[Islander7]

Friends have told tales of encounters with these beasts while fishing for marlin in the blue waters. I'd love to see one!!

[Islander7]

Mississippi Ping!

[numberonepal]

I'd love to see one!!

Come to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.

[Frantzie]

I wonder how deep they dive. I was reading an article about whale sharks or blue whales - I forget. The territory they cover and the depths they will dive is incredible.

[bruinbirdman]

On a fishing trip at San Lucas Cove, Baja, in the Bird Yacht we spotted a bait ball on the surface a few hundred yards away. We got out the cast net and used the trolling motor to approach what we hoped would fill our bait well. I stood on the bow to cast, looked into the water and thought we were about to run aground.

The whale shark was about foot from the starboard gunnel, twice as long as the 5 meter Bird Yacht and moving at less than our trolling speed. It was a large fish. We caught no bait but I bet it did. That thing just mosied on along at less than a knot, not a ripple in the water.

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[cabojoe]

We spotted one around Los Frailes, BCS, while fishing about 35 years ago. Dad told me to jump in and ride it. I looked at him like WTH? He yelled “Don’t you ever want to have some fun?!” I didn’t know who was scarier, so I jumped in and grabbed the fin and it took me as far as my breath would allow. I even remember the two remoras stuck to it up by the gills.

[JRios1968]

Imagine the size of the lasers we can attach to those sharks!

[dixiebelle]

Wow.

**I’d love to see one!!**

Me too! Thanks for posting.