Sharks!

[1eyefishing]

 

[Batjack]

I went deep sea fishing off Panama City in the late 1960’s. When we caught a shark the boat captain would shoot it in the head with an old rusty Winchester 30-30. Needless to say that just brought in more sharks. But it was fun catching them!

Bet I can name that Captain, fished with his son in the 80's and he was 1st mate... still toted that 30-30... and wasn't afraid to use it.

 

[Buck70]

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Wow, just wow.

 

[MudDucker]

IMHO, sharks are being "overprotected" now.


I can hardly get a fish to the boat anymore without a shark grabbing it. Especially in the gulf.


A few years ago in Louisiana, I could see at least one shark on the surface every square 100 yds in every direction for as far as I could see with binoculars. Nothing else could be caught. They even destroyed every artificial trolling lure I had on the boat!


Anyone else having problems with them?

They be known as the "tax man" and they tax you too much.

 

[MudDucker]

Back in my younger crazier days, I dove on a lot of reefs off of Mayport. Carried a bang stick. Had a spinner keep circling. When I decided it was time to go up, the spinner got too close and I hit it with the bang. That sucker went crazy and put out a cloud of blood like nobody's business. I watched as I ascended and man the tax man called a convention and they finished off that spinner in no time. I decided NOT to do that again. Another dive we had a newbie and told him DON'T shoot the cobia. What did he do, he shot be big'un. I started my ascent and watched the tax man declare another convention. Got to the boat the other three guys I was diving with made a crash ascent. Boat cap't made them go back down to decompress. They were as nervous as a bird dog trying to pass a peach seed.