Casino cash: $10004900	I thought Frank Mundus had the world record great white. Then again, he was a controversial figure and the IGFA may not have "approved" of his shark. He was the inspiration for Quint and it pisses him off he was never given official credit for it. Here is his website. He is a "colorful" guy to say the least. I'm pretty sure he caught the big Great White feeding under a whale and that he actually hopped off the boat and onto the whale carcuss at some point. http://www.fmundus.com/
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stumppy New and Improved Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, Mo. Casino cash: $938590	That's about the way I remember it. And KC is right. It was down where you could watch them feed the fish. __________________ “As a nation, we can endure damaging policies for a four-year term. But we cannot survive a president willing to terminate our Constitution”
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