Fishermen often become overly excited during chaotic moments, and their actions are not always appropriate for the situation.
The accompanying clip shows Captain Bo Johnson of Team Tenacity guide service trying to stop a giant hammerhead shark–by leaning out and grabbing its dorsal fin with both hands–from stealing a large tarpon that has been reeled to the boat off Boca Grande Pass, Florida.
Johnson, a fishing show TV personality and a seasoned angler, has handled lots of hooked sharks but presumably never a free-swimming great hammerhead. But this crazy scene definitely warrants a do-not-try-this-at-home label.
Writes Gayne C. Young of Outdoor Life: “There’s a fine line between bravery and stupidity. Truth be told, I can see plenty of both in this clip.
The shark is obviously dialed in on the tarpon, though, and seems to be paying Johnson and crew no mind. The game fish is spared, according to the video description, and later released.
However, at the end of the clip there’s a screen grab from a previous video, showing half a tarpon. So the large hammerheads off Florida, which feed seasonally on migrating tarpon, appear to be getting their share of hooked fish.
–Pete Thomas, via GrindTv Outdoor
–Images are video screen grabs
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