So, I learned some lessons yesterday after loosing three sharks I hooked and after losing a reef fish that I hooked to the sharks before I could land it. Number One, I do not want to hook a six-foot shark. Number Two, whatever I hook, I better land it fast. These lessons taught me that I need to target a small shark, like I used to target trout with my fly rod. I tossed some seven-day-old tuna out a few feet from the boat and I would pull it out again if a big shark took an interest. After the third try, a two and a half foot blacktip shark took the bait, and once hooked, I simply jerked it onto the deck before the other sharks made him their dinner. I got five nice-portioned piece of meat … exactly what I was looking for. I threw the rest of the tuna overboard and thanked the sharks for their service.
