Wow! Check out these photos of an 850 lb mako caught abord The Reel McCoy. Capt. George McElveen had quite a surpise! This sucker was so big we had to pull it out with the forklift! Inside they found part of a tarpon estimated at 75 lbs! Great Islamorada fishing charter experience! This baby took almost 3 hours to drag in fighting, and another 3 hours to tow back to the marina! They had to use the forklift to pull this thing out of the water and weigh it, and it was still alive! The anglers party was made up of Joe Rebman, Obaid Mohammad, Don Sarnoksky, and Eric Oakes, out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL! This fish was killed because it was a possible state record, and all the meat was given away and used! This is also an individual charter fishing vessel out of Bud N' Mary's; The Reel McCoy is a seperate business entirely from us. Bud N' Mary's is an advocate of catch & release practices for many species, however the captain and crew had caught a possible state record and decided to bring it in and kill it, which we have no opinion towards. Again, the shark was cut up and meat was given away, not wasted.
FOR CHARTERING INFO ON THE REEL MCCOY AND OTHER BOATS AT BUD N' MARY'S: 800-742-7945 or 305-664-2461
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