
by The Associated Press
Published: Mon, March 02, 2009 - 6:05 pm CST
Last Updated: Mon, March 02, 2009 - 6:28 pm CST
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) - A Texas man on just his secondsaltwater fishing trip caught an 11-foot, 8-inch shortfin mako
shark that weighed 1,149.5 pounds on scales at Port Fourchon, La.
Bill Walters, a 56-year-old dog trainer from Granbury, Texas,
caught the shark last week aboard the Orange Beach, Ala.-based Sea Spray while trolling near the mouth of the Mississippi River. It took more than six hours to haul in the catch with the help of nine friends and skipper Bill Staff.
It is one of the heaviest shortfin mako sharks ever caught. The
International Game Fish Association shortfin mako world record is
1,221 pounds.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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