Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 44, DeMotte, Jasper County, 16 March 1933 — Hauling in a Shark [ARTICLE]

Hauling in a Shark

The average shark that a surf fisherman can handle successfully is about 350 to 400 pounds and a great deal depends on skill and plenty of line. Nine hundred feet is not too much line if one hopes to conquer 300 pounds of fighting “lightning” on a 12-ounce surf rod. To those who have never hooked a fish large enough to make them doubtful of their physical ability to land him there is a thrill as well as a lot of real hard work coming when a big shark is hooked with a linen line which has a breaking test of only 30 pounds.