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Hampton man catches record-breaking shark in Long Island Sound

HAMPTON, Conn. (WFSB) - A shark hauled out of Long Island Sound by a Hampton fisherman is making headlines. The shark was ...
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After a 6-hour struggle, anglers reel in 16-foot shark off Long Island Sound

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Connecticut fisherman catches 16-foot, 700-pound shark in Long Island Sound

A Connecticut fisherman may get a spot in the record books after catching a 16-foot, 700-pound shark in the Long Island Sound ...

CT resident reels in the catch of a lifetime. First he had a six-hour battle with a shark.

It was the biggest shark I’ve ever seen in my life,” he said. “We tried to pulling it into the boat, and we almost passed out.” ...
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‘This is insane!’ Fisherman expecting to set new state record after reeling in 700-pound shark

The Hampton fisherman said the thresher shark was caught about three miles offshore near Fisher’s Island. It took him about ...

Watch: Connecticut men reel in estimated 700-pound thresher shark

A pair of Connecticut anglers may have broken a state record when they reeled in a 16-foot thresher shark that they estimated ...

Massive shark caught off the Connecticut coast may break state record

Two men caught an estimated 700-pound shark off the Connecticut coast, potentially breaking the state's record, one of the ...

Rip currents posing 'moderate' risk to Long Island beaches. Here's how to stay safe

On Wednesday the National Weather Service upgraded Long Island's rip current risk, and advised beachgoers that ...

Connecticut Fisherman Landed 700-Pound Thresher Shark That Could Break State Record By 230+ Pounds

There is big fishing news out of Connecticut after an angler caught a 700-pound thresher shark. The current state fishing record for the thresher shark ...