https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/ South Florida Shark Club | Shark Fishing Forum and History Discussion Board en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:01:03 +0000 wpForo 60 https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/comparing-monster-hammers-of-2014-approaching-15-foot/ Thu, 22 May 2014 15:05:31 +0000 Peter Buban's Blacktip Challenge Shark Tournament winning 13 ft 9 inch Hammerhead Shark. Peter Buban(right wearing white shirt)releases the close to 14 foot hammerhead he caught on a Shimano Tiagra 130 Earnie Polks tail cut off 13 ft 6 inch hammer witha 7 ft 8 inch girth estmated at 1480 pounds Andrew Herzog's 13 ft 7 inch Dorsal fin cut Hammerhead shark VIKTOR HLUBEN'S 13 TO 14 FOOT HAMMER Veli caught this 12 ft 8 inch Hammerhead shark at Anglins pier in Ft Lauderdale using an Avet 50]]> Giant Hammers william https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/comparing-monster-hammers-of-2014-approaching-15-foot/ https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/earnie-polk-s-monster-hammerhead-shark-1481-lbs-estimated-/ Thu, 22 May 2014 14:33:42 +0000 Story by Earnie Polk "Just caught the fish of a life time. Fought it for 4 hours !! Almost stripped my 12/0 everol with 90lbs of drag and 1200 yds of 200lb braid. Estimated weight over 1400lbs great hammer. It was 13'6" and half it's tail was missing. Fork length 11'8". Girth 7'8". I didn't get proper photos to qualify for a record. This fish was un real!! Thank you Brady White for continuously asking me to go and all your help. Thank you uncle Bob for always being at my side. Thank you Will Spud Smith for being the leader man and having the heart of a lion," "Here is some pics of the huge hammer. The total length would have been 14'8" if it's tail had not been nubbed off. Between 1450 lbs and 1481lbs. Shattering any record in the books. And we done it land based!!!! Tagged and released" here the link to the news story http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2014/05/1 ... g/9242481/]]> Giant Hammers william https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/earnie-polk-s-monster-hammerhead-shark-1481-lbs-estimated-/ https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/13-9-quot-blacktip-challenge-monster/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:54:28 +0000 ]]> Giant Hammers Blacktip Hunter https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/13-9-quot-blacktip-challenge-monster/ https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/peter-buban-s-blacktip-challenge-13-ft-9-in-hammer--feb2014-/ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:23:12 +0000 Peter Buban has brought a new fire into the game of land-based shark fishing .His catch of two massive hammerheads within the last two months has sparked a movement from Senators to Gold 130's .We congratulate Peter Buban for his latest catch the winning shark in the Blacktip Challenge a 13 foot 9 inch monster .This is how you do it children ,,,,don't be mad or hating,,,,,step up your game or get the Heck OUT THE WAY!!!!THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY,,, ""If you think small, you will stay small"" no shark will ever test your mettle like the giant hammerheads. FINALLY SOMEONE IN THE CLUB TO TRULY PUSH AS HARD AS RENE USED TO ,,,,Peter MIGHT BE the new Rene de Dios only time will tell. He certainly has the Passion,Dedication,top notch equipment all mixed with a deadly knack for perfection and key ingredients in the creation of a legendary shark fishermen..As for me ,I'm ready to get on a diet lose 20 lbs ,buy new gold 130's,buy a new truck,and start fishing three nights a week to give Peter a run for his money in 2014 .Gotta love this sport it keeps me young!!! See this video and see if it doesn't get your blood going??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7joBlu9O4k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JK51glqVBQ#t=48 LOST ANOTHER MONSTER Giant Shark Lost!! Video Postby Blacktip Hunter » Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:22 pm A friend of mine dropped off a fresh cobia carcass earlier that the day. The wind was blowing from the west and I had high hopes. We hit the beach and deployed 3 baits. Within 15 minutes my rod with the cobia started bouncing. I picked the rod up and waited. Then line started burning off the reel. I set the hook and the line went completely slack. I reeled up the slack and caught up to the shark. Then the shark just took off straight east, ripping line off the reel. He took a nice run in the beginning, went below half spool. I gained a lot of line on the shark and then he just woke up. He burned another 400+yds of line. I had a very high drag with a Duel 12/0w. At that moment I realized that this shark would die if I continued to fight it. I wanted to keep going, but it’s more important to me for the fish to live than to have my trophy. I switched with Peter 30 minutes into the fight. Peter harnessed up and took the rod. He bumped the drag lever up to one notch below full drag. Peter laid back in the harness and had a standoff with the shark. He started gaining line and within 20 minutes we were back into the mono. Shortly after the line went lack. We quickly reeled in the remaining line and discovered that the 20/0 Mustad had been bent out significantly. Peter said, “this was the strongest fish he had ever felt”, much stronger than his 13’9” hammerhead that he caught in the 2014 Blacktip Challenge. It could have been a giant hammer or a huge tiger. We have no idea. It wasn’t a foul hooked fish, the hook had significant bite marks in it. Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBzW95qi9gs Bullbuster Line "Sharker of the Month Contest Winner - Peter Buban 13 ft 9 inch Hammerhead Shark Pictures used with the permission of Peter Buban the angler and a standing member of the SFSC ]]> Giant Hammers william https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/peter-buban-s-blacktip-challenge-13-ft-9-in-hammer--feb2014-/ https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/peter-buban-s-jetty-caught-136--14ft-hammer--nov-2013-/ Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:36:47 +0000 Video of Tiagra 130 getting worked by the hammer http://s132.photobucket.com/user/blackt ... g.mp4.html Giant dorsal fin. The head was massive, 40+ inches wide. This fish had a massive mouth! It was wider than our bolt cutters (minimum 20 inches). Release Video http://s132.photobucket.com/user/blackt ... 2.mp4.html]]> Giant Hammers Blacktip Hunter https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/peter-buban-s-jetty-caught-136--14ft-hammer--nov-2013-/ https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/14-15-foot-dubai-hammerhead-on-videomassive--/ Tue, 07 May 2013 11:10:35 +0000 http://sharkyear.com/2012/huge-hammerhe ... dubai.html]]> Giant Hammers william https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/14-15-foot-dubai-hammerhead-on-videomassive--/ https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/knapps-point-hammerhead/ Thu, 02 May 2013 19:13:11 +0000 Giant Hammers Hatchi https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/knapps-point-hammerhead/ https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/15-foot-giant-hammer/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:08:28 +0000 ]]> Giant Hammers william https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/15-foot-giant-hammer/ https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/ol-hitler/ Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:21:55 +0000 Giant Hammers Hatchi https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/ol-hitler/ https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/my-first-biggest-hammerhead-14ft-2inches/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:16:59 +0000 I wasn't thinking of it at the time but this hammerhead was the SUPERBOWL SUNDAY SHARK. I even got yelled at by some friends for not watching the game but it was the least of the thoughts on my mind. I heard from some inside sources that some bull sharks have been around locally... I called up Dan aka Blacktip aka the British guy, we knew it was SUPERBOWL Sunday and figured less people would be around to mess with us. So I looked at the tide charts and planned it out so we headed out with some baits to fish one spot where we met up with Tony aka seawolf and Joe aka sandtiger... joe's 16/0 got picked up by a small bull shark, he set the hook and fought it for a while but the line popped for some reason. That spot had some wake-boarders and jetskiiers so we got tired of it. We left to hit up a marina to check for some baits where we got a kingfish head and a almaco jack carcass. Then we bought some snacks and headed off to spot 2. We deployed baits a short drop with massive rocks but the current was still too strong and our baits swept to the side and into the flats where there was less current. We sat around for about an hour or 2 figuring there were no fish around... the seaweed had my bait floating on the surface and all of the sudden Dan yells look and I turn around and something had bashed the surface a ways out near our baits... simultaneously my rod screams, i pick it up and put it in freespool, give it 20 seconds and did the running man (I only had a kingfish head) , the fish was there and I had my drag set at about 55-65lbs and it started burning me steady but fast as hell, i sat down and tightened up a little more but there was no stopping it. She burned 400 yards then slowed down a little, I figured it was a big bull shark considering the area so I put my hands on the spool to put additional drag and stopped him, it turned and swam in fast and I gained a lot of line but it dumped me back out to the same spot. I needed Dan's assistance strapping in to a waist harness for support. I couldn't gain line power winching so I got up, held the spool, and walked way up the beach and ran back gaining line and did this 2 or 3 times. The shark was getting too close to a curve on the beach so we went back towards it and got the line in a better position and from there it was 100 yards away, I still thought it was a bull shark but then it surfaced and all I saw was a yellowish color so I thought it was a lemon... it surfaced once more and I thought it was a bull. It wasn't until it was 50 yards in the giant sickle fin verified what it was. When it got close I dropped my rod and rushed towards the swivel figuring it was my first hammer I didn't want to lose it.OMG what a fish! We had it beached within an hour of hooking it. The fish weighed too much her girth was huge. Just the 2 of us wasn't enough to get it out of the water. We snapped some pictures with our dying camera, measured it at 170 inches and spent the next hour walking back and forth with HER reviving her did about 10 laps along the beach, we ran into 3 or 4 rays in the process and it came close to biting me when it swung around a few times. But it swam off slow and steady and I was satisfied with the release. She taped out at 14ft 2inches and an estimated girth of 65-75inches which gives it an estimated weight of 800-1000lbs. Thanks a lot for the help Dan and for the support from everyone on here, I'm glad I got that one and even more satisfied that she swam off. I have been really chasing sharks after 2008 when I got my first shark (a 7.5ft spinner) and for some reason I had a 2 year dry run with no sharks landed, then in 2011 I got a 10ft tiger early in the year and an 8.5ft bull and some other very very nice land based catches, this year I wasn't able to make any successful trips until February 5th when I got this shark. I try to show my support for land based shark fishing in all nooks and crannies of the world and I am a catch and release shark fisherman because I hope that one day I'll be able to go out and catch my sharks again.]]> Giant Hammers slasherx4 https://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/community/giant-hammers/my-first-biggest-hammerhead-14ft-2inches/