On 29 Jun 2001, at 14:06, Reef Fish wrote:


> >
> >So much for your shark dive, eh?
>
> No, no.  The shark divers/DM didn't put any hook in its mouth.

I knew that. What I meant was that when he hooked the basket and
took off with it, there goes the food supply.. :-)


>
> >After reading below about ya'll
> >seeing the shark again, it's good to know that this critter has
> >apparently learned to adapt with his problem. Sounds like this was
> >definitely a stainless hook and leader too. Since the shark was now
> >'fishin' with a baited hook, wonder if he caught anything. :-)
>
> I didn't make the chronology clear.  We saw the already PUBLISHED
> picture of the shark in SD right after our encounter.  I am sorry to
> say I hadn't seen that fella ever again.  So, the story did not
> have a happy ending as you surmised.  But that certainly raised an
> interesting question for SPECULATION.  :-)  Q.  Survival of the
> Fittest is in part based on the ability to ADAPT.

Oh, I see said the blind man... :-)


>
> Fish in the Pacific (after atomic bombs) were known to climb TREES
> and survive out of water!  :-)

Say what?


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Mike Wallace
Huntsville, Alabama