Back when I was kicking around St. Pete in the mid 1980’s, there was a story about a massive hammerhead shark named Old Hitler. Anybody know the story and care to share? Anyone know if the shark could still be alive after all these years?

Old Hitler must be gone by now? Anyone know anything?

A long time ago, I was able to dive for a week with a massive school of mating hammerhead sharks. Some were small, like 6’ long, others, most were over 10’. I swear a few were in excess of 15’ long. But it has been a while and I don’t remember how big these sharks actually grow. I could google that. Maybe later.

So, I guess the Old Hitler shark story could be real. I believe it is.

The average lifespan for a hammerhead shark is 20 to 30 years. So Old Hitler is long gone.

The heaviest hammerhead caught was a 1280 pound female caught off Florida, don’t know where.

Hammerheads can reach 20’ long, most are 11.5’ long, so my length memories could be accurate.