Mako Shark Caught In Wales
A deadly 10ft shark usually found in the caribbean has been found washed up on a picturesque beach in north wales.
Mako shark caught in wales. An average mako will grow up to 10ft 3m in length. The massive mako shark one of the fastest in the sea was caught 35 miles off the coast of. This is the mako shark a fisherman caught off the coast of wales credit. The fisherman is 35 miles off the coast of west wales when he makes the haul.
Fisherman believes he hooked britain s biggest shark but 1 200lb 11ft monster was too vast to bring ashore in 32ft vessel fisherman rob rennie thinks broke record for catching largest mako shark in uk the 49 year old caught 11ft shark off wales west coast with help of his friends makos are. Rob a charter boat skipper from hereford released the beast back into the sea after he caught it with five pals 35 miles off the coast of west wales on september 7. The rules on claiming such records state the specimen must be weighed on land. Fisherman rob rennie believes he has broken the record for catching a mako shark in british waters.
The 11ft shark was too big to reel in. It is thought to be the first ever mako shark caught in wales. We did need a bigger boat. The keen angler reckons his catch was roughly 1 200lbs smashing the current british record of a 500lbs mako shark from 1971.
The dead mako shark was discovered on friday by fishermen on barmouth beach on. A huge rare shark thought to be 11ft long has been caught by fishermen off the west wales coast. Makos swim in excess of 30mph and can weigh up to 300lbs 135kg. Rob rennie 49 caught an 11ft mako shark off the west coast of wales which he believes weighed between 800lbs and 1 200lbs.
The current record for a rod caught mako shark in uk waters stands at 500lbs and dates back to 1971 however the rules on claiming such records state the.