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you know, last summer a Island netter caught a small great white in a net only a mile or two out side the harbor in vineyard sound. They did not know it was a great white. It sat on the deck in the hot sun most of the day and when they got back someone said it was a great white and they got an expert to check it out. In the meantime they put it in a pen with seawater and it came back to life...everyone was amazed...and it was pissed. Sharks are harder to kill then most people think. They look dead but they will still bite you in the ass if you give them a chance. I don't like the big ones in the boat at all.
A looong time ago I got a 350# mako and we put it in the boat (36'). (big mistake) This thing prodeed to thrash the hell out of the cockpit and busted up a bunch of gear. It is a scary thing to see them on board. They have a serious set of choppers to boot.
There is a cool photo in a recent fishing mag I picked up at the airport the other day shows a big one going wild in the cockpit and the crew running for cover...one guy was approaching the fish with a bat! (yeah like that is going to hurt him) I think it is the lastest copy of sportfishing...it has a 40' bright red CABO on the cover.
I don't do much shark fishing (prefer to eat tuna myself) but when my kids get bigger I will take them on a trip...it is an experience you don't forget. If you fish it tell me the name of the boat...I will see you at the weigh-in.
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