Hello everyone. I'll start with an apology for drawing heat to us all. We tried to keep it awAy from all the media.By the time it was loaded the sun was up and some one got a pic while Joey was pumping gas. We like late reports and privacy. Social media got us. So one of the news guys said it was gonna air with or without us. They can make a story up and work against us or I can help out. So I figured I'd try to point things in the right direction. Surprising enough the reporters stuck to there word and spoke of our sport in a positive light.
Kenny Peterson Joey Polk Earnie Polk. Three cousins. Pending land based world record Mako. It weighed in at 805lbs and 11' long. Female. Harvested. Would not swim away. Ate a 20 lb king. Caught by Joey. Leadered by Kenny. Videoed by me.
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No reason to apologize. Thats a bad ass catch and worth all the publicity (bad or good). And honestly, I have to question the intelligence of anyone who criticizes me for keeping an awesome edible species. Congrats on the catch and live it up!
Awesome catch! I just happened to come across the pic on break last night, it's already spreading.
You have nothing to apologize about. Great catch!!!! Congrats!!!!
Walking on air for such an Incredibly Huge Catch ,,apologize for what?They have no idea how hard we work to make these type catches so let the naysayers talk smack and y'all keep catching record fish.
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GREAT CAYCH JOEY. CONGRATS. 
Your catch is now on the front page news scroller of yahoo i just hope that being on yahoo the story doesn't bring more heat down on us even though the artical says that the shark was spent and would not have survived if released but great catch and you guys did the right thing by taking to be processed instead of leaving it to wash up dead on the beach in a few days/hours when it dies
Absolutely amazing catch! Great job. I 'gotta say that picture at the gas station is a freakin' classic pic. One of the best I've seen in a wicked long time. Props again on a once in a lifetime experience. 
Got to hand it to you man. Awesome MAKO. Wow and on a 20lb King No Less. Incredible feat. At least three major news broadcasting stations featured your catch in a positive light. WOW. Ill bet that Mako was some really good eating. Is your reel still good after those crazy runs? Once again epic. Thanks for sharing your post.