Landbased Mako shark for Aron
My brother Aron has been hoping to tick off mako shark from his list of landbased captures for a fair while now and yesterday he had an insane day. He landed a 3.2m tiger shark then later that day a monster mako off the rocks.
This is what he said about it.
“Smashing goals I thought was out of reach! Ended up selling the majority of my shark gear but kept 2 wire traces, well I put them to good use today! First two shark baits I’ve put out this year and managed my pb shark and also my first tiger shark around 3.2m, after getting the hook out and releasing that beast watching it swim off strong I didn’t think the day could get any better, after throwing in all the burley and fish scraps ready to go home we saw a mako cruise in so I quickly raced back tied up again and sent out another bait and within 5 minutes the mako was on it! after an epic battle that lasted over an hour we finally washed it up onto the rocks! most insane day off the rocks I’ve ever had with the others landing some awesome fish to.”
he landed the sharks on a Purglass B Extreme South African sliding rod, Avet LX Raptor spooled with 50lb Tasline backing to 24kg stern mono top shot. Massive achievement to get from the rocks!!
always looking for a new challenge!!
RohanKok
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WOW
Just WOW
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kirky79
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+1
Wow!! That is amazing. Well done
Dreamtime
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holy shit
SOLID!
Sea goat
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that is one crazy
that is one crazy fish.....just hoping wasn't near anywhere I would swim lol! the thought of a mako in close does give me the shivers lol.
Faulkner Family
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awesome stuff. bet he goes
awesome stuff. bet he goes and buys all new gear now.
gotta be stoked getting them from land. nuckles draging on the ground after that pair
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Da pirate
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Mako ...
Fark ... that's epic right there! Would've
loved too watch those friggin launch ..
stuart sloss
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awesome effort
awesome effort
Wilzee
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Smashed it alright! Well
Smashed it alright! Well done, huge achievement.
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Walfootrot
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Nothing but 100% respect
Nothing but 100% respect great catch fron the rocks
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Sea goat
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i have heard that mako are
i have heard that mako are pretty good eating.....just wondering how did you go dragging that thing to the car?? :P or was it released?
Chris fish
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He kept this one. Was up
He kept this one. Was up till 10pm processing and filleting it to put in the freezer. Already half of it was collected by mates and family and friends will have a lot and I would say it will be all eaten within a month. Apparently very good eating shark so there will be a lot of happy people eating it. They cut it into pieces and string it between the gaff poles to carry it to the car.
always looking for a new challenge!!
Deleted
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whats the rough weight of
whats the rough weight of that mako, fair effort lads
Chris fish
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We guessed roughly 150-180kg
We guessed roughly 150-180kg
always looking for a new challenge!!
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strongggg lads
strongggg lads
nackers
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Solid
solid mako
solid effort
well done to your brother.
sea-kem
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Those black death eyes.
Those black death eyes.
Love the West!
Jadeo
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Jeez they're wicked looking
Jeez they're wicked looking fish. Would have gone like the clackers! Top job fellas
little johnny
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Hard to land
In boat . Never mind land based. Top effort