Hammerhead “Hammers” A Small Boat
Hammerhead Smashes Boat
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This video, posted on YouTube shows a large hammerhead shark chasing after a hooked lemon shark. Watch very carefully at the .24 second mark and you’ll see the hapless lemon shark!
Grady White Flagship Offers Improved Enclosure
Greater weather protection that extends the boating season is now available for one of the most popular cabin models made by Grady-White Boats, the Express 330. An all-new integrated hardtop enclosure option makes this possible. Now boaters in the Northeast, Northwest and all around the country can enjoy an extended cool weather season of boating activities thanks to this hardtop safety glass enclosure and a temperature control system that helps warm the enclosed helm area. In hot weather and in southern climates, the Express 330 hardtop enclosure provides increased protection from direct sun as well as a cooler ride, thanks to the well-designed windshield and overhead ventilation and an optional 12,000 BTU air conditioning system designed for the helm area.
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Don’t Be This Guy!
Frightening video from the BoatDepot.com FB page
Have a look here
New IGFA Record Tilapia for Stuart FL Woman
Pamela Henry has herself a new world and state record for Blue Tilapia. Henry was fishing off her dock last August in the south fork of the St. Lucie River in Martin County when she caught the big fish. She was using a bread ball and was fishing at night.
“I’ve been fishing my whole life, so it was always my mission to catch a record blue tilapia,” said Henry. “I had researched the minimum weight, so I knew what I was looking for.”
Read the whole story here
Attention Bargain Hunters
Bargain hunters are invited to check out the Gigantic Nautical Flea Market on Feb. 26-27 at Founders Park, mile maker 87, U.S. 1, on Plantation Key. Admission is free; breakfast costs $5. Call 305-712-1818 or visit www.giganticnauticalfleamarket.com.
405.2 lb Yellowfin Tuna May Be A Record?
Photo by Peggy Peattie Mike Livingston stands beside the 405.2-pound yellowfin tuna he caught aboard captain Mike Lackey's Vagabond.
A pending yellowfin tuna record that is being considered by the International Game Fish Association. Though angler Mike Livingston of Sunland caught the 405.2-pound yellowfin on Nov. 30 aboard Capt. Mike Lackey’s Vagabond, the record wasn’t submitted until late December, according to Mike’s wife, Dawn. It likely will be a bit longer before the IGFA approves or disapproves the record, but in the meantime, Southern Californians will get to see a life-size mount of this tremendous tuna in the next couple of months.
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111-pound, 2.6-ounce Wahoo Misses State Mark By Ounces!
Angler Steve Atwood recalls the events,
“It weighed between 124 and 130 pounds because the boat was rocking back and forth with the waves,” Atwood. “We then chose to fish the rest of the day even though the guys on the charter boat said it was a potential state record.”
Because the crew continued to fish, the wahoo was weighed on a certified scale 24 hours later. That meant the wahoo likely lost 10 percent of its body weight during that time frame.
“On our way in, we were calling cell phones) to find out what the state record wahoo was,” Atwood said. “It was late Saturday when we got in so we had to wait until Sunday morning to get him officially weighed.”
The fish weighed 111-pound, 2.6-ounces.
The current Mississippi record is 111-pounds, 3.2-ounces. Read the whole story here
Jax Women’s Fishing Clinic Set
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is casting its net for women interested in it’s Jacksonville fishing clinic, set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Sisters Creek Jim King Boat Ramp, 8203 Hecksher Drive.
To register for this event, e-mail Kelly Campbell at Kelly.Campbell@MyFWC.com or call (850) 488-6058 for registration information.
Big Water Challenge
QUESTION? What does it take to turn a Great Lakes vessel into an offshore fishing boat?
Everyone is talking about The Capt. Bob Lewis Big Water Billfish Challenge – even the MasterTV’s Pleasure Boat show!
Airing on Fox Sports in April, Pleasure Boater will be giving you a behind-the-scenes look at our groundbreaking behind-the-scenes look at Florida’s competitive tournament fishing. Check it out now!
Negron “No License” Bill Draws Strong Reaction from B.A.S.S.
Florida Senator Joe Negron (R-Palm City) recently proposed SB 744 which would eliminate the need for freshwater and saltwater fishing licenses in Florida. The move is highly controversial and has drawn some strong criticism. Read here for the reaction from Noreen Clough, B.A.S.S. Conservation Director.
