Great White takes seal near Race Point - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Sweetwater · 08-24-2010, 09:10 AM

A tourist got some pictures of a great white nailing a seal between Race Point and Head of the Meadow.

Seal attacked by great white shark - Boston.com

BigFish · 08-24-2010, 09:13 AM

Its a great start!

PRBuzz · 08-24-2010, 09:29 AM

Only 10-15 THOUSAND to go!

Thumper · 08-24-2010, 09:41 AM

I wish I was there to see that. That has to be intense.
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ivanputski · 08-24-2010, 02:07 PM

NO MERCY!!!

Raven · 08-24-2010, 03:24 PM

they need to be given the munchies

flyvice11787 · 08-24-2010, 03:53 PM

I think it's great that close to 500 people on Facebook liked it

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JohnnyD · 08-24-2010, 04:02 PM

Those pictures might be the sexiest thing I've seen all week.

tattoobob · 08-24-2010, 04:34 PM

I want to see that first hand, there is about 6 to 10 miles between Race Point and Head of the Meadow I wonder where along that stretch it happened

2na · 08-24-2010, 06:10 PM

From what I heard it was close to the seal colony at High Head, but I'll find out from the rangers when I get down Friday. It hit at high water in the close beach corridor most of the seals use to travel north-south (10-15 yards off of the beach), not right at the colony. From the pics it appears to be a female and not one of the bulls (the bulls are the prime fish stealers) and if that is true I figure it was in the 300-350 lbs range. And if it is true that the kill was close to the colony I'll bet that shark is floating around in that area looking for targets of opportunity, so I would expect the next one will be in that same area. That means that when I want to kill time during the day I'm going to High Head to hang out and tempt seals to stop to take a look at me.

Each day in the early afternoon a train of seals leave the colony and begins the journey up to the campers to feed on the carcasses the camper guys throw into the sea after they get in from the day's fishing. My guess is that Jaws stalked a single seal that was running the route and it stopped to inspect the tourists who took the pics, oblivious to the presence of the shark. That is why they had a front row seat and were able to get such great pics. If they had a dog with them the seal definitely would have stopped for a long look.

One of the old timers who back in the day had the privelege of shooting them for the bounty on the noses says they are quick learners to danger (he said if you shoot a couple word quickly gets around the colony and they'll all stay far away from you). I've entertained thoughts of making up a fin cutout and floating it in front of me.

The seals were conspicuously absent from their normal feeding stations on Friday AM.

bloocrab · 08-24-2010, 06:28 PM

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From the pics it appears to be a female ...

.....out of pure curiosity, which of those 9 pictures dictates it being a female?

Telling the difference between male and female bluecrabs is easy....the females have the bigger V...........

2na · 08-24-2010, 06:39 PM

Pic 8 - the bulls have a head like a 5 gallon bucket, and for that reason they are also known as horsehead seals. That is either a female or an immature male.

Pic 8 is fantastic - right after the initial hit, blood in the wake, not dead from hemorrhage yet. Chronologically, that definitely has to be their 1st pic. Those tourists must have messed their pants - they got the full show. Good job keeping the camera steady.

Raider Ronnie · 08-24-2010, 07:15 PM

Nice to see some good reading on this site !

bigbuck28 · 08-24-2010, 07:29 PM

Wish it would happen more

JohnnyD · 08-24-2010, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 2na

One of the old timers who back in the day had the privelege of shooting them for the bounty on the noses says they are quick learners to danger (he said if you shoot a couple word quickly gets around the colony and they'll all stay far away from you). I've entertained thoughts of making up a fin cutout and floating it in front of me.

The seals were conspicuously absent from their normal feeding stations on Friday AM.

Explains how 20,000 seals learned so quickly to pop up and stalk the waters in front of a lone surfcaster waiting for an easy meal.

If they learn danger pretty quick, then it's about time I start my target practice with 5oz bank sinkers. We'll see how a handful of those to the forehead learn them.

Slipknot · 08-24-2010, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

If they learn danger pretty quick, then it's about time I start my target practice with 5oz bank sinkers. We'll see how a handful of those to the forehead learn them.

that may not turn out how you'd like it

just ask KarlF

he bonked one once(huge horsehead seal) and it looked around at them and rushed the shore pissed off

SurfCaster413 · 08-24-2010, 11:10 PM

Wow thats crazy how close that was to shore. I dont think ill be wading out to far this fall there.

MAKAI · 08-25-2010, 12:06 AM

I would have paid a thousand dollars to video that.

Islander77 · 08-25-2010, 12:44 AM

Still say a pack of Orca would be effin phenomanal..... But none the less that represents the best kind of seal... A dead one....

Raven · 08-25-2010, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MAKAI

I would have paid a thousand dollars to video that.

Never been a fan of sharks because of the way they look....at ya

"And, you know, the thing about a shark... he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be living... until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then... ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin'. The ocean turns red, and despite all the poundin' and the hollerin', they all come in and they... rip you to pieces."
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But when it comes to eating seals I LOVE them.... i have never liked seals .....and i think of them as giant mushy BUGS.I hate bugs.

but, if it ate a 350 pound female that's one less breeder -
so that has to be a pretty big Great while... i wonder how long it takes to digest that big glob of oily meat....

should be like a McDonalds Slider... slips right out

MAKAI · 08-25-2010, 07:16 AM

Generally people are wired for aesthetic values.
If seals didn't look like earless Labs and say looked like giant swimming cockroaches even the Earthy Crunchie enviro terrorist would be shooting them.

2na · 08-25-2010, 07:51 AM

tell you what Bobby, when you are down in a couple of weeks we'll spend some quality time at HH with some littlenecks and see if we can distract the seals so we can see it up close. Bring your camera, and I'll only charge $500.

Luthier · 08-25-2010, 08:35 AM

Had a "greenie" (environmentalist) in the shop yesterday. Started talking about the seals and her take was "how cute".

I started to explain that environmentalists complain about the high bacteria count from shorelined houses and close beaches because of it. I then explained that with the thousands of seals around, especially around Chatham (which is where she is from), imagine what the bacteria count is with that many seals in a small area and people are in the water nearby. Then explained that with that many seals, come the whites because of the food source. Then explained that if the whites are going that far north along the outer beaches, it won't belong for them to figure they have a shortcut through the canal into the bay for a summer residence.

Her response to this was "I never thought about it to that degree"

"Greenies", ya gotta love em

JohnnyD · 08-25-2010, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 2na

tell you what Bobby, when you are down in a couple of weeks we'll spend some quality time at HH with some littlenecks and see if we can distract the seals so we can see it up close. Bring your camera, and I'll only charge $500.

Sounds to me like we should kite some bluefish from shore.

Forget mounting a cooler rack on the front of a truck, mount a fighting chair with a Penn 130. Liveline a bluefish with some big tuna hooks buried in its gut and hold on tight.