I think people would be shocked to learn how often they have been close to sharks while swimming in the ocean and never realized it. We are not on the menu but sometimes the sharks will nibble just to make sure.
Frightening Drone Video Shows Tiger Shark Charging at Swimmers
Frightening video recorded by a drone flying over a beach in Australia shows a tiger shark slowly patrolling the water's edge among swimmers.www.breitbart.com
I haven't swam in the ocean a bunch of times, but when a fish bumps up against you it's a little spooky.I think people would be shocked to learn how often they have been close to sharks while swimming in the ocean and never realized it. We are not on the menu but sometimes the sharks will nibble just to make sure.
Couple shark stories. We raised our kids on Clearwater Beach. I enjoyed fishing at night on pier 60. I would bring my catch back to the fish cleaning station. Scrapes get tossed in the water to hungry critters. One of those critters was a big Bull Shark. 100 yards or less away would occasionally be some spring breakers swimming. They usually were full of spirits.I think people would be shocked to learn how often they have been close to sharks while swimming in the ocean and never realized it. We are not on the menu but sometimes the sharks will nibble just to make sure.
It always amazes me how many people swim next to a fishing pier for this reason. It is a feeding station.
I love the Keys. Hammerheads around 7 mile bridge are Amazing. Luckily the currents are so strong people stay out of the water.It always amazes me how many people swim next to a fishing pier for this reason. It is a feeding station.
We used to do Clearwater years ago. It changed. We started heading South. You can still get some decent laid back places between Clearwater and St. Pete in places like Indian Rocks Beach but even that has changed. Went fishing out of John's Pass for years. Last 10 years were spent in Sanibel. It is painful what Ian did to that place as it was one of the last non-overly commercialized destinations.
Head to The Keys once a year to do some real fishing. As you know it is far better than anywhere else in FL. Can get to deep water quickly and have caught some amazing fish. When we head back to the dock the mates always feed nurse sharks which causes a crowd.
Most shark attacks are Bull Sharks. They are aggressive and hang out in shallow water, brackish water, and even fresh water. They remind me of dogs in that they will try anything, even if not on the menu.
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Whew, Diving with people can be suck. Had a man a woman this year in our dive group that were pain in ash. Mucking up the bottom, to aggressive with encounters and kept touching the corral. We just got away from them the best we could. Dive masters job became harder.
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Wow, nice stuff. Never have caught a Marlin.
Other than snagging three eyed blue gill at the Edison retention pond as a kid, I've never been fishing. I've rarely lived more than five minutes from a major lake, ocean. Never even seen anyone fish, except (story again) hitched a ride on a cargo ship. Crew caught a tuna on lines they set to drag behind the ship. Big commotion as word spread they were trying to haul it in. It wasn't a big boat, but people I'd not even realized were on the boat. I was sharing cabin with a boat officer. Apparently crew family and others looking to hop islands live in the hull. Anyhow, they landed the tuna of some sort, I moved ahead to look and got held back. They told me, one of those will snap a leg bone. They clubbed it.
It always amazes me how many people swim next to a fishing pier for this reason. It is a feeding station.
We used to do Clearwater years ago. It changed. We started heading South. You can still get some decent laid back places between Clearwater and St. Pete in places like Indian Rocks Beach but even that has changed. Went fishing out of John's Pass for years. Last 10 years were spent in Sanibel. It is painful what Ian did to that place as it was one of the last non-overly commercialized destinations.
Head to The Keys once a year to do some real fishing. As you know it is far better than anywhere else in FL. Can get to deep water quickly and have caught some amazing fish. When we head back to the dock the mates always feed nurse sharks which causes a crowd.
Most shark attacks are Bull Sharks. They are aggressive and hang out in shallow water, brackish water, and even fresh water. They remind me of dogs in that they will try anything, even if not on the menu.
THAT, I would like to see. The owl bit.
Where at in Costa Rica?
East Toledo, right? They show up along the lakeshore. If I hear of a Snowy around Maumee Bay I'll post it.
We spent half the week in the rainforest by Arenal Volcano and the other half at Tamarindo Beach.
I'll look it up. We've put Iceland away for a while.
We loved it. There’s so much to do there and the people in the country were all really friendly. Can’t wait to go back.
Thanks. That would be worth the drive out to Oregon. If it's in East Toledo, it's food.
Would you mind pm me more details? Took a trip out west and we basically followed a trip posted on internet.
BIG Thanks!
I'd love to hear if you end up going!
No kidding, it was one of the best trips we've taken. If you don't mind me asking, "out west" where?
Not at all. Flew into Vegas, spent the night. Rented big SUV.
Quite a trip!
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