We are taking our time to gather as much information on Rene de Dios to bring you as complete a story as possible.We will regularly insert new pertinent details that will let you understand the life of an extraordinay shark fisherman.
In 1970 this one of Rene's earliest appearances in a local South Florida spanish newspaper
Rene with a set of bull shark jaws.Check out the old cars in the background.
Rene with a big bull shark on the South Beach Pier (1970)
Rene with another early years South Beach pier Bulls
Rene starting to venture to fish the Keys bridges poses with a shark from the Card Sound bridge catwalk
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
Super cool shots, thanks Will!
More pics and newspaper articles of Rene during his early years,,,,some in the spanish Miami media but most in the Miami Herald and Miami News.
Rene in a 1970 newspaper article with a 7 ft 2 inch Bull shark.At only 15 years of age Rene allready had the shark fishing fever.
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