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After catching relatively easy limits of Chinook 14-18lbs. As the seas were flat, with little wind, we made the run offshore to look for a Coho or two to fill out our limits, while the crab pots soaked a little longer. Caught another Chinook we had to turn back, but saw nary a sign of a Silver. Flat out nothing on the Screens.
Only gave that a little more than an hour, before we decided to go gather our crab, (which we filled 3 limits with 3 pots ), and decided to use up our leftover herring to see if there was a Linger or two around the submerged jetty. Well there was, got a couple just over the slot, and a couple shorts, and then.........this guy buried my rod in 40ft. of water, took off dragging us up and over the submerged jetty, and half way across the bar.
Finally set the drag tight, and drug it in after a pretty good areial jump for a shark showed us what it was.

Wow! was that a dogfish? I was expecting a blue shark!

I dont know the species Nelly, but I'm 6'1" and i held it by the tail first at my face and it touched the bottom of the boat.
I've caught my share of dogfish to probably 10-15 lbs, I would estimate this was around +50lbs. (I lift 50lb bags of cement for work everyday). We HAD to chase it with the boat, I couldn't stop or turn it for 5-10 mins. Hooked in the mouth. ???

Dude thats nuts. I know zip about sharks but if that is in fact a dogfish thats gotta be pushin the state record. That thing is huge!

Soupfin. Have landed a couple from 3-6ft long here in WA trolling herring for chinook. No mistaking a 3ft dogfish and a 3ft soupfin. They pull pretty dang hard for their size.