Land-Based Shark Fishing Records of the last several years verified with measuring tapes in pictures. Number One Tyler Swerdlof's 14 ft 1 1/2 inch Hammerhead in the 2015 Big Hammer Challenge. Number Two Arjay Schoenberger's 14 ft male Tiger shark (facebook)caught in 2016.Number 3 Peter Buban's 13 ft 9 inch Hammerhead shark in the 2015 Blacktip Challenge. If anyone has pictures of bigger sharks with measuring tapes please post them13 ft 9 inch Hammerhead shark in the 2015 Blacktip Challenge. If anyone has pictures of bigger sharks with measuring tapes please post them.