Frank Mundus
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Frank Mundus
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Frank Mundus was a fisherman and charter captain based in Montauk, New York who is said to be the inspiration for the character Quint in the book and movie Jaws. He started out as a shark hunter but later became a shark conservationist. Up until his death, he chartered out his boat Cricket II for those seeking the thrill of big game fishing. Mundus' early techniques, which included killing whales merely for chum and harpooning sharks, earned him criticism even at the time. In the last few years
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Fisherman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Mundus
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2024-04-08T09:39:59Z
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