A local fisherman has quite the fish tale to tell after reeling in a 1,000 pound shark.While he says it's not his best or his biggest, it could be a world record."This one weighed out at 1,060-pounds," said angler Bucky Dennis. "The old record was 620-pounds caught in Freeport, Texas in 1982."Dennis said it took some brute strength, but he did it single handedly."Caught him in Boca Grande about 9:00 this morning," he said.But he didn't have the shark in the boat until about 11:30 a.m."I saw this hammerhead come and hooked him up like I usually do. And kicked back for two-and-a-half-hours," he said.Eventually, the shark succumbed to the much lighter angler. But it wasn't the first time Dennis had the chance to feel good about reeling in a 13-foot shark.He caught a hammerhead shark in 2006 in the same waters off Boca Grande, shattering a world record of a different class."That was 1,282-pounds," said Dennis.He donated that one to the Shark Center at Mote Marine for research."Driving down State Road 776 with a 1,000 pound shark on a trailer attracts a little attention," Dennis said. "I'm getting older. I don't know if I'll be able to do this forever."Dennis has three months to send paperwork to the International Game Fish Association to determine if the shark is indeed a record-breaker.Right now, he doesn't know what he'll do with his latest catch.
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