# @outdoor_life on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fs_JSsYJM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20702309-outdoor-life-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-07-16T19:30:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Outdoor Life (@outdoor_life) — https://gondola.cc/outdoor_life

## Caption

Charter captains along the East Coast are constantly dealing with the "tax man," a nickname for a shark that steals a fish off an angler's line.⁠
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Anyone who is more than just an occasional saltwater fisherman has almost assuredly met the “taxman.” This nickname is meant to describe any shark that steals a hooked fish (or part of it) off an angler’s line. And with shark populations on the rise in many areas, it seems like more and more saltwater anglers across the East Coast are getting taxed.⁠
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#fishing #taxman #shark #sharks #sharkfishing #sharkattack #fishingtrip #fishingseason #outdoors #wildlife #outdoorlife⁠
Story by: Bob McNally

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sharkattack, outdoors, taxman, fishing, wildlife, sharks, sharkfishing, fishingseason, outdoorlife, fishingtrip, shark

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