If you doubt just how much attitudes in the sport-fishing community have changed, consider that just 15 years ago, I was sure to get blowback for being a politically correct environazi by suggesting anglers should release large sharks. Today, I suspect I’ll get nailed for suggesting there could by any justification for not releasing a large shark.Still, I’m about to do just that.This past June, six guys — who just happened to be filming a TV show — brought a mako boat-side off Southern California that they believed could be a new all-tackle world record.They were right.Back on land, the monster weighed in at 1,325½ pounds. If approved, that will handily beat the current IGFA all-tackle record of 1,221 pounds.But I suspect they hadn’t counted on the uproar that news of their catch touched off.Not ...![Sport Fishing Mag]()
