kayak?
Me and my spirit guide right up the Peace River...
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. He took a big chance. If the shark had taken the bait before he got to shore, he might have had a problem.
Here's the head, the only part Ficocello kept --
If it were mine, I'd have the taxidermist prop the jaw open so I could put a bulb in it's mouth. Great mood lighting, don't you think? Would also make a terrific "nautical theme" centerpiece for the dinner table.
I was with some guys doing this at Cape Lookout, NC last year. They’d start at about 4:00pm, kayak the bait out about 300 yards and drop it then paddle back in. They were running super high # test on big Penn ocean reels and had strap on rod holders for the fight. They caught about 6 black tips between 60-84” in a few hours.
One guy got tail slapped right in the small of his back by the biggest fish when they were de-hooking it.
I had a puny 9’ surf rod with 20# test and got spooled by something that snapped the line after it stripped the reel.
Best not to be in the water past your knees in the late afternoon!