In metaphorically rich moment, bald eagle swoops down from the sky and steals man-eating shark from proud Florida fishermen thereby reinstating its, and America’s, position atop the surf food chain!

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In a moment beautiful enough to make any patriotic American surfer stand and salute, a bald eagle just days ago swooped down from the sky and made a shark its…. well its prey.

The metaphorically rich tableau was captured by Florida men Chad Rissman and his uncle Darren Vick who happened to be fishing on the Dunedin Causeway when they snagged a man-eater.

Vick told Fox News, the only outlet this story belongs upon, “We are just sitting there talking. The line got tight and slack.”

Rissman, providing color, added, “I was reeling it in my uncle was going to grab the line. As the leader is coming up, I said I’d get a hold of the shark.”

But Vick would not, in fact get a hold of the shark as American dominance re-asserted itself by reclaiming its spot atop the food chain both real and metaphorical.

Even though he did not get a hold of the shark, Vick accurately described the scene as “brushing the greatness of the country all into one picture and one experience.”

These colors don’t run.

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Smart money.