Sharks are caught in a number of ways. Some are caught on rod and reel, some are caught in nets and some by picking them out of the water.
The whale shark, the largest of the sharks (and the largest of the living fishes), is a gentle monster that is a wonderful swimming companion. They eat tiny marine organisms that they strain from the water in the manner of the (non-toothed) great whales, and they don't strike any fishing lures. One was caught that measured some 12.6 meters (about 41 feet, 4 inches) in length. But what fun is it to catch a fish you can swim along side and photograph, touch with your hands, or that will even let you grab a dorsal fin and get pulled off for a while?
There were reports of a great white shark of about 23 feet being caught in the Mediterranean, but the verified record for this big critter is about 21 feet.
In the fossil record, we have megalodon. This beast was so big, it hunted full-grown whales. A person could stand in its open mouth, and it was over 50 to over 70 feet long (but we don't know because we have teeth and a bit of penis, but no full skeletons). You don't want to be in the water with this thing. No way.
As regards rod and reel, different records exist. Was the fish caught on a fly rod or "regular" salt water tackle? Was the fish caught from a boat or from land (including a jetty, dock, or land-attached breakwater? You can see that it gets difficult to classify some of the "world records" by just reading this.
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It was a young great white
The largest shark caught from the shore in Texas is often considered to be a Tiger Shark that measured around 12-13 feet in length. Tiger Sharks are common in the waters off the coast of Texas and are known for their large size and aggressive behavior.
The largest Great White caught off the east coast of America recorded in the scientific literature is a 6.1-metre long female captured off Prince Edward Island in August 1983.
37.6 feet but it is highly unlikely that it is true
9m. But the longest anywhere else is 12m
The biggest fish ever caught is the elusive unicorn fish in lake oroville ca it weighed in at a woping 2,789.
The largest confirmed was an adult female caught in the Seychelles Islands in 1965. No weight was recorded, but the great shark was 53 feet, four inches in length.
The largest recorded Great White shark in California was known as "Deep Blue," estimated to be around 20 feet long. It was spotted off the coast of Guadalupe Island in 2013.
one of the world's largest shark is the great white shark.
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The whale shark, rhincodon typus, is the largest shark currently alive. They can grow to 12 metres, about twice the length of a great white. The largest shark ever is the megalodon, carcharocles megalodon, is now extinct; it is believed that they could grow to anywhere between 13 and 18 metres long (the largest accepted variations in estimate).
A 1,056lb six gill shark has been caught of the coast of Co. Clare by a 70 year old man from Cuba. It has been stated that this is the largest fish caught in British and Irish waters.