01-08-2003, 11:48 AM
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Welcome to the forum, Mr. Hunter, and congratulations (or commiserations) on your new job.
When people ask me "What about sharks?" I reply "Let them look out for themselves." It's not just crazy bravado, but there really isn't that much danger from sharks in most waters. The main exception is wherever you find bull sharks...mostly in the warm southeastern region. Bull sharks are plentiful, aggressive and forage into very shallow waters. They account for a high percentage of all shark attacks worldwide.
I have been fishing from a boat in Florida when we had to move several times, after bull sharks moved in to the area we were fishing. It became impossible to get a fish to the boat without it being either chopped up or ripped from our lines. That makes it tough for catch and release.
There is always a difference between theory and reality. I have logged countless hours tubing the salt...East coast, West coast, Gulf of Mexico and Sea of Cortez. I have never SEEN a large shark (thankfully). My worst potential encounter was when a school of small blacktips moved in to feed on the same corvina I was fishing, in the Sea of Cortez. I hooked several on lures and then got out of the water when they started to get too close to my dangling legs. When they moved on down the beach, I went out again and never saw another one.
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When people ask me "What about sharks?" I reply "Let them look out for themselves." It's not just crazy bravado, but there really isn't that much danger from sharks in most waters. The main exception is wherever you find bull sharks...mostly in the warm southeastern region. Bull sharks are plentiful, aggressive and forage into very shallow waters. They account for a high percentage of all shark attacks worldwide.
I have been fishing from a boat in Florida when we had to move several times, after bull sharks moved in to the area we were fishing. It became impossible to get a fish to the boat without it being either chopped up or ripped from our lines. That makes it tough for catch and release.
There is always a difference between theory and reality. I have logged countless hours tubing the salt...East coast, West coast, Gulf of Mexico and Sea of Cortez. I have never SEEN a large shark (thankfully). My worst potential encounter was when a school of small blacktips moved in to feed on the same corvina I was fishing, in the Sea of Cortez. I hooked several on lures and then got out of the water when they started to get too close to my dangling legs. When they moved on down the beach, I went out again and never saw another one.
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