Big Steve!

[Anthony!]

say hello to big steve people!! for everybody who wanted to see him (and everybody else, of course)
broadside pic of him you can see the main hook we used to get him in his mouth. 2 more pics to come shortly


Big big pic of mouth (those ARE his real teeth) err,.. well, these'll be the only 2 pics of him enjoy anyways though

 

[kramers]

Sweet. What did he weigh in at and how big?

 

[Bloo]

Crikey ! Big Steve is exactly as I expected him to look like though !
I can see why you asked if your fish would mind

 

[timmystood]

Is it real???

That maybe a stupid question but it doesn't look real! If it is, then bloody hell! GOOD CATCH!

 

[bennett]

Is it real???

That maybe a stupid question but it doesn't look real! If it is, then bloody hell! GOOD CATCH!

 

[Anthony!]

Yea, big steve is real! Of course! he weighed 267 pounds when we caught him, and is 6 foot 7' long. Caught him off the Miami Florida coast in 2001.

 

[big mick]

Its real???

 

[timmystood]

Are you sure it's real! The eyes are what is putting me off believing it... also it has a plastic look about it!

I'm not doubting you... it may just be the camera.

 

[wendywc]

^^^ When they mount a fish, I'm pretty sure they have to use fake plastic eyes.

Wow, great catch, PapaSmurf!

 

[BigIan]

dude that is so cool

 

[big mick]

I knew the eyes would be fake but exactly which part is real?.....the skin doesnt look real......other than the jaw and the teeth it could just be a plastic shark with a real sharks jaw.

Do they spray the skin with something?

 

[Ginge]

Also whats holding it Up it looks fake???

 

[bunjiweb]

How is it "Cool" that someone has taken such a big fish from its native waters, and probably exposed it to a horribly slow death..

What the hell makes you want to fish for sharks? Sardines or something like that i can vaugly understand, but not a graceful creature such as a shark.

*sigh*

Ben

 

[fishfishfish]

i love catching sharhs.last time i went to florida hooked up on a 10 ft+ bull.long ride and then no glory.

 

[Spiceweasel69]

looks real to me. They treat the skin and inject the flesh to stop aerobic and anaerobic decay - eyes are pulled out as they will go while like golf balls over time.

Also some ppl need to cool thier jets. I guess you would be able to claim some argument if you are a vegetarian and therefore dont eat animals / advocate any hunting sports. I hate and detest foxhunting, but i like my bacon sarnies. Its a double edged sword. You cant say - oh weve been eating pigs for hundreds of years so its okay. Where do we draw the line. Sharks?

It can be construed as barbaric / ill treatment / suchlike , but everyone has thier own opinions and it wont be resolved on this forum. So just comments on Big steve please.