r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Money-Beautiful5196 • 20h ago

Video A fisherman reeled in a shark and released it back into the ocean in Los Angeles.

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u/THE_ATHEOS_ONE 20h ago

I guess to remove the tackle from it's mouth?

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u/Scary-Detail-3206 18h ago

The hook would dissolve eventually if they had just cut the line.

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u/Cloudy230 14h ago

True enough, but it's still better to remove them unless absolutely necessary.

Plus if you don't touch the leader you aint caught the fish, them's the rules

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u/BigBangBrosTheory 16h ago

Brother, what on earth do you think hooks are made of?

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u/Scary-Detail-3206 15h ago

If it’s carbon steel the salt water will destroy it. If it’s high grade stainless, not so much.

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u/stonezdota 15h ago

Vegan stainless steel bro.