On Thu, 28 May 09, 11:48-0400, HK wrote:
What about sharks? They must view the fish caught on long lines as a
chow line. I wonder how often when pulling in those lines, the fishermen
encounter a large shark caught on the line and maybe really mad.

Many of the sharks I've encountered leave the fish's head on the hook.
And when they do eat the whole fish, they simultaneously bite through
the line like a hot knife through butter. All the shark fishing rigs
I know of use a long length of steel leader. Is steel what a long line
is made of??

Rick