fishing from boca grande pass ive seen some pretty awful demonstrations of how to safely and respectfully handle your catch, especially big sharks, what is your plan when releasing a giant catch (revival, hook removal, landing procedures)? just curious.
You don't want to bring a pregnant shark out of the water as it could crush the pups it's also wise to keep a hammer in the water as much as possible and still moving. We have it down to two minutes or less to get pictures, measurements, and remove the hook. We also use hooks that rust and if it takes more than 45 seconds to remove a hook just give it the hook. Certain sharks can handle being landed better than others; lemons, bulls, and tigers are very resilient while hammers and blacktips are not. Pregnant bulls also have trouble swimming off when beached too long, so the main tip is watch your time and get that fish back in and moving.
Just an average fisherman.
Thanks for the feedback, have you ever encountered what seems to be the shark throwing up its stomach in an effort to throw the hook? I read on line this is a natural reaction when sharks cant swallow their prey , i caught a bull shark when this happend and it swam off fine but still wonder if she ended off alright.
The Lemon I Just Landed Last Week In Palm Beach Threw Up Its Stomach, & Then Swam Away Strong 
The Lemon I Just Landed Last Week In Palm Beach Threw Up Its Stomach, & Then Swam Away Strong
They do that sometimes, Im pretty sure as long as the stomach is not damaged theyll swallow it and be ok. I hate when that happens though.
IMO the key to a fast and successful release is have a plan of action before it happens. Have whom ever is with you educated on how it goes down. Go over the release plan a few times and make sure each person knows there job. Have all your tools in one spot ready to go. ie Tail rope, dehooker, wire cutters, tape measure and camera.
The Lemon I Just Landed Last Week In Palm Beach Threw Up Its Stomach, & Then Swam Away Strong
the same thing happened to me on a tiger, I was wondering if it was going to die
As a way to put off attackers (or to remove indigestible stomach content), sharks can turn their stomachs inside out and vomit up their latest meal. Some predators eat the vomit instead of the shark.
Pulled that off wikipedia, i think its what we have encountered, the sharks are trying to swallow the "prey" being the baited hook and cant, so they regurgitate their stomachs in an effort to throw the hook
Isn't that a defensive manoever other fish can handle too ?
It seems as if I heard that before but it was a fish other than Sharks .like the swim bladder, but that's not a defensive thing ,it's from dragging them up from The Deep fast