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Tope and shark weight formula
The conservation word is spreading fast amongst tope and shark anglers, and rightly so. Even though the objective is to release the fish unharmed as quickly as possible, it’s still nice to have an idea...
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Blue sharks & specimen pollack
Paul Casey, head of Shakespeare UK and Europe, casually mentioned one day that he’d never caught a blue shark and it was a long standing ambition he was keen to achieve. That sounded like a challenge...
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The life of Capt. Frank Mundus
Words by: Tony B Burch, photographs courtesy of the late Capt. Frank Mundus and Jo DiMaggio A few captains have had the glory of bringing a Grander to their boat. A tiny handful can claim sharks over a...
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Baltimore blue shark fishing & garfish
I’d never actually fished from Baltimore in west Cork previously, but accompanied by Mike Hennessey, Angling Information Officer of the Southwest River Basin District, part of Inland Fisheries Ireland,...
View ArticlePoole Tope Fishing
Carp angler Daniel Daneshi tries something completely different, fishing for tope aboard Poole based charter boat, Random Harvest II. Features some great underwater tope footage The post Poole Tope...
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How to build a blue shark wire trace
A step by step guide to building a blue shark wire trace. The ideal length for a shark trace is 15-feet. This gives enough length to stop the shark rolling up in the wire and reaching the main reel...
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Boat fishing for blue shark
The blue shark is distinctive having a long, slim in profile body shape, with long, slightly curved pectoral fins, whereas the pectoral fins on other sharks are noticeably shorter, and in proportion,...
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Getting started with shark fishing
Shark! Arguably the most emotive word in the English language. As humans used to being the dominant species on land, put us in the water, an unnatural element to us, and we realise the fear that...
View ArticleHer Majesties Porbeagles
Porbeagles are the quiet sharks of the angling world. They rarely get the accolades that even the humble blue enjoys. Yet look at the record books. The world record stands at 507lbs from Scotland and...
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