526.0 lb. Thresher Shark caught by Billfish Sportfishing in Massachusetts, United States on 07/29/99

526.0 lb. Thresher Shark caught by Billfish Sportfishing in Massachusetts, United States on 07/29/99
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228.0" / 526.0 lb. Thresher Shark caught by Billfish Sportfishing on Thursday July 29, 1999 at 11:00 72.36 km from Chilmark in Dukes County, Massachusetts (MA), United States North America using a Baitfish

This thresher took Ed Mickelson- the individual in the photo- 2 hours and 20 minutes to land. It is the current Rhode Island State Record Gamefish Record Thresher. It's tail is on display at the I.G.F.A. Museum and Hall of Fame in Dania, FL.

Posted by Billfish Sportfishing 9 months ago

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A big congratulations to you Ed as from the picture
You are not a very large man but you muscled him

Posted by Albert Scantleberry 9 months ago

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