behind the scenes Here's What It Feels Like To Pet A Live Shark By Tricia Woolfenden • Mar 26, 2013 Megan Jacobson / Sharktagging.com When we caught the first shark of the day, I'd already spent a good hour or so turning Neil Hammerschlag's words over in my head, like a gambler might fidget with a lucky coin in his pocket: "We might not see any sharks today."