Sharkin’ in San Diego
My bladder was ready to burst.
I learned that urinating in a 3 foot swell was no small task. My legs, well acclimated to movement on terra firma, struggled to make my way to the stern. I balanced myself precariously against the 250 horsepower outboard by pressing my knee against the hood. I was about to unzip when I looked down. There he was.
“You might want to be careful,” Captain Dave Trimble said.
I saw his point. A mako circled below the boat.
Sharks have always fascinated and inspired us. The Discovery Channel’s knew this when they began running “Shark Week” every summer. Clair Chenault’s shark-faced Curtis P-40 intimidated the foes of the American Volunteer Groups.
Sharks have also inspired inventors. The hull of the Stars and Stripes utilized a fabric that was patterned after a shark’s skin. Speedo and Scientific Anglers have included shark skin like coverings on their competition swim suits and fly lines.
When I told people that I would be fishing for sharks, most people said “you’ve got to be kidding me!”
When I told them that I would be fly fishing for Makos most respondents modified the word kidding with the present participle of a verb that begins with the letter f.
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