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polar21 said:
So is a sharkshield worth $600?
To me it is.
Like FenderBender stated, these sharks are going after the fish.
I'm more concerned about getting accidentally bitten by a shark trying to get the fish on my stringer. That is particularly of concern to me while ascending in murky waters. The shark might take a bite at the fish and in the process...take half of my ass with it.
Getting bitten by a large shark will result in a severe loss of tissue and massive bleeding.
Is that conjecture on my part? Absolutely not.
A few years back while fishing, I reached to grab the leader close to a snapper we had caught to bring it aboard. My hand was a couple of inches from the snapper's mouth when I started lifting.
I had barely gotten the snapper's head out of the water when a good sized shark bit the snapper. All that was left was the head and about an inch below the gills.
I was so concentrated on getting the snapper that I never saw the shark until it bit the snapper's body off.
The sight of that shark on its side with the snapper in its mouth made quite an impression on me. It wasn't until a few minutes later that the full realization of what could have happened sank in. Had I also reached in with my other hand to grab the snapper....it probably would have been bitten off.
Never did ID the type of shark because of how sudden it happened. Based on where I was on my boat and on what I saw, I would guess it was in the 6'' range.
So again....Yes, it's worth every penny of the $700 it cost back then.