Rene did the pier better then anyone .Here are some of his newspaper appearences.
Rene understood since his early years shark fishing on the south beach pier the media's fascination with sharks and he capitilized on that fascination by calling The Miami Herald or one of the local TV stations like CBS channel 4,or NBC channel 7, everytime he caught a big shark.The newspaper loved to put his stories and pics in print and even sought him out when a problem with a shark attack occured locally.After a few years they knew him well in and around Miami Beach and South Florida as the guy who catches all the sharks at South Beach.
With every nice sized shark Rene de Dios caught he took the oppurtunity to get his story and picture in the newspaper.Rene was going to Miami Dade college to get his Captain's licsense and somehow managed to have his story put in the school newspaper.
With every nice sized shark Rene de Dios caught he took the oppurtunity to get his story and picture in the newspaper.Rene was going to Miami Dade college to get his Captain's licsense and somehow managed to have his story put in the school newspaper.
Rene with a 11 foot hammerhead shark on the south beach pier
Rene with one of his first tigers caught at the south beach pier
Rene with a 11 foot hammerhead shark on the south beach pier
Rene and Benny ,hammer and tiger in one shot....not bad.
Rene in one of his earliest appearances in the miami Herald.
More to come soon,,,,,see ya
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Thanks picua for your post about Rene.Rene was well known in the world of shark fishing there is no doubt that people in south Florida were aware of who he was.Rene developed a reputation because he became absorbed in his shark fishing,,,,,he was flamboyant(some say he had a big mouth)but he was capable of backing up what he said he would do.He paid the price,he sacrificed like no one i have ever met to catch the most and the biggest sharks-year after year,,he was unbeatable.It was scary to watch his life unravel because of the sharks,,,,his marriage fell apart,he skipped from job to job,and many times had to do without because money was tight.He was extremely focused,insanely possessed to be the best shark fisherman in the world.His dedication was unquestionable and everything was secondary to catching sharks.I would be lying if did'nt say what i believe to be the truth that Rene died young because the shark fishing took so much of his energy and he spent so many nights fishing instead of sleeping.In his last years Rene was diabetic to the point where he had to inject himself with insulin once or twice a day.It hurts to think how bad we miss him.
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