The pic looks cosy enough but Ive actually seen one of these monsters (about that healey size) come right up to the surface beside an 18' abalone boat off Julia Percy Is. in Vic.
Made me rethink my previously care less attitude to surfing, diving etc ever since.
Body language or otherwise they are seriously scary mofu's in the flesh.
I wouldnt pull that stunt in a fit.
Not cool - just crazy.

SlicerDicer said...

imgur.com/gallery/hofX0

Ok seriously guys this is got to be a Australian ya? I mean I know South Africans are crazy but I cannot see this. What you think? I would put in shark thread but the shark thread is locked.

Those chompers at that size are just ready to go

actually i wouldnt be surprised if this was south african.. my old man used to do it all the time as a kid, not specifically GW's but a fair few breeds he's caught like that. Sharks apart from 1 breed I think, can not bite their own tails so the trick is to walk up behind them grab them by the tail pinch it between your knees so it cant roll out or thrash out then waddle backwards to dry land.

anyone ever see that other free diver that was playing with the two 4 - 5 m whites like 2 years ago?

Charl dv said...
anyone ever see that other free diver that was playing with the two 4 - 5 m whites like 2 years ago?

click on ry's link in the 2nd post

I love that someone wrote "looks like a Good white shark".

Mark Healy is a nutcase.

That's just up the road from here Lurch, I didn't need to know that!

You're still not helping Lurch, I was considering kayaking out and around the back of both islands tomorrow morning.

Anyone got a Gopro I can mount under the kayak...?

Charl dv said...

wdric said...

Charl dv said...
anyone ever see that other free diver that was playing with the two 4 - 5 m whites like 2 years ago?

click on ry's link in the 2nd post

not sure if that one there is the same one or not. there were two big whites circling the dude and he would gently touch them and just chill out for agggges. video got pulled from the net after a couple weeks

Hey Charl,

I'm thinking this is what you are after.

http://www.livevideo.com/video/4B091D23A92043A9BF98432BC27A1B8B/swimming-with-great-whites.aspx

or this..



Cheers,

DM

Sir V said...

Ohlalah.. that's a big set of balls..

Ouch

Yep would take a big double dose of courage to do that

I wonder if the shark can sence the racing hart beat

C'mon, we all know its just Chuck Norris sneaking off for a quiet holiday away from the publicity and limelight.

Relieved to know that every GW within 100 sqkm heading for this feast....prob. all eaten by now. Nothing better than knowing the animals are well fed.

AKSonline said...

Hey Nick,

I have a video I shot "up North" a while ago which probably shows what happened to the whale you photographed.

Enjoy!

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DM

Holy jaysus that is an awesome video.
I'm never going kiting again.