[ConservativeStatement]

Nice catch!

[GeronL]

The big one did not get away. Is REAPER the name of the boat?

[Triggerhippie]

Capt. Cory Burlew and his friends had already had a good night of swordfishing when things got a lot more exciting and exhausting.

Jesus! Spearfishing is hard enough!

[injin]

Mako's are super fast sharks , a close cousin to the Great White . They also are known to jump like Marlin .
In fact I had one jump right over the stern of my small
boat once ! Very low free-board and fortunately I was seated forward .

[Hugin]

Flake and chips...mmmmmmm!

[ChristianDefender]

"Incoming!"

[Turbopilot]

I'll have mine mediun-rare, on a bed of wild rice with some sauteed fresh veggies. Mmmm, animals...

[JohnCliftn]

Nurse sharks taste like urine smells. Do makos taste different?

[capt. norm]

Gaffing a shark can be an 'electric' experience.

I had a passenger on a two-day fishing trip that hooked up with a 9-foot hammerhead ans after considerable time, got it up to the boat. One of my deckhands, the first mate and myself, each with gaff hooks, decided to try a coordinated effort: three gaff hooks at once.

We did the old "one...two...three" thing and went for it. Unfortunately, I was the only one who connected. It was like a "Three Stooges" moment. Fortunately for me the shark was more worn out than I was so it only lasted a few minutes of seemingly getting my arms pulled out of the socket...seemed like an hour.

Since we had 8 foot of freeboard (deck to water surface) we had to use a flying gaff and the anchor winch to pull the shark up and take him in.

I really don't like shark fishing because the line between who's catching who becomes a bit blurry.