BIG-GAME FISHING.
CATCH BELIEVED TO BE RECORD. United Press Association —Copyright) SYDNEY, February 7. Using rod and reel and a cord line of which the breaking-strain was 721 b, Mr Eric Roberts landed at Maroubra suburban beach, after a five hours battle, a tiger shark loft. Gin. long and 6ft. in girth. . 1 The shark, which was not officially weighed, is estimated at between 1200 and 13001 b. It is believed to be the largest caught anywhere with a rod and reel.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 100, 8 February 1936, Page 6
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