Sharkman Blog

Hi Ed: The Sharks are still doing their magic in Southeast Alaska! My neighbor and I caught this 23.5 lb. winter king a couple of days ago. It is going to be part of our Christmas dinner. Thought you and your family might enjoy the picture. I hope everything is going good for you and your family and that you have a great holiday season and a fantastic New Year! Mike Cessnun

We are very proud to announce Jakt & Friluft, out of Norway will be our new exclusive agent for Shark Cannonballs in Scandinavia. We are currently preparing a full range of Shark Trolling weights for delivery to Jakt & Friluft for early September.

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream with Screamer! Screaming all the way to the bank: Shark Pro Staff Team Screamer Captain Dave Antoneri

Couldn't have done it without the Sharks! Shark Pro Staff Captain Dave Antenori and Team Screamer 2011 Lake Ontario Challenge Cup Sodus Bay Pro Am Winners

"The ocean salmon fishery opened up this past weekend in Washington, and I finally got to give the Shark Spoons a work out. The spoon performed very well. It produced kings to 20 pounds. Can't wait for the big boys to get here this summer." "The way I rigged it was a split ring to the spoon to a barrel swivel. I attached a 6/0 hook to the swivel. On the swivel I added a mini white glow UV Gold Star squid. The top of the spoon was rigged with six feet of 30lb flourocarbon leader to a ball bearing swivel. This was fished behind a 12 pound chrome Shark weight. When those big kings hit, it was like a freight train took it off the rigger." Captain John Keizer

Atommik Tom Allen Presenting Big Fish of the Day Award to Capt Ryan Hare and Shark Pro Staff Team We Pound'Em at the Scotty King of the Lake Tournament in Port Dalhousie

" Shark's still doing their magic! 20 lb & 15 lb. Winter King Salmon" Captain Mike Cessnun: Alaska Thanks Mike, I'm not sure if you are aware of the full signifigance of those two magnificent fish, but according to my information they could just be the first official Shark related King Salmon of the 2011 season worldwide. It was so cold in Scandinavia this winter, all the lakes froze over, and the Kings don't start on the west coast for some time. In any case, there will be a lot of guys out there with big smiles on their faces just waiting their turn in a month or so; this will really help.

Later in the day, Suzanne came running into the room, I could tell by the look on her face this was not going to be good. Suzanne has become experienced in delivering bad news over the years, being careful of my condition. What is it I said. She spoke quickly; Nikki and little Orion were just in a bad car accident; but she quickly followed up, She's OK, she's OK, and so is little Orion. He just has a black eye, the car is a write off. My heart still went into a knot; in the time it took to say the words, I went from deep shock to great relief at the news Nikki and Orion survived. For the second time in the same day, I reflected on just how precious life is, and how vulnerable we all are, and especially how important it is to keep our priorities straight. To do our best every day to make the world a better place to live; I guess sometimes I need to be reminded of that. I said a little prayer for Nikki and Orion, and counted my blessings. Nikki Downham was a big part of the Shark...

I sent ATOMMIK Tom Allen an email yesterday morning, not having any idea what he had just gone through. I was about a month late getting back to him, just some stuff about a fishing show; I'm a little slow these days. A short time later the news came in as a shock; an operation, a tumor, my God! Suddenly everything fell into perspective, how precious life is, how vulnerable we all are, and how important it is to keep our priorities straight. I went from deep shock to instant relief in the time it took to read the sentence; thank God, Tom made it through. I said a little prayer for Tom and his family, and counted my blessings. Good luck Tom; get well soon!

Captain Tore and I worked things out, wished each other well, and we are both moving forward. I explained to Captian Tore there was some serious problems going on behind the scenes regarding the Shark Spoons. Just when we figured we finally nailed all the problems and we were actually going to deliver the much anticipated Shark Spoons to market, we encountered a nasty surprise with the company producing them for us. As part of the legal agreement we entered into with the other party to settle this matter, I can't really say too much; like how they tried to screw us over. In short, I called up my pal Dan Haude from our pro staff team Erie Adventure, besides being one of the top guys on our team, Dan happens to be a "kick ass lawyer", he is as good at lawyering as he is at competition fishing. I wanted his opinion about a letter that I wrote to the offending party stating what was really on my mind. I just wanted to make sure I didn't break any USA laws in the process o...

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