Sport Fishing editor Chris Woodward chronicles a fantastic day shark fishing off the coast of Maine and is witness to a classic battle between the crew on a Southport 29 CC and a 360 lb Thresher shark
The folks at Maine tourism could not have written a better script: Spotless sky over a still, serene sea; finback and minke whales surfacing, blowing, gliding; sharks darting through the chum; potential state-record blue shark on fly; not one but two thresher sharks — estimated at 165 and 360 pounds.
About the only thing missing that August day was a mako. But let’s not get greedy. To top it all off, for the first hour or so, all the fish came to my boat. As the saying goes: I’d rather be lucky than good. Continue reading
