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08-02-2010, 01:04 PM
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Chatham Great Whites
Have any of you dragged a neoprene cut out of a seal pup behind the boat off of Chatham? I was thinking it would be good entertainment right off the surf line.
After Watching "Shark Week" on TV I thought this might be fun.
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08-02-2010, 01:21 PM
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Better yet put a hook in it!
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08-02-2010, 03:24 PM
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even better....stick a few plovers on it!  |
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08-03-2010, 06:07 AM
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I just can't get over some of the reports.
The behavior below is wild to think about. If it's isolated it's interesting, if it's not, it's amazing to think of a great white rushing the shallows like a killer whale for a seal.
Cape Cod Shark Hunters - Home
"July 20, 2010 - George Breen sights 15 foot great white shark stalking seals south of Lighthouse Beach on the Eastern side of Cape Cod. In a failed attempt to attack a seal, the shark beached itself in shallow water but was able to turn around and swim back out to sea." |
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08-03-2010, 08:38 AM
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We should start a movement to irradicate the seal population for the greater good of all man kind. God knows how many poor bathers will be chopped to pieces by "all" those sharks. Then we can make a killing on seal skin coats when they come back in fashion. That and I hear tell from the eskimos that seal blubber is "Good Eats".
There another problem solved  |
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08-03-2010, 09:01 AM
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I was down there for a week on vacation. The air traffic is incredible. spotter planes, helicopters etc. The boat traffic off south beach is amazing as well as the crowds on the beach. Chatham is booming.
But they better be careful, those creatures have been very selective in just picking of seals so far. At some point someone will get crushed out there and it will be real bad for business.
"And I'm not going to stand here and see that thing cut open and have that little Kitner boy spill out all over the dock."  |
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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08-03-2010, 09:37 AM
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on one special on Great whites they were saying that this shark isn't just a reactionary to stimuli type hunter but more like a premeditated killer who skillfully plans every detail of the hunt down to a science.
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08-03-2010, 09:47 AM
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What was that!?!
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that might be so but
From watching Great White Expedition on NGC they take a floating piece of meat just like a blue shark. Just ALOT bigger.
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Originally Posted by Raven
on one special on Great whites they were saying that this shark isn't just a reactionary to stimuli type hunter but more like a premeditated killer who skillfully plans every detail of the hunt down to a science.
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08-03-2010, 10:22 AM
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oh agreed Mr. Hunters... throw in blood
a chunk of meat and their instincts kick in...
they are just not so stupid ..........was my point.....
they'll target younger seals because they haven't learned
a special evasive maneuver of reversing direction in a millisecond
and bouncing off their teeth like the adult seas have.
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08-03-2010, 12:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
Have any of you dragged a neoprene cut out of a seal pup behind the boat off of Chatham? I was thinking it would be good entertainment right off the surf line.
After Watching "Shark Week" on TV I thought this might be fun.
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That was a great episode. I kept waiting for them to experiment by dragging a full wetsuit to see if the sharks would attack humans. Missed opportunity.
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DZ
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"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
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08-03-2010, 01:08 PM
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What was that!?!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
they are just not so stupid ..........was my point.....
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and for what stupid there is, they make up with rows of serrated teeth!  |
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08-03-2010, 01:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DZ
That was a great episode. I kept waiting for them to experiment by dragging a full wetsuit to see if the sharks would attack humans. Missed opportunity.
DZ
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Think I saw the same a few months back, big neoprene "boat" in shape of seal that was pummeled by a shark. I think wetsuit test has merit |
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08-03-2010, 03:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete_G
I just can't get over some of the reports.
The behavior below is wild to think about. If it's isolated it's interesting, if it's not, it's amazing to think of a great white rushing the shallows like a killer whale for a seal.
Cape Cod Shark Hunters - Home
"July 20, 2010 - George Breen sights 15 foot great white shark stalking seals south of Lighthouse Beach on the Eastern side of Cape Cod. In a failed attempt to attack a seal, the shark beached itself in shallow water but was able to turn around and swim back out to sea." |
How long before we hear reports of "land sharks"?
But seriously, sharks have long known when and where to find their prey. How this information is passed down is anyone's guess, but the sharks seem to know when the young inexperienced prey are about to hit the water and they'll be there waiting. How do tiger sharks know when the fledgling albatross/boobies are ready to try flying?
How to whites know when seal pups are going to venture out?
As for partially beaching themselves, it's not accidental. They are playing the hunch that the seal will stumble during it's first steps in the surf, giving the shark/whale that extra chance to grab them. |
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08-19-2010, 12:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete_G
I just can't get over some of the reports.
The behavior below is wild to think about. If it's isolated it's interesting, if it's not, it's amazing to think of a great white rushing the shallows like a killer whale for a seal.
Cape Cod Shark Hunters - Home
"July 20, 2010 - George Breen sights 15 foot great white shark stalking seals south of Lighthouse Beach on the Eastern side of Cape Cod. In a failed attempt to attack a seal, the shark beached itself in shallow water but was able to turn around and swim back out to sea." |
Last year the whites came right into Chatham harbors.. Cruising threw the seals are hiding inside hoping the bars will save em... Now the downfall not just whale and seal watching trips now people wanna see great whites.... I still say I WANNA SEE ORCA show up....  |
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08-19-2010, 09:29 PM
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Orca! Orca! Orca!
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08-25-2010, 01:44 PM
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A family witnesses a shark attack a seal off a beach in Massachusetts
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