Thresher Shark
Species: Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935 [Lamniformes - Alopiidae - Thresher Shark]
Local Name: Pating , Shark
Game Qualities: Common threshers are well regarded by sports fishers as one of the
strongest fighting sharks alongside the shortfin mako shark (Isurus
oxyrhinchus), and are ranked as game fish by the International Game Fish
Association (IGFA). They are pursued by anglers using rod and reel off
California, South Africa, and elsewhere. Frank Mundus has called
thresher sharks "exceedingly stubborn" and "pound for pound, a harder
fish to whip" than the mako.[7] Fishing for the common thresher is
similar to that for the mako; the recommended equipment is a 24 kg (53
lb) rod and a big-game reel holding at least 365 m (400 yd) of 24 kg (53
lb) line. The ideal method is trolling with baitfish, either deep or
allowing it to drift.
Size:
World Record:348 kg (767 lb 3 oz) Bay of Islands , New Zealand 2/26/1983 D.L. Hannah
CLS |
Line |
WGT |
DATE |
Fishing Ground |
Angler |
STATUS |
M |
50 |
28.25 |
14,June,96 |
Puerto Princesa, Palawan |
Philip Villanueva |
C |
M |
80 |
140.00 |
06,Aug,11 |
Sulu Sea |
Judes Echauz |
C |
W |
50 |
55.10 |
14,Jun,96 |
Puerto Princesa, Palawan |
Ana Maria G. Ordoveza |
C |