Posted on 07/01/2005 1:03:37 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Funny, the sharks ain't et the first damned Redneck, only tourists and newbies! Got to keep on eating those Datil peppers!
LOL--was wondering when y'all foreigners would notice. We have a super secret special shark repellent for locals only.
Yes--That's the quote I couldn't remember.
Over here (Puerto Rico/Caribbean) shark attacks have numbered like nine over the last hundred years. Why? Overfishing. Shark fins are great for sheshkabobs (sp?). Teeth or full jaws make great souveneirs. Shark oil is good for a number of things. The rest have to be tossed out. Take notice, Florida.
Before a tree-hugger zots me, sharks are mostly scavengers of injured or dead seafood.
I'm revoking your MBA, Shaq...
And I don't want some liberal shark czar. I want someone who will stand up for our constitutional protection from our own stupidity.
"Armin Projer, 19, was upright in the water"
As opposed to being planted upside down, head in the sand, breathing through his gills.
I'll call Bono and see if we can't get 'SharkAID' rolling.
"Well luckily it didn't actually bite his lighthouse....."
Ouch! I cringe just thinking about it.
He's an Austrian mountain boy. They don't have sharks.
Was the shark ever an employee of Halliburton? Where was Dick Cheney when this happened?
My sister says the Gulf water temps are in the upper 80s. Good for cookin' up storms and gettin' the sharks in motion.
As much as the reputation here out West for Great Whites is featured prominently, I am struggling the recall the last shark attack we had, anywhere on the coast from San Diego to Anchorage. Months and months ago. Of course, with our frigid water, you don't get a gazillion people all in the water at the same time - even the LA beaches have surprisingly few people in the water. But we certainly have a very high density of surfers and divers especially in Socal, up North here around Monterey Bay and in Washington in the Puget Sound. Makes me think taking my changes with Mr. Great White may not be as bad as dealing with the smaller, equally viscious and apparently more populous Eastern species.
That has just got to hurt!
changes > chances ...
Time for Seapuppy's shark tale. This guy takes a zodiac out about a mile offshore to the inlet shoals off Ocracoke NC and surf fishes in 1-2' of water. He see's all kinds of crazy stuff.
Posted By: seapuppy
Date: Tuesday, 9/14/04 @ 4:15 p.m.
I fished Vera Cruz bar sat,sun,mon. did pretty good caught 2 yearling drum Sat.,3 more Sun,& 10 Mon. & quite a few 3-4# bluefish mixed in.
The real fish story was Monday when Sharks up to 6' came up on the bar in a 2 foot of water chasing all the finger mullett. The first one ran right into one of my rod holders! I backed up about 50' into more shallow water,about that time I got a hit on one of my light tackle shrimp rigs. The drum took me about 100' foot down the bar. I looked back at my rodholders & one was shaking violently so I figured I had another fish on another line(I fish 5 rods at a time)Anyway after a few minutes I landed the puppy I had & released it as I already had one on the stringer. Walked back to my rod holders & the drum was gone & 2 bluefish were bit off up to the head!
The Damn sharks stole my drum! About that time I hooked another drum on light tackle, as I was going down the bar out of the corner of my eye I saw a 5 footer go by right behind me! After I regained my poise I rushed out to my 2 holders, loosened all the drags & retreated about 100 yards! While I was backing up a 6 footer came right at me in 1 1/2' of water, got within 2 foot & turned & went off the bar. By that time I was hightailing it. For about a 1/2 hour sharks up to 6' crossed the bar chasing the finger mullet. There was acres of mullet out there. I saw at least 10 sharks, whether it was 10 or 3 I'm not sure. Finally they left, after about another 1/2 hour I moved back to my original spot & caught a 1/2 dozen or more drum. Needless to say it was quite an experiance!
I have fished out on Vera Cruz bar for 15 years & it's the first time I have ever seen sharks of that size up on the bar in a feeding frenzy,they were darting all about! I do believe they knew I was up there. I think they were bull sharks as I used to catch and tag sharks a few years back...Leroy O'niel was right,Don't ever tye your stringer to your body !!
Top that story !!
bruce
ps will be back in 2 weeks,planning on going back out there,any takers !?? lol
Here's a bull shark taking a stroll on the beach. Ugly bugger, isn't he?
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