Chuffed to the gills.Byline: GORDON DEEGANA SWISS pensioner PENSIONER. One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another. It is more usually applied to him who receives an annuity or pension from the government. said he is hooked on Ireland after landing a record-breaking fish. Joe Waldis, 70, caught the 1,100lb six gill shark shark, member of a group of almost exclusively marine and predaceous fishes. There are about 250 species of sharks, ranging from the 2-ft (60-cm) pygmy shark to 50-ft (15-m) giants. They are found in all seas, but are most abundant in warm waters. off the Clare coast - the largest ever by rod and line in Irish or British waters. He said: "It was the fight of my life. I didn't know what I was dealing with until it came to the surface. It's like getting all your numbers in the Lotto. "A once in the lifetime experience. I could be going to the same place a 100 times and never land a fish like this." More accustomed to fishing for pollock and cod, he hooked the 12ft 9in monster with mackerel mackerel, common name for members of the family Scombridae, 60 species of open-sea fishes, including the albacore, bonito, and tuna. They are characterized by deeply forked tails that narrow greatly where they join the body; small finlets behind both the dorsal and north of Loop Head on Tuesday afternoon. CAPTION(S): JAW-DROPPER Joe Waldis with the record shark he caught off Co Clare |
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