The scariest part about the article is that is says a "safe distance" from a live shark is only a few inches once it is on the boat. If you ever have the opportunity to go shark fishing, or incidentally catch one and bring it on board, please DO NOT assume there is really ANY safe distance from a live shark. A thrashing shark - particularly aggressive species - is extraordinarily dangerous. Think of how much a bass can move around while flopping on the ground/deck. I have personally watched (from the tuna tower of a sportfisher) a Mako thrash around the deck and bite at anything it could get it's mouth around. We thought we had killed it already (kept it for meat, did not kill to be cruel), but 5 minutes later, it went crazy. It would've bit my buddy's leg had he not hid behind the metal ladder when the thing came back to life. That ladder still has bite marks on it.
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 9:58 AM, HeaveToo <cpd032@hotmail.com> wrote:
This is not too uncommon. A few years ago they caught two bullsharks by a place called Tall Timbers. It is inside of the river by 15 miles or so from the mouth. As a child I remember them shutting down the beaches at Westmoreland State Park because of shark sightings. That is about 25 miles inside of the river from the mouth.--
Bullsharks have a tolerance for fresh water. They could and probably have swam all the way up to DC.
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