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‘You Guys Just Got a Great White Shark:’ Fishing Charter Captain Talks About Rare Catch
CLICKORLANDO ^ | March 16, 202 | Landon McReynolds

Posted on 03/16/2021 12:56:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Edited on 03/16/2021 4:16:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

John McLean has quite the shark tale to tell.

In an interview with News 6, the Pensacola charter fishing captain shared details about the moment he helped reel in an estimated 12 to 13-foot female great white shark to shore. McClean said his fishing story began six years ago when he moved to Florida from Minnesota to pursue professional hockey.


(Excerpt) Read more at clickorlando.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: fishing; florida; greatwhiteshark
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1 posted on 03/16/2021 12:56:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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We’re going to have to get a bigger boat.


2 posted on 03/16/2021 12:57:24 PM PDT by Fido969
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To: nickcarraway
GREAT WHITE SHARK Caught on Pensacola Beach!!! (Video)
3 posted on 03/16/2021 12:58:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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John McClain caught a great white at Nakatomi plaza?


4 posted on 03/16/2021 12:58:58 PM PDT by MortMan (Shouldn't "palindrome" read the same forward and backward?)
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To: nickcarraway

Catching a great white shark is racist!


5 posted on 03/16/2021 1:02:20 PM PDT by Ken522
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God bless the man for making sure it was healthy and then returning it. Way too many people would have tortured and killed it for the sake of some damn selfies.


6 posted on 03/16/2021 1:04:10 PM PDT by Retrofitted
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To: nickcarraway

Seven guys from Idaho wanted a charter boat and captain of the charter puts them on the beach?


7 posted on 03/16/2021 1:06:28 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: MortMan

Yeah, he scored a machine gun. The shark, like Hans Gruber, never had a chance.

Peach


8 posted on 03/16/2021 1:07:21 PM PDT by CarolinaPeach
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To: nickcarraway; Capt. Tom

Ping!..................


9 posted on 03/16/2021 1:08:37 PM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: nickcarraway

Sea Story: We were doing ops with experimental equipment in The Tongue of the Ocean (TOTO) and the our Captain had promised shark fishing to our senior First Class Machinist Mate who had fashioned his own shark hook. We were heading north off the coast of Florida when the MM1 reminded the Captain that he hadn’t had his shark fishing. I was the OOD, so the Captain ordered me to get to the top of our moving SUBNOTE box and surface for shark fishing. He told the MM1 that he had until the box was catching up with us to do his fishing.

We all thought we were safe from sharks in open water, but the MM1 caught one withing the first 15 minutes. He announced his intent to bring it on board though the Sail Trunk. Luckily, the sharp trailing edge of the Sail Plane cut his line as he was hoisting the shark out of the water, and we were saved from certain disaster.


10 posted on 03/16/2021 1:11:23 PM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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Oh yeah. Turn it loose on the beach. Thanks a lot pal.


11 posted on 03/16/2021 1:12:42 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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A great white caught off the beach at Pensacola, FL.

Hey, yall have fun on spring break in FL.


12 posted on 03/16/2021 1:15:31 PM PDT by DOC44
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I used to like swimming off that beach... Used to.

Lots of shark fishers where I work. My guys stepped away from kyacks some time ago. They used drones now


13 posted on 03/16/2021 1:15:48 PM PDT by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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Very common down here. They knew it was beach side. It’s just they way they fish for shark down here. It’s actually pretty cool in that the camp is all set up, no long boat rides, no seasickness, no problems. Sit on the beach, drink beer and catch big sharks. Not uncommon to see guys pulling in 8’ tigers and bulls.


14 posted on 03/16/2021 1:20:02 PM PDT by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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15 posted on 03/16/2021 1:33:31 PM PDT by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No Amazon, No Chy-Na made )
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To: Ken522
Catching a great white shark is racist!

I thought being a great white is racist?

16 posted on 03/16/2021 1:35:16 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Magnum44

Landshark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_NS2H55dxI


17 posted on 03/16/2021 1:46:39 PM PDT by Dacula
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There is just so much we can learn from sharks.

They have an electric car with a 500 mile range.


18 posted on 03/16/2021 2:31:02 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Magnum44

No. That Great White was once bitten, twice shy, baby.


19 posted on 03/16/2021 2:37:18 PM PDT by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC (Unity? Of course! I pledge to respect your President as much as you respected mine the past 4 years.)
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To: Deaf Smith

“Seven guys from Idaho wanted a charter boat and captain of the charter puts them on the beach?”

I live down here and was more surprised by this than the catch. Apparently these guys set you up to fish 100% on the beach just like a charter boat. Sounds crazy right up to the point that you catch a 12 foot white shark.


20 posted on 03/16/2021 3:20:23 PM PDT by suthener
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