Aidan Murray Medley, a 12-year-old Boy, Hooks 551-pound Bull Shark
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Aidan Murray Medley, a 12-year-old boy, caught a bull shark weighing 551-pound just north of the Palm Beach Inlet. 34-pound bigger than the the state record set in 1981 of a 517-pound capture at Panama City Beach.
Link"This thing was huge," said Aidan, who has been casting lines since age 5.
The shark put up a strong fight. After 20 minutes of muscling the line, Aidan lost feeling in his body, he said. "When you have a shark on the line it's completely painful."
This wasn't the first time he caught a shark. A year ago, he reeled in a 461-pound one, his mother said.
"Of course, I'm happy. I'm proud," she said. "It's not really surprising to me. I'm still pretty happy."
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