shark spoted off westport

[Goose]

Heard this on the radio. Fisherman spots shark about a mile out the mouth of Westport river, Hoarse neck beach closed for about an hour this morning....now suit up and get back out there.

[Clammer]

25 YEARS AGO

I use to hook up with them in 15 -20' of water off Gooseberry while Tautog & cod fishing in the fall .

they were wat =y too large to do anything with ;

one came out from under the boat > a 16" wooden bristol . & grabbed a Tog ,,, we alllllllllllllll saw that one ... was well over 10'

[eskimo]

Saw that as well. Time to install some monkey bars to my prefered rocks.
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[bloocrab]

No worries.........we played a game of 9-ball......he pocketed the 9 out of turn and thought the game was over......he's off to join his buddies on the cape.

.......lube that body up and slip on a glove, that is IF you still surf fish.

[Raven]

there's plenty of them that are Never seen

[Saltheart]

Originally Posted by Raven

there's plenty of them that are Never seen

My guess is there are 1000 out there within 5 miles of shore for every one you see

[Brian L]

He's on his way to Redlite's rock..

[a4scoot]

The same year "Jaws" came out we went for a small plane ride along the south coast of RI & noticed the large shapes in the 2nd wave along Misquamicut! I have not been in the water voluntarily since! I remember trolling a 12" pogie and loosing 6' of 60lb mono in the same area. Sharks in the local waters are not new theres just more people to see them.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by a4scoot

Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,totally worn out, shouting, ' Holy sh!t... What a Ride!!

That's great! A4Scoot - short for a Scooter Driver?

Apparently the All Clear has been giving and the beaches are open but we know why RL has been traveling . Now I know why he tells me to get a wetsuit, he'll no problem swimming faster than me.

[Saltheart]

They let people go in up to their wastes. I thought most shark attacks happen in waste deep water?????

[Peterjay]

Jeez, a shark was spotted in the ocean? Now there's a piece of enlightening news. I'll bet reporters all over the country are being canned for missing this story. Ain't the Information Age wonderful?

[redlite]

Yeah, but the thing is the water is hovering around 77 degrees. Its bath water. Gonna really have to swim even faster now from rock to rock......

[piemma]

Originally Posted by redlite

Yeah, but the thing is the water is hovering around 77 degrees. Its bath water. Gonna really have to swim even faster now from rock to rock......

Mikey:
When I heard the shark report, the first person I thought of was you.

[Back Beach]

Word has it they captured a shark and its stomach contents contained a black vs200 and a tin of mint skoal.

[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by redlite

Yeah, but the thing is the water is hovering around 77 degrees. Its bath water. Gonna really have to swim even faster now from rock to rock......

...you're always welcome to come make the trip over and stand out 100 yards in the middle of nowhere,,, awaiting that football-like tackle that will push you about 20 feet before it realizes you're not a seal and releases it's piercing grip.. to only return and attack you again due to all the blood spewing out from the previous attack. Hopefully he'll tear the piece off so you don't feel it flapping in the water...you wouldn't want any eel slime getting in the wound, it may get infected.


I must say though, I do find myself thinking more and more about my surroundings and what's lurking around me. Sure, they've always been out there.......but with all this publicity lately, the thought seems to find it's way to the forefront. I even find myself eye-balling the water behind my hooked fish to see if anything is following the fish back to me........sure, it would be like getting hit by lightning.......but I seem to be hearing more and more of that too. I've already been bumped in the night before while standing far out in east bumF*yk, and let me tell ya......it's not comforting.

For those of you who venture out far beyond the first set of rollers, beware...,,, I mean be-safe.....................I mean ,,, play golf instead.

[redlite]

And as the great one always said "once you go in the water past your knees, you are now part of the food chain"

[BigFish]

Originally Posted by Peterjay

Jeez, a shark was spotted in the ocean? Now there's a piece of enlightening news. I'll bet reporters all over the country are being canned for missing this story. Ain't the Information Age wonderful?

Thinking the same thing Peter! WTF!! Its like..."A Grizzly Bear was spotted in the forest!!!"..........come on people!

[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

......For those of you who venture out far beyond the first set of rollers, ........

...and for those who don't, ...beware the killer peri-winklers and leg-locking rag-sea-weed!!!

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by redlite

Yeah, but the thing is the water is hovering around 77 degrees. Its bath water. Gonna really have to swim even faster now from rock to rock......

Which kind of points away from the SE Mass sharks being Great Whites.

For all we know, the lifeguard could have seen a dorsal from a smooth doggie.

More likely a brown or dusky if it was 6' or longer.

Many scientists now suspect a bull shark, rather than a GW, in the fatal 1936 attack off Mattapoisett.

[redcrbbr]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

Hopefully he'll tear the piece off so you don't feel it flapping in the water...you wouldn't want any eel slime getting in the wound, it may get infected.

infections are not to taken lightly and very easily could become serious hopefully the shark uses floss

[MAC]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

They let people go in up to their wastes. I thought most shark attacks happen in waste deep water?????

Yup, a shark can kill ya in 3' of water.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

........................I mean ,,, play golf instead.

then you'll probably only encounter a "tiger" shark
but watch out ......they know how to duck a club.

[striperman36]

Couldn't find Willie out there today. Very few people at Horseneck though, water was 72', yellow eyed deevils every where.

[ridler72]

Maybe it ate all those bones.

[striperman36]

must have, Dr. Bones was taking a few appointments. I drove up on several sightings but the office closed before I got there saw one hookup, thee rest was yellow eyed deevils

PB everywhere

[StriperZ]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

...you're always welcome to come make the trip over and stand out 100 yards in the middle of nowhere,,, awaiting that football-like tackle that will push you about 20 feet before it realizes you're not a seal and releases it's piercing grip.. to only return and attack you again due to all the blood spewing out from the previous attack. Hopefully he'll tear the piece off so you don't feel it flapping in the water...you wouldn't want any eel slime getting in the wound, it may get infected.


I must say though, I do find myself thinking more and more about my surroundings and what's lurking around me. Sure, they've always been out there.......but with all this publicity lately, the thought seems to find it's way to the forefront. I even find myself eye-balling the water behind my hooked fish to see if anything is following the fish back to me........sure, it would be like getting hit by lightning.......but I seem to be hearing more and more of that too. I've already been bumped in the night before while standing far out in east bumF*yk, and let me tell ya......it's not comforting.

For those of you who venture out far beyond the first set of rollers, beware...,,, I mean be-safe.....................I mean ,,, play golf instead.

Palpable, visceral, and a very horrible thought.

I decided the only way to be on the water was in a boat was when I saw a large dead shark wash ashore (Newcombs hollow, wellfleet, ma 1972) as a kid and all the parents said that the shark drifted far and none were in the waters there. An old fisherman turned around and said that 100s of sharks were out there in the water. If we see this one, then there are at least one hundred right offshore. I have never gone deeper than my knees in any water sharks might be in since then.