New Mako State Record
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Posted by mikecm on September 14, 2002 at 06:18:37:
Where's the BBQ at? I know a few restaurants will be serving up what they call "Swordfish" for a few weeks, lol. No need to worry, I haven't heard of these guys ever attacking a kayaker unprovoked. Though I've heard of half a dozen accidents where people mishandled them while fishing for them from boats. I think most kayakers realize they don't want none of them.
Redondo Beach fisherman catches 815-pound shark
Published 12:20 a.m. PDT Thursday, September 12, 2002
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A fisherman spent nearly six hours battling an 815-pound mako off
Santa Monica Bay before he hauled in the shark with the help of a friend.
John Miller said at first he hooked the female shark alone. But during the hours he spent
fighting, he placed a radio call to a friend for assistance.
Using a small boat, Mike McNamee sailed about 25 miles offshore to where Miller was to help
him.
"We both held on for dear life," McNamee said.
Once they secured the shark, they tied it to the side of the boat and towed it back to a
Redondo Beach yacht club.
Makos are rarely seen in West Coast waters, said Dr. Steve Strand, director of the University
of California, Los Angeles, Ocean Discovery Center.
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