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Sharks are definitely cool. I can't get enough of the specials on Discovery and TLC. I've read a couple books... good stuff. The shark exhibit in Sea World was actually pretty cool when I was down in Florida last fall.
My uncle was in Sarasota in May for Tarpon and when they were out, one of the guide's pals got on the radio. They were fishing about a mile away and his client had a 150+ lb. tarpon on... an 18 foot hammerhead showed up and bit the tarpon in half. My uncle and his guide arrived to see the carcass, but not the shark.
The two fisherman were sitting in the middle of the boat and wanted to go back to the dock... they were from Chicago or something and hadn't spent much time near the ocean and probably wouldn't ever again.
I'd say anything that can turn your lights out that quickly deserves respect... I'm not afraid of sharks either (when I'm in a boat or on land), but I wouldn't go bogie (sp?) boarding around any seal colonies either. Let's just say that if I was in the water and bleeding, I'd be very afraid. They also sense your electrical field and can sense your heart beat and can tell when your panicking.
Wading in the surf? I've never heard of anyone being attacked and I don't go much past my waste, I don't put fish on a stringer, I don't thrash around, and by the time my hooked fish are near me, I'm usually on the beach... so, I don't do much that might attract 'em.
Oh, by the way, my first DVD bought... JAWS.
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