it seemed on the line. then it happened! the line started peeling off at a frantic pace. something had taken the big bass that was hooked and was moving away, seemingly not feeling the drag pressure of the rod. then it was gone, and so was the fish that it had eaten. that was the conversation joe and i had on the way home. what was that fish? probably a shark, we decided. it grabbed an easy meal of a large bass and swam off. not before straightening out two hooks. seals around the cape have attracted a fair number of sharks. i think we ran into one today, for 