Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

     

Left Nav S-B Home FAQ Members List S-B on Facebook Arcade WEAX Tides Buoys Calendar Today's Posts Right Nav

Left Container Right Container
 

Go Back   Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating » Main Forum » StriperTalk!

StriperTalk! All things Striper

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-13-2014, 01:34 PM   #1
Mike P
Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
iTrader: (0)
 
Mike P's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,164
Quote:
Originally Posted by fcap60 View Post
Anyone watching shark week on DSG ? I just watched the episode where they track Great Whites from Chatham to Truro. The huge shark was close to shore in most of its travels. In some cases in only 3' feet of water. You can see the swimmers and surfers in the background. Who knows what happens at night time or how much time they spend chasing and eating seals, and other things. Who would have known ??
Luckily for the swimmers, those whites have a single thing on their tiny minds---seals.

As far as the surfer who was bitten goes, I think he was laying on his board and paddling it with his hands and feet. Three guesses what he looked like from underneath.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
Mike P is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-13-2014, 02:02 PM   #2
FishermanTim
Registered User
iTrader: (0)
 
FishermanTim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
Posts: 4,152
When you compare the number of confirmed shark attacts, you find that Great Whites are not #1 when it comes to fatalities.
Great Whites have killed people, but as a result of blood loss. (Usually as they are being treated by emergency personnel)

The real killers are the tiger and bull sharks.
These are the ones that people always forget to watch out for.

Sure, GWs put on spectacular aerial displays when attacking seals, but they usually hit from below.

Tigers and Bulls will come from the side, and have no problem eating whatever they can put in their mouths.

GWs prefer seal and whale blubber, as it has a higher fat content and provides more energy for their metobolism. We just don't taste that good to them, which is why almost every GW attack was probably a "taste-test" bite. Once they realize we aren't seals, they let go.

I am a legend in my own mind!
FishermanTim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-14-2014, 12:52 PM   #3
Raven
........
iTrader: (0)
 
Raven's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
Blog Entries: 1
Quote:
Originally Posted by FishermanTim View Post
The real killers are the tiger and bull sharks.
These are the ones that people always forget to watch out for.
.

GWs prefer seal and whale blubber, as it has a higher fat content and provides more energy for their metabolism.
Same as Bears when fattening up for hibernation will peel and eat salmon skin and discard the rest (to the delight of seagulls) until
they arrive at enough fat reserved to get them thru the winter.

an interesting fact i heard on the louisiana shark show last night
was that BULL sharks have a higher testosterone level of anything
else on the planet making them the most ferocious beat of ALL.

now i'm not as ascared of Brahma BuLLS
Raven is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-14-2014, 01:52 PM   #4
FishermanTim
Registered User
iTrader: (0)
 
FishermanTim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
Posts: 4,152
Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven View Post
.....an interesting fact i heard on the louisiana shark show last night
was that BULL sharks have a higher testosterone level of anything
else on the planet making them the most ferocious beat of ALL....
I guess you ain't been wrastlin' with tiger-moms at walmart on black friday?

I am a legend in my own mind!
FishermanTim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-14-2014, 03:40 PM   #5
JackK
Not Jack
iTrader: (0)
 
JackK's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Other Cape
Posts: 1,239
Here's an interesting graphic.

http://ripetungi.com/shark-attack/

Too much cool work being done with sharks to promote the bogus crap that discovery puts on TV. Lost all respect after Megalodon and Mermaids (ap). Does a "TOP TEN DEADLIEST SHARKS" show do anything decent? Nah.

I like that line, Shark Weak

And yes the irony of my avatar is not lost on me
JackK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-14-2014, 05:22 PM   #6
Raven
........
iTrader: (0)
 
Raven's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
Blog Entries: 1
Quote:
Originally Posted by FishermanTim View Post
I guess you ain't been wrastlin' with tiger-moms at walmart on black friday?
not being able to stand in Lines has it's advantages -Lol
Raven is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:49 AM.


Powered by vBulletin. Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Please use all necessary and proper safety precautions. STAY SAFE Striper Talk Forums
Copyright 1998-20012 Striped-Bass.com