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1,000-pound tiger shark caught in Pensacola
Posted on 7/13/25 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 7/13/25 at 7:12 pm
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Hours after dropping bait into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, anglers Trey Linder and Steve Callaway hauled in an 11-foot-8-inch tiger shark off Pensacola's West End Beach.
They tagged the shark for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research, then posed with the slick-skinned predator, prying open its jaws to reveal its rows of comb-shaped teeth before releasing it back into the water.
The whole process, which started at 5 a.m., took about three minutes, the anglers wrote in a Facebook post, adding that "experience is key."
If there's any time of year anglers are likely to catch a tiger shark, it's now — summer is when coastal sharks come closer inland in search of warmer waters to give birth, NOAA shark biologist John Carlson said last year.
Tiger sharks are the third most commonly caught coastal shark in the United States, according to the Florida Museum. In the Gulf, they are the most common shark species found in both coastal and offshore waters.
The species can grow up to 18 feet in length and weigh as much as 2,000 pounds, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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Posted on 7/13/25 at 7:17 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Gulf of AMERICA
What kind of commie publication is this?
What kind of commie publication is this?
Posted on 7/13/25 at 7:30 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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In the Gulf, they are the most common shark species found in both coastal and offshore waters.
Yes there are plenty of Tigers in the Gulf, but this doesn’t sound right.
Posted on 7/13/25 at 7:32 pm to SloaneRanger
I offset ever tiger caught with spinners and bulls and blacktips by myself.
Posted on 7/13/25 at 9:16 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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They tagged the shark for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research, then posed with the slick-skinned predator, prying open its jaws to reveal its rows of comb-shaped teeth before releasing it back into the water.
That shark is fricking dead.
Posted on 7/13/25 at 9:22 pm to deeprig9
Hopefully
Posted on 7/13/25 at 10:19 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Posted on 7/13/25 at 10:47 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Protip: when releasing these magnificent beasts, slide a 1/4-3/8" pointed metal dowel rod 2" behind and just above the left or right eyes. This will ensure it dies within a few hours of release.
Posted on 7/13/25 at 10:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I offset ever tiger caught with spinners and bulls and blacktips by myself.
Is English your second language?
Posted on 7/13/25 at 11:29 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Still smaller than the tigers that run me off my snapper spot every year
Posted on 7/13/25 at 11:38 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Shirtless baw has his nips pierced.
Have we ever discussed that on this board? Nip piercings? That’s an ot discussion for sure.
Have we ever discussed that on this board? Nip piercings? That’s an ot discussion for sure.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:11 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
They should have check it's stomach content for that kid that was swept away in Destin.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:13 am to TutHillTiger
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Still smaller than the tigers that run me off my snapper spot every year
Yeah, big tigers get 14 - 15 feet, almost a ton (ETA: females are the bigger ones
). That was a mid-sized tiger.This post was edited on 7/14/25 at 6:16 am
Posted on 7/14/25 at 9:05 am to tiggerfan02 2021
Is a-hole your birth race or did you choose it?
Posted on 7/14/25 at 11:48 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
tatted up, roid addled Chad wearing a flat billed cap that says "Gym" is exactly the type I would expect fishing for sharks. From the beach.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 12:50 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Brings to mind way back in the olden days when I had to do work offshore, I was standing up top watching over the rails and a huge hammerhead shark broke the surface. It was in South Pass as I recall.
I also recall on a ride in to Venice in the front seat of a chopper seeing a very large manta ray break the surface. West Delta, I think. It was impressive. We were probably 700 feet up.
I also recall on a ride in to Venice in the front seat of a chopper seeing a very large manta ray break the surface. West Delta, I think. It was impressive. We were probably 700 feet up.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 4:13 pm to Ace Midnight
The twins were at least 12 feet long, they could take a 15-20 pound snapper in a single bait. I hated them.
The only seemed to want to take the huge snappers or AJs and only after you fought them for 20 minutes or more and finally had them beat.
Even the damn Makos that used to sit under a the boat were that big of a dick. They ate everything.
The only seemed to want to take the huge snappers or AJs and only after you fought them for 20 minutes or more and finally had them beat.
Even the damn Makos that used to sit under a the boat were that big of a dick. They ate everything.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 1:41 am to Turnblad85
I was taught to kill only what I eat, the rest is just killing to be killing.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 5:38 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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The whole process, which started at 5 a.m., took about three minutes,
Hours, maybe?
Posted on 7/15/25 at 7:30 am to BHS78
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kill only what I eat,
Sometimes it be fun to do bad things.
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