Shark takes fishing kayaker for a ride

By: shannond | July 3rd, 2009 at 10:30am
"A local kayak angler capitalized on the proliferation of nearshore threshers this week and provided some literal meaning to the term 'smoking hot runs.' Identified only as "Marc," the fisherman battled and landed a young thresher from the area near Pleasure Point last Friday.

Caught with a live sardine on a single hook, reports on the weight of the shark vary from 30-60 pounds. It took more than an hour for the kayak angler to land the fish. All the while, he was concerned his reel might burn out.

'Never been towed like that, or seen my reel smoke before,' he said."
by The Mercury News













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