“(John)Wiley had captured a “small” bull shark, about 4 and a half feet long. On larger sharks, Wiley and Butler always use what’s called a tail rope, a heavy rope noosed around the shark’s tail to help bring the fish into the boat, which also helps the anglers control the fish. In this case, however, Wiley decided this shark wasn’t quite large enough to warrant a tail rope.
“That was the breakdown,” Wiley said. “And when I got him on board, I never got his head pinned down. It’s kind of like handling a rattlesnake. It’s a bit of a rodeo until you get them pinned down.”
As Wiley was trying to pin the shark’s head as he has done hundreds of times before, the fish whipped its body around 180 degrees with a mouthful of slashing teeth.”
Read the full story at http://www.nooga.com/167580/north-georgia-fisherman-john-wiley-recovering-from-shark-bite/
reported 8/25/14
This is listed on the 2014 shark bites attack map as an Out of Water Bite (OWB)
