We chartered the Bongo's out of Newport Beach. Left around 5am and made mackerel before heading out to San Clemente.

After trolling for an hour, my friend Guy gets hooked up. Lo and behold after 1 1/2 hours of fighting, he brings up a 175 lb thresher shark.

After another 45 minutes of trolling, we get hooked up again. This time I am on the line. After 2 hours, we bring up a 250 lb thresher shark.

The two sharks were the first we ever caught. We called it a day after 11:45am. What a great day. The crew and captain of the Bongo were fabulous and we highly recommend.