370 Pound Thresher Shark Video - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

Johnny Bucktails · #1 07-01-2016, 02:15 PM

Video tells the story. Headed out with three of my friends. It was my buddys first time on a big shark and he snapped the rod 20 minutes into the fight. Took three hours to get boatside. Enjoy the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh6p73a_KQ8

sonnyjim · #2 07-01-2016, 02:31 PM

I was at the marina when you brought that fish in it was a monster nice job

bunker dunker · #3 07-01-2016, 02:35 PM

congrats John and company!!!nice fish

CadiShackFishing · #4 07-01-2016, 02:38 PM

Good catch but a shame to have to kill it.

SaltLife1980 · #5 07-01-2016, 03:20 PM

Shark fishing should be banned! Bahamas and French Polynesia have the rite idea

Harpoon · #6 07-01-2016, 03:49 PM

Gaff man almost lost an eye the first time around. What does he do second time around...leans right into the tail again. Oy.

#7 07-01-2016, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SaltLife1980

Shark fishing should be banned! Bahamas and French Polynesia have the rite idea

Salt I know we'll get shit for saying so but I agree with you. And I'm not a tree huger who is anti fishing but sharks have been decimated over the years. They are trophy fish in need of protection. Catching a fish like this is a privilege , take a picture and let the big girl go. I guarantee on average a high percentage of the steaks you get from these fish are eventually tossed. These trophy fish deserve a better fate than being hung up by their tails for bragging rights. The last few years it seems everyone is targeting threshers, won't be long before they're gone as well.