This July 27,1961 St Petersberg Independent newspaper article gives us some insight to the early stages of anti-shark fishing sentiment by commisioners in the city of Ft Lauderdale by the Sea,,,,,,,,of course there only worried about tourist dollars there was no true threat.In the last part of the article and on the West coast of Florida the Suncoast Sharkers were free to catch all the sharks they wanted without the BS the East coast Lauderdale shark fishermen had to contend with.How times change.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=9 ... 06,3971375
SOUTH FLORIDA SHARK CLUB -President SFSC-Founding Member est 1983 SFSC-Website Administrator BIG HAMMER SHARK TOURNAMENT -Founder Rene Memorial Sharkathon -Founder NMFS Shark Tagger
That picture is awesome 
Just an average fisherman.