370 Pound Thresher Shark Video

[SaltLife1980]

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

[Harpoon]

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

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.

[makosnax]

Cool video, way to stick with it

[hammer4reel]

Nice job, way to stick with it

[nmc02]

It's getting ridiculous. I have no affiliation to Johnny nor capt. Sal. Give the kid a break. He made a mistake....it's behind him. There is not one of you idiots that would have released that awesome catch. It is also exceptional to eat. I think we are here to enjoy fishing, not criticize.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Awesome video!!! Awesome Shark!!! Way to go Johnny!!!

When myself and Mikey got ours last year we shot it in the head with a 12 gage and were never happier! An amazing fishing memory was created on this day! I'm still not sure how we got the 15 foot Thresher on the boat with only 2 of us! It's definitely a task with a light crew! The meat on this Shark is delicious! I must've ate 50 lbs of it last year, lol!!! Some people have different ways of creating memories! "LIVE AND LET LIVE"

Kudos to the kid and his crew for getting the Shark of a lifetime!!!

[dales529]

Congrats on a great Fish JB. Lets all remember this:
We all complain that youth is NOT getting into fishing, our future for the sport looks bleak and here you have a young man who has displayed a natural skill, and passion for our sport while I would guess an aspiration for one day being a charter captain. Documentation of "catches" at the scales are part of it and/ or photos which he has done both. Remember when you were 19 and how proud you were to "show off " a huge catch of any kind. We all kept too many for show.
I would be careful of turning a young budding, compassionate, skillful fisherman from turning against the sport or those that support it due to the internet. Its great he's on the water and NOT playing video games or worse.

At 57 years old I release more than I keep but that's because at 19 I didn't and have seen the results.

My guess is that JB will continue to have much success on the water, in life and in time when he decides how to handle that success in "keeping" his catch he will make decisions like those that made him the angler he is today. Either way its great to see a 19 year old have the fishing passion and use his assets in life to a benefit rather than than the alternative some take.

Keep up the good work JB and I hope you get many friends to join you

[skate king]

Very very well said Dales 529! At 65 years old I wish I were on the boat to see that. great anglers, great boat handling and congratulations on a great catch!

[saltfisherman]

Found the picture of the Sharks that he released Safely back into live another day. These swam right away too.

http://wtvr.com/2014/09/29/dead-sharks-north-carolina/