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Just A Piece Of The Puzzle? Captain Alex Dzenis Showtime Charters Fishing has become so incredibly complex with entire industries devoted to each component of our equipment. Gone are those simple days when you could sit on the end of the dock and drop your line in the water in the early morning and wait for the moment when you feel the first nibble. The excitement and magic of catching that fish has remained with us as our world has been transformed through technology and science. Every single piece of equipment that you have on your boat is an integral component of a successful fishing trip; everything has to be just perfect. One little imperfection will become a fatal flaw, a little nick in your fishing line, a chink in your downrigger cable will come into play during the moment of truth when you are far out on the cold water. Your electronics play a critical role, one glitch in the software, and your fishing trip is ruined. Your boat and your motor has to be in perfect s...

Why a Speeding Shark is Like a Golf Ball Sharks Raise Their Scales to Dimple Their Skin Like the Surface of a Golf Ball By DAVID ROBSON Nov. 10, 2008 "Shortfin mako sharks can shoot through the ocean at up to 50 miles per hour (80 kilometres an hour). Now a trick that helps them to reach such speeds has been discovered - the sharks can raise their scales to create tiny wells across the surface of their skin, reducing drag like the dimples on a golf ball." The hydo dynamic shape of the Shark is part of the reason there is very little blow back; the facets are the other reason. It is called the golf ball effect. Lead is very porous, the facets cannot be included in the original casting. They have to be pounded in with a hammer to make them perfectly smooth like a mirror. The extra benefit of the facets is of course the "magic buzz" sound signature. Down deep, there is no light; it is all about the sound

E x t r e m e l y E x t r e m e 2009 European Champions Team Extreme/Shark Pro Staff Sweden Extremely well done Ove, Dan and Anders. Shark Cannonballs Congratulations Team Alva Shark Pro Staff Germany 2009 Second Place European Championship 2009 Swedish Trolling Masters Leg 2 First Place: Team Extreme Shark Pro Staff Second Place: Team Axelsson Used Shark Cannonballs to win

I got an email from a friend fishing the 2009 Masters Trolling Tournament in Denmark. In the email he states he was watching fish come right up to the Sapphire Shark a number of times and then swim off. This burns me up to no end when I hear this; I have been telling guys for five years when they see this happening, it is time to switch to the Black Sharks. If you are using Black Sharks and the fish are swimming off, switch to the Chromes or the Sapphires. The sound generated from the all the Sharks is exactly the same; the bigger Sharks amplify the sound over a greater distance as they displace more water. Curious fish hear the sound and come to the ball from great distances, what they do when they get there depends entirely what kind of mood they are in. If the fish are feeling aggressive while you are using Chrome Sharks they will become even more stimulated and will hit anything running behind it. If they are feeling a little spooky, the Chrome might be a little too much for them t...

Darryl Choronzey: Honorary Shark Pro Staff In recognition of the support Darryl Cronzy has provided to our project over the past nine years, we are appointing Darryl as an honorary member of the Shark Cannonballs International Pro Staff Team. As a small family business operating out of Northern Ontario, we could not afford mainstream advertising. Right from the beginning, Darryl liked the Shark and took it upon himself to help our project. He featured the Shark on his TV show “Going Fishing” countless times over the years. The exposure on the show and the support from Canada's top fishing personality has enabled us to survive in a very competitive fishing equipment market among international corporate giants. Darryl did this out of the goodness of his heart and asked nothing in return. Once in a while we were able to supply him with a few samples. We would like to mention at the same time, Darryl was the only Canadian TV personality that ever stepped up to help us out. We...

We congratulate 3 norwegian teams with salmon today. A-team caught the biggest 10,32 kg and they used Sharks weights, Fiskeglede with a salmon on 9kg+ altso Sharks weights. A team caught the biggest 10.32 kg and they used weights Sharks, Fish Joy with a salmon Wednesday 9kg + altso Sharks weights. And the last norwegian boat with a salmon on 3 kg. And the last boat with a norwegian salmon on 3 kg. The leading fish is now 18kg, but we have plans of beating that record tomorrow. The leading fish is now 18kg, but we have plans of beating that record tomorrow. Best boat are now a different swedish boat, but my guess is that Johan Abelson gonna steal back that green flag tomorrow. Best boat are now a different swedish boat, but my guess is that Johan Abelson gonna steal back that green flag tomorrow.

Summary for the week: Viking Fishermen : Looks like the Mega Sharks are going to arrive in the land of the Vikings in time for the Masters Trolling Tournament in Denmark this week: just barely. I thought we were going to have to do an emergency shipment by air. We will be cheering for our favorite Scandinavian Teams. Team Hooked : Speaking of Vikings, we are proud to announce the appointment to one of the top teams from Sweden; second place in the National Championship behind Team Extreme. Shark Spoons: Interesting development. When we published the story on our site of how we were going to use the "lost wax method" to cast our spoon because none of the stamping companies were up to the task, apparently. A couple of these companies took issue with this claim. It certainly will not be the usual high speed stamping process used by all the other spoon companies; apparently we will have to go to a 200 ton press at slow speed to get the detail right. But a couple of these stampin...

A good friend of mine read the blog and told me it seems like the pressures of business are getting to me and affecting my attitude. He may be right, but that's the way it has been behind the scenes for years. This is just the first time I have gone public with it. So, why am I doing it? The story needs to be told for a lot of reasons; for starts, it's what happened, and this is the Shark story after all, including all the lumps and bumps. It's important for anybody thinking about getting into business for themselves, so they know what to expect when they become successful; especially the fishing business. It is important to correct a lot of the misconceptions floating around out there about our product, our family, and what it took to get here. Apparently those two clowns are still spreading rumors about our company; desperate measures by desperate people. Silly boys; don't you know nothing can stop the Shark! So, to answer my friends concerns; yes I have attitude, I h...