r/interesting • u/LowNo175 • Mar 27 '26

NATURE Random dude risking his hands to save a dying fish instead of standing around taking photos

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u/onefst250r Mar 27 '26

Yeah, its quite possible the person was fishing. Or someone on the shore was fishing, likely for other species, and hooked the shark.

But, "tools in vehicle" is pretty common. Hell, there's a whole "everyday carry" (/r/edc) type of person that carries tools everywhere they go.

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u/x_danix Mar 31 '26

Dedicated fishing pliers (at least from the looks of them) aren't typically part of a regular edc though.

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u/Tarsonis_II Apr 01 '26

Can confirm, I have basically a full toolbox of hand tools in my truck plus a 3/8" impact as well as a jump starter, first aid kit (with trauma kit) and a vehicle recovery kit including tire plugs, shim and Jimmy and a tow strap.

Just in case.

And as a matter of fact it came in hand a few months back when someone drove into a retention pond and couldn't get their doors open (the car wasn't sinking, just stuck in mud) and were too freaked out to roll down their windows (or maybe the car shut off and had no power? Don't really know) but someone yelled for a hammer and who do you think had a 3lb sledge in the truck? This guy

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u/Spirited-Ad-9746 Mar 27 '26

The fact that "on shore shark fishing" actually exists and is quite popular puts quite the doubt on your naive presumption that they were going after some other fish.