aftera half an hour tug of war with it, got a couple of pics then, it pulled the hooks. we were just about 2 release it, so it saved me a job of geting the hooks out. it was caught in 8m of water....
honestly, why would you do stuff like that? you threw it back, with a monster hook in its gob.
it's not that i am against catch and release, i do it myself. i like to fish for a good feed as well as for a good fight, but i dont like to target sharks. they taste like crap, fin soup is just a bowl of fat and water when you leave out the spices, and their role as apex predators in a healthy environment is just too vital to target them in sportsfishing.
sorry to let off some steam on your pic mate, but killing, finning or just catching sharks for fun sucks.
I could understand your concerns if he had of killed it solely for its fun but he clearly stated he planned to release it but in the end it released itself..
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what size???
looks big ,take it was on a set line
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kaneo
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i'd say it's just a handline
i'd say it's just a handline set up for sharks mate
shabba
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yea kaneo, it was a
yea kaneo, it was a handline. cheers
dpost80
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That's a monster...
What did you do with it?
shabba
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aftera half an hour tug of
aftera half an hour tug of war with it, got a couple of pics then, it pulled the hooks. we were just about 2 release it, so it saved me a job of geting the hooks out. it was caught in 8m of water....
dpost80
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haha
Consider yourself lucky, I wouldn't want to put my hands anywhere near those teeth...
riptide
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???
honestly, why would you do stuff like that? you threw it back, with a monster hook in its gob.
it's not that i am against catch and release, i do it myself. i like to fish for a good feed as well as for a good fight, but i dont like to target sharks. they taste like crap, fin soup is just a bowl of fat and water when you leave out the spices, and their role as apex predators in a healthy environment is just too vital to target them in sportsfishing.
sorry to let off some steam on your pic mate, but killing, finning or just catching sharks for fun sucks.
cheers
chris
kane
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???
I could understand your concerns if he had of killed it solely for its fun but he clearly stated he planned to release it but in the end it released itself..
I dont see your problem.
Gooooone Fishin!
dshoot
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i love eating shark!!
i love eating shark!! battered shark fillets mmm
steamboat shark exellent... tom yum shark butayful...
:) cool down buddy
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kane
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Nice one!
Would have been a good fight for sure, a great buzz!
Gooooone Fishin!
shabba
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u threw it back, with a
u threw it back, with a monster hook in its gob ?????????
think u better re-read the post ?
where does it state, i threw it back with a monster hook in its gob ????
what is the diffrence between catch & release - dhu, snapper, reds, etc etc 2 a sharks ????
sorry 4 posting a pic, on a fishing forum !!! but thanks 4 your concern....
shabba
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kane, yea it was a good
kane, yea it was a good fight, def a buzz
dshoot
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dont be sorry shabba that
dont be sorry shabba
that foto is cool as...
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shabba
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dshoot, i am not sorry m8.
dshoot, i am not sorry m8. it was ment more in sarcasm 4 ( the shark saviour ) i mean riptide