Chapter 404 - 199: Catching Golden Spearfish_5
Lin Yang nodded, "Perhaps the common perceptions of sharks, fueled by films, television shows, or literary works, paint them as invincible, daunting forces, the absolute bosses of the ocean, but this image isn’t entirely accurate, and it could even be said to be incorrect."
"For certain fierce, large sharks, such as the Bull Shark, Great White Shark, and Tiger Shark, this group of sharks indeed possess full-on aggression, and being targeted by them would most likely result in misfortune rather than luck."
However, aside from these few species, there are many other types of sharks in the sea, with at least five hundred known species worldwide. Excluding those top predator species, many other sharks do not have such remarkable hunting abilities. The majority of sharks are opportunists; they are not adept at chasing prey at high speed but prefer to ambush, particularly when they spot sick fish or those that swim abnormally, they will decisively attack."
In this case, a question arises.
The fish we catch with metal jigs or other fishing methods, with hooks pierced through their mouths, can’t escape, and their swimming posture in the water is different from that of their peers. Sharks, being opportunists, can keenly detect this difference in movement and therefore attack the targeted fish."
At this point, some friends might ask how the hook for the big fish comes into play when smaller fish bite on lures, and the larger fish goes after the smaller ones? It doesn’t quite make sense logically.
The principle is actually quite simple; I’ll just show you the structure of the lures we’re using now. For example, with metal jigs that we’re using, usually, no matter the color or bait shape, there will be two treble hooks on the belly and the tail of the lure. Normally, when the target fish attacks the lure, they’re mostly caught by the hooks rather than swallowing the entire lure."
When a shark attacks the fish we’ve caught, the other treble hook’s pointy end is exposed outside, which greatly increases the chances of catching a higher-level shark."
This scenario is quite common in sea fishing; of course, there are even more exaggerated cases.