25th September 2010
By Richard Lee
ANGLING legend John Wilson has landed his biggest fish from UK waters – a monster 184lb blue shark.
The globe-trotting TV star proved that you don’t have to travel thousands of miles to hook a giant when he boated the specimen 20 miles out of Milford Haven on the west coast of Wales.
John, along with his famous fishing nephew Martin Bowler, boated 13 blues and porbeagles during the action-packed day.
The predators were drawn to the charter boat thanks to a huge chum trail made from pilchard oil and chopped fish that attracted fish up to 8ft long towards the group’s mackerel and pouting hook baits.
“I’ve been fishing all over the world and this is up there with the very best,” said John.
“It’s hard to explain the buzz you get when the rod buckles over and the line literally screams off the reel because you know you’re going to have a hell of a fight on your hands.”
Blue shark, common in the world’s great oceans, are drawn to the area by the warm Gulf Stream, which originates at the tip of Florida.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/othersport/view/155407/John-Wilson-lands-monster-184lb-blue-shark-in-UK-waters/
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