12-year-old Catches 551lb Bull Shark

[GraceAbounds]

12-year-old Catches 551lb Bull Shark

Aidan Murray Medley reeled in a 551-pound shark Tuesday just north of the Palm Beach Inlet.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A 12-year-old Connecticut boy may be the new Florida state record holder for catching the heaviest bull shark.
Aidan Murray Medley had a spent a half day at sea Tuesday when he reeled in the 551lb bull shark just north of the Palm Beach Inlet.
The seventh-grader was in Palm Beach County on vacation with his family. They plan to submit his catch for a new state record.
Florida wildlife officials say the current record set in 1981 was a 517lb catch at Panama City Beach.

 

[gLing]

WOW! Do people eat those?

 

[Pudding Time]

Oh yes! Shark tastes absolutely awesome!

I miss getting a big bag of chips(fries) and some shark from the local fish and chips shop and sitting on the jetty eating in the son.

 

[GraceAbounds]

Yep - Shark steaks rock.

 

[gLing]

I will have to try some shark then.

 

[Peter Parka]

Shark is good, had it in Australia, I believe they call it flake there.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

I do know this, if the oceans were full of Bull sharks this size, there would be few people swimming. The Bull Shark is rather agressive.

 

[Thebest]

I do know this, if the oceans were full of Bull sharks this size, there would be few people swimming. The Bull Shark is rather agressive.

One of the most aggressive sharks, if I remember correctly. Wonder how he caught it.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

One of the most aggressive sharks, if I remember correctly. Wonder how he caught it.

Carefully

And yes, they are amongst the top as far as fierce scale. They can be downright cantankerous.

 

[gLing]

Cannot bull sharks swim up rivers and survive in the fresh water?