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Old 2003-10-25, 11:46 AM   [Ignore Me] #16
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Originally Posted by Nimbus
Okay, First off it doesn't say what kind of shark or how old it was. Most likely it was a sleeper shark.
A medium size sleeper shark is about 11 feet long and weighs 600-650 pounds. They grow up to 18 feet long. They are ravenous scavengers and are completely inoffensive to humans. Sleeper sharks don't even struggle when they are hooked. Lazy as hell.

Seing as how he was;
1. able to catch the shark by the tail and
2. able to drag it ashore without being hurt, it probably was a sleeper shark.

What bugs me is an experienced commercial fisherman in that area should have been able to recognize a sleeper shark on sight. They much more sluggish than most sharks and have a distinct dorsal structure. The water must've been really bloody.

Sleeper sharks are primarily fished for their liver oil. The meat contains an intoxicating poison and is unfit for consumption unless it is dried. The meat is commonly used as dog food in the icelandic region.

As for being strong enough to pull the shark out of the water.
Commercial fishing in northern waters is the most physically demanding and dangerous job in the world. The man most likely could bench press over 300 pounds. (Hell, my weightlifting coach in high school could lift over 400. Yes, he is a fucking tank) The shark most likely did not struggle much, if at all and he should've been wearing commercial fishing gloves, meaning he could get a good grip on it. Since it is a boyant shark in water, it would have moved pretty easily, it's not like dragging 600 pounds of deadweight across a floor. Plus, if he was actually afraid for his crew, then he probably had an adrenaline rush. If THAT's true then dragging the shark out of the water would have been a breeze.

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Old 2003-10-25, 01:48 PM   [Ignore Me] #17
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i tell you the guy had hands like a couple of large pizza oven things! He just smacked the fish silly and then killed it!8)
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Old 2003-10-25, 03:21 PM   [Ignore Me] #18
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All you nguys should SATFU, whatever shark type it was I bet you that you guys as soon as you saw it you wouldn't jump in, you would probably scream to try and warn the guys but not jump in and grab it, and I doubt you would try to tell the species to see if its dangerous or noit...so STFU u knobs, that guy was pretty courageous, your jsut a bunch of guys on the net..

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Old 2003-10-25, 03:33 PM   [Ignore Me] #19
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Old 2003-10-26, 04:21 PM   [Ignore Me] #20
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Sorry to dissapoint. My explenation is pure guess. For all I know, it could have been a more dangerous breed of shark. The only problem is that a shark's tail is strong enough that a flick of it would have dislocated his shoulders if he was lucky (yeah, it really is that fast and powerful). It's the only explenation I could think of.
If you want me to discredit my story I can do that too. Sleeper sharks are a deepwater variety. They very rarely, if ever move that far inland.
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Old 2003-10-26, 08:21 PM   [Ignore Me] #21
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Actually they move inland in the winter to feed on a regular basis. Of course this wasn't in the winter
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