The largest shark is a whale shark, which can reach 60 feet in length and weigh 20.6 tons. The megalodon is the largest shark to have ever lived.

The largest thresher shark ever recorded was 24.9 feet (7.6 m) long, and the heaviest weighed more than 750 pounds (340 kg), according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.

In this guide to the biggest sharks ever caught, we look at some of the world records that have been certified by the IGFA over the years. ... Thresher Shark (Alopias spp.) The world-record thresher ...

Tail-whipping thresher sharks are giving fishermen some thrills on the ocean and plenty of steaks on the grill.

Thresher sharks are the exception. They’re deadly at both ends, ... “The ocean’s a big place and studying sharks is very difficult,” he says. “You need a lot of luck.

A fisherman has caught a 19 stone (120kg) thresher shark - thought to the biggest ever pulled from Welsh waters. David Thomas, 40, from Bridgend county, took five hours to reel in the 12ft (3.65m ...

THESE pictures show a group of fishermen showing off what is believed to be the biggest thresher shark ever caught in British waters. The keen anglers spent more than an hour trying to boat the hug… ...

Fishermen land big, tail-whipping thresher shark over 500 pounds. Dan Radel. Asbury Park Press. Hear this story. A 538-pound thresher shark was caught off the coast of New Jersey.

He was able to boat the shark, which weighed 589 pounds and 1 ounce, making it the biggest thresher shark ever recorded in the state. The giant thresher shark was certified as a new North Carolina ...

The largest shark is a whale shark, which can reach 60 feet in length and weigh 20.6 tons. ... Note for the thresher shark, more than half of its body length comes from its long tail.