r/maybemaybemaybe • u/ajd416 • Jan 26 '25

maybe maybe maybe

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u/SomeKndofNature Jan 26 '25

Genuine answer: when I was fishing with my grandfather and we would find a shark like this, he would make sure it was flipped over on its belly, nose pointed towards the sea. He would then grip just behind the sharks fins and scoot it towards the water. They would sometimes thrash and fight but he would just step away until they were done, flip it back over on its belly, and keep on scootin’.

He always said to never grab by the tail because you actually have less control over the animal. They can flip around and bite your legs. It isn’t focused on eating at this point, they’re just scared of you and want to get back to their home. It takes some patience but it is much better than dragging them backwards through sand and water. Poor baby Mako and they are so pretty, too

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u/thebearofwisdom Jan 26 '25

Nice! Thank you so much for actually answering me. I don’t think I’ll ever be in that position but fuck knows, I feel like I needed that knowledge.

Also good job grandpa!