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Old 08-10-2010, 08:50 PM
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Default What would you do for a sheepshead?


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Last time I looked, seemed like sheepsheads were all over the place in the Intracoastal. Didn't realize they were prized by spearfishermen. Then again some guys nail triggers and in this country too. It is interesting the guy shot one and then towed it into shore submerged in the water and with some interesting company. Even after the shark showed up, the guy kept the fish in the water.



Dealing with the fish, look what makes a close pass behind his back.



Here's the complete video the stills came from:





This is what the diver had to say about it:

"Check out what happened to me while spearfishing off of Palm Beach, FL. The blacktip shark and I both wanted the sheepshead that I shot. Despite hitting him several times and showing aggression he wouldn't leave me alone. Fortunately I won the battle and for dinner that night I had one of the best tasting fish I have eaten in a while. The whole encounter lasted about 13 minutes, that's when I finally made it back to shore."





So, what would you do for a sheepshead, how about a Klondike bar? Or, looking at it another way, would you bait a natural selection trap with a sheepshead?

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Do people learn anything from shark week?
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Check out seconds 34 and 35, he drops his knife...opps!
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More information on this encounter just came up. The diver explained his actions as:

"I didn't want to feed the shark the fish, because that could really get him riled up, and he could come after me at that point. I had to keep the shark off me and away from the fish. That was my goal."

It looks like he is going after the diver though and initially close behind his back, not sure how to interpret this. The video will be on Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.

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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/di...h-1635485.html
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