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700-Pound Shark Under Review for Connecticut State Record
NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT, AUG 7 – Two fishermen spent six hours reeling in a 700-pound thresher shark that may set a Connecticut state record, officials said the catch is under review for marine trophy recognition.
- Two fishermen, Ed Lovely and Moe Giovanni, caught a 700-pound thresher shark off Stonington, Connecticut, in the last week of July 2025.
- The catch followed a six-hour battle starting around 3 p.m. aboard Lovely's 16.5-foot boat near Fisher's Island.
- Giovanni described teamwork during the fight, stating he smiled like a child and acknowledged needing a bigger boat for such a large shark.
- Lovely expressed disbelief that anyone would believe their story, calling the situation unbelievable, while authorities prepare to verify the shark’s measurements and age to determine if it sets a new state record.
- Lovely is working with authorities to verify the potential record, while the Connecticut DEEP reviews the shark's marine trophy award application.
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thresher shark swimming underwater with long tail 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 species in the Nutmeg State is a 467 pound, 0 ounce shark caught by angler Mark Hiller in 2006 while fishing out of Montauk Point. The only state fishing record in Connecticut bigger than the 700-pound thresher shark that was just caught by angler…
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