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another run, dorsal fin raised high. This time he almost 

 impaled himself on the stern of the boat. Fury was actu- 

 ally moving that cautious fish to destroy himself. Again 

 and again he came at the boat. Lou could have easily 

 grabbed his bill several times. When the bait was tossed 

 to him, he grabbed it at once, abandoning all caution. 



Only a few days later, Lou and a native Bimini guide 

 named Mannie Rolle tested these teasing tactics on a 

 shark. Actually, he and Mannie had set out in a rowboat 

 with a small outboard to find a tuna, but after they had 

 run into a nice school of small tuna and were having a 

 field day, a shark suddenly came up smack in the middle 

 of the school. Lou did not want him to gobble the tuna 

 on Mannie's line so he started to tease the shark away. 

 He let a baited line drift out toward the shark, and in a 

 matter of seconds the shark was making a quick pass 

 at the bait. 



"See if you can bring in a couple more tuna, Mannie," 

 Lou said. "I'll handle the shark." 



"Yes, sir," Mannie said, not quite contented with the 

 arrangement. 



As the shark charged, Lou gave the line a skillful 

 tug and the bait disappeared under our boat. Lou's hand 

 was only inches away. Then he let the bait line drift 

 out again. Once more the shark dove at it and once more 

 Lou drew it back. 



"How you doing, Mannie?" Lou called, keeping his 

 eyes on the water. 



