I wish this magnificent animal could have been returned to the sea.
It can. Circle of life and all that.
Are you joking?
Agree.
“... I wish this magnificent animal could have been returned to the sea ...”
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Why?
Agree, also.
Plenty more where that one came from.
Coming back from an over night tuna fishing trip off Lewes Delaware, I was drinking a beer and just appreciating the ride when all of a sudden I yelled “ WTF is that?!!!” The captain knew if I was excited he had to go back and look. The mates started hooking bait , flyers, etc. up and yelled “Probably a hammerhead!” As we got back to where I figured I saw this monster, two poles went off and we had two white marlins hooked. My pole snapped and I landed the biggest snook I ever have landed before. We let them all go (except one ass who said he wanted to mount his white) and I saw this hammer beside our boat. I stuck my head over for a better look and the mate screamed, grabbed me by my collar and dragged me back into the boat.
Re: “I wish this magnificent animal could have been returned to the sea.”
I agree, Joe.
Unless it’s attacking people or disrupting commercial fishing, I would rather see videos of it swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, not dead on dry land.
However, I do not condemn recreational fishing.
I grew up in south Florida, and when a big ocean fish hits your line and bends your rod in half, that is one of the most intense and thrilling experiences of a young person’s life.
I wish this magnificent animal could have been returned to the sea.
I’d rather see it in my freezer.