a close encounter down under - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Shorty · 12-30-2008, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by steamroll

Gnarly! That video is insane. Keep us posted on any new encounters.

Another encounter yesterday now far from where Brian was taken,,a GW circled the boat, a couple were in as they were pulling crab pots up, fisheries say its not the same one (how do they know,??? it reported as the same size)

The couple called it a day and upped anchor and headed home for a cold beer or two (the shark had moved on)

First media reports were a couples boat was sunk by a GW and a fisheries boat saved them in the nick of time

Quilted Germ · 12-31-2008, 07:22 AM

Shorty - hate to say it but I think there is a perception that white sharks are all over the coasts of Australia. But reading these few posts along with the links, they make it sound like they are somewhat uncommon. Is this true? We had a swimmer attacked locally in Solana Beach which was extremely rare, we had never really had a documented attack in San Diego before. If it happened in Northern California, no one would have thought twice about it. But I always assumed that white sharks were everywhere in Australia.

Shorty · 12-31-2008, 04:17 PM

Fairly uncommon for folks to be attacked ,,about every 4 years in Western Australia i guess,,i think the "Men in White" stick to the lower half of Australia being they like the colder water,,,,,,,,,,,

Tiger sharks on the other hand are all around Australia and have a nasty bite as well,,,,,,,,,,

12-31-2008, 04:17 PM	#3
Shorty Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Wild West, Australia Posts: 65	Fairly uncommon for folks to be attacked ,,about every 4 years in Western Australia i guess,,i think the "Men in White" stick to the lower half of Australia being they like the colder water,,,,,,,,,,, Tiger sharks on the other hand are all around Australia and have a nasty bite as well,,,,,,,,,, __________________ Proudly sponsored by Team No Fish and Instant Noodles Highly respected member of T.A.A (Tackle Addicts Annonymous)

12-31-2008, 07:22 AM	#2
Quilted Germ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cardiff, Ca Posts: 185	Shorty - hate to say it but I think there is a perception that white sharks are all over the coasts of Australia. But reading these few posts along with the links, they make it sound like they are somewhat uncommon. Is this true? We had a swimmer attacked locally in Solana Beach which was extremely rare, we had never really had a documented attack in San Diego before. If it happened in Northern California, no one would have thought twice about it. But I always assumed that white sharks were everywhere in Australia.