How on earth...

[Narj]

...do you take the hook out of this? Or do they literally just let it go with the hook stuck in its mouth?

Can any anglers shed light?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14629540

Father and son catch 7ft shark from kayak
23 August 2011 Last updated at 14:32 Help A father and son who went fishing in the Gulf of Mexico caught something a lot bigger than they expected.

Kevin Stevens and his nine-year old son, Hunter, spent an hour reeling in a 7ft (2m) long black tip shark from their 12ft (3.5m) kayak.

After getting some good pictures the pair agreed it was time to cut the shark loose.

 

[Narj]

Well I feel educated now, thanks for the serious posts.

I'd be squealing like a little girl if I caught a shark whilst I was on a kayak so mad props!