White shark in Cape Cod Bay chomps on hooked striped bass: ‘Be aware the sharks are around’

White shark in Cape Cod Bay chomps on hooked striped bass: ‘Be aware the sharks are around’

If you’re fishing off the side of a boat in Cape Cod Bay, be on the lookout! Fishermen recently learned that when a great white shark suddenly appeared, and chomped on a striped bass that was on their fishing line. Last week’s thrilling incident on a Reel Deal Fishing Charters boat was the season’s first report of a shark taking a striped bass at the side of a fishing boat, according to researchers. “Fishing is starting to pick up with better we…