180-190lb Blue Shark, trying to turn the fish to cut the trace free.
This Tope almost equalled the current world record !!!
Angel Shark, caught drift fishing along the sea bed.
Another nice 'Blue' built for speed.
A medium 'Hammerhead Shark' just coming to the boat.
Boat Record for Blue Shark, estimated at 170-180kg = 374-396lb. Caught by Ben Shaw on a 'Sharking/Big Game' day in January 2011.
Ben battling our massive Blue Shark.
Fish of a lifetime at the boat after the fight, well done Ben!
Getting ready to cut the trace and release this fantastic Specimen of a 'Blue Shark'.
A smaller 'Hammerhead Shark' just before being thrown back.
One of the best eating shark there is, the powerful 'Mako'
A Blue Shark with small cleaner fish that that follow it everwhere, literally, even to the boat whilst being played!
Blue Shark, Blue water but I dont think this anglers got the 'Blues'
Another very nice Tope for Jeroen from Holland. I must start weighing these fish as the IGFA world record is 72lb and I'm sure we have beat that more than once!
Who said it was bad luck to have a Woman on board? This young lady caught the best fish of the day! A good sized Angel Shark.
Here's me letting a possible world record back!
A small 'Irish Tope'
Tiny 'Smoothound' a big smile though!
Smile for the camera
Getting ready to release another 'Blue Shark'
One we brought back for the 'Salting' a local custom.
A 'Wriggly Smouthound'. there harder to hold than you think!
Two at a time, when they come in packs it's pretty hectic!
Angry 'Mako Shark'
Another sleak 'Blue Hunter' coming for it's photo.
A nice Tope,a good grip needed!
Good sized 'Angel Shark' often caught off the bottom.
'Synchronised Blue Shark Swimming' 10 out of 10 !!
These are 'Baby Teeth' on a Mako Shark, bet he'd get through a few dummys.
These Blue Shark are very good fighters and we have had them to 400lb here in Tenerife.
Little Smoothound.
we've had a record season of these Angel Sharks, I think they've decided to stay in Tenerife!
The happy fishers at the front of the boat with comfortable seating and welcome shade. This pic was taken just before we drifted into a 'Shiver' of Tope, which is a small but sporting shark. If you want to see the video go on 'You Tube' and type in 'Tenerife Fishing on the Crested Wave for Tope'
