RECORD MAKO CAUGHT
(P.A.) Tauranga, March 15. A world record mako shark, weighing 1000 pounds, was landed at Mayor Island yesterday by Leading Aircraftman D. Ross, of Hamilton. A swordfish was being played at the time, and the mako charged and bit the tail off the fish. Another bait was immediately thrown over, and the mako took it. The shark was brought to Tauranga and weighed in the presence of officials of the Big Game Fishing Club and a large crowd.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 62, 16 March 1943, Page 3
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81RECORD MAKO CAUGHT Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 62, 16 March 1943, Page 3
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