New law, Someone is going to get bit.

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Candiru
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you have to love the heading, sport of extreme shark fishing i did not see anything sporty about catching sharks with a baited hook. it is a forgone conclusion shark sees food and bites, where is the sport
 
that is whacked how the hell are you suppose to take a hoook out in the water / Oh just do the Dr. Stranglove missle move I guess!!!!
 
That is a bit over the top. That downside to shark sport fishing is that they will die from time to time.
Did a necropsy last year on a female black tip that had a HUGE hook lodged in her throat and the steal lead on it cut clean. She died, and so did all four pups that were hours away from being born.

They have laws like that down here related to goliath groupers. If you hook one, you have to take the hook out and the fish can't leave the water. The idea is to stop people from targeting endangered or at risk species while fishing.
 
I do not think that the protection of sharks was the main motive behind the law. From what I understand there was an individual who would catch sand tigers on a pretty popular and crowded beach. It would draw large numbers of people. For what I've read, many became concerned that the site of seeing a 9 ft shark pulled onto the beach would spark fear and deter people from going into the water and returning for vacation. They wanted prevent people from seeing these sharks. A thrashing full grown Sandtiger is not a safe situation for hook removal.

If you watch his video, he took great care and returned it to the water with speed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcqs306rm6w&sns=em
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Stupid laws, I try to go shark fishing numerous times in florida...fail each time. What sucks is when a fish has swallowed a hook or is snagged....any tips on removing hook injuries like that?
 
gees and i was complaining when i got my $10 fine for fishing without a license... with $104 court cost of course lol. i didn't know laws like these were being made.
 
twilight zone said:
What would happen if someone decided to keep the shark (assuming it's legal to keep) instead of releasing it? Some people do eat shark. How would that law apply?
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Thats a good question lol, especially for the lucky shark fisherman who catch makos off the beach which are good eating fish
 
personally I see no reason to intentionally try to catch a shark unless you are going to eat it or you are putting it in a public aquarium. Just seems like a totally senseless thing.
 
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