A perfect cast right on the big shark’s nose gets nothing but a sniff and a refusal.
In a low and stoic voice the guide says, “the fish ain’t gonna eat if he don’t smell blood”. Johnny Spilane gives him a hard look, takes his fly from the water and jams the hook into his hand, then squeezes the blood onto his fly. The shark follows the fly almost to the boat, then charges and cuts left. We all thought it ate the fly. Maybe it did, and didn’t stick. Our guide was glad because he didn’t want to spend all day landing it. There were plenty of bonefish to catch but some people just aren’t happy doing what everyone else wants to do. That’s Johnny, and that’s why he brought three silver medals back from the Vancouver Olympics. It’s also why he’s a great fisherman.
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Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com
It’s been demonstrated that sharks zero in on fish blood, not mammalian blood.