Just about to go the chrissy lunch, w8n for the parents...

I am so glad I finally learnt to get up on my board this morning; reading all these shark stories in places I go!. I must've been a big lure for the past 3 weeks body dragging, and WHAT? GWs at fingal spit? I spent 3 hours bodydragging there on the 21st...

Well... at least this may serve as motivation for me to STAY on my board and possibly go faster hehe...

Have a great christmas everyone!

i had the pleasure of seeing two sharkies today out at narrabeen.

Been kiting most of the day and first saw a little shark about a metre long.
then later when i was almost finished up.. saw one about 2 metres long.. they were just crusing around with their fins out..

she was swimming in ningaloo i think or someplace and she was pretty far out...

they then swam around a point into a lagoon and went onto the beach then they turned around and saw a massive tiger shark..2-3 meters that had been swimming behind them the whole time.




i have another one but about dolphins....we were fishing in a dinghy at augusta when we saw a massive pack of dolphins come to where we were fishing .........

then they started fishing....it was amazing ...they would seriously start plaining at around 20nots looking food

You didn't happen to be about 8 when Jaws came out in the movies were you? cause ever since then i keep thinkin the dam things are gonna jump out at me throught the shower plug hole!

Uber said...

Thanks all! Specially Dr Andy!, Great to hear some expert advice. That zen/jedi mind trick will be very usefull against the muncher if I ever encounter one.

Dont get me wrong guys thanks for your concern but Im not totally paranoid about these sharkies, im just very interested in other peoples experiences with them. I think that now it is Winter and the wind is really crappy I like to hear stories thats all.

When im out I never worry about them. Im more conerned about getting better at the sport.

Anyway thanks for your input and keep the stories coming!!

I cant wait for Friday -20knt Southerly!!!!

Heya!

Saw a mini shark today off Swanbourne, WA.

First one I formally identify in 4 years of kiting. I initialy saw a fin 15 m in front of me and I thought that it was a dolphin as I saw two dolphins a few days ago, but then the fin looked very different to a dolphin's one and when I passed at 2 m from it, i could see the little beast and the little vicious head

It was tiny, probably around 1.5 m long, but I would not like being tasted by it.

It did not end the session, nor the jumping...

No idea what type of shark it was. i m not a shark expert.

Now I believe that sharks exist...

Fred

sheez! just saw the news of the shark attatck on yahoo news now.
that sucks big time!
condolences to the family

shark bite tryed to put pics on here but ended up in kitesurfing photos

I think he might take up kiting now as well.Have 3 sons 15 he kites,18,22 & me 43 most days there is at least one of us in the water at any time!Seems ok about going back in the water again when it heals.There were at least 60 people in the water that day also same amount the next day when we surfed it ,My 15 year old and I felt strange but we had too.Brought them up on the beach life - surf,kite,tow-ins live 2 streets from beach to hard to change now! hopefuly.

Does anyone have any good shark recipes?

Great white shark 'in lake'

Arjun Ramachandran
July 9, 2008 - 4:46PM

Police issued a warning today after a seven-metre great white shark was reportedly netted and freed in a Central Coast lake.

A commercial fisherman reported to police that he netted the monster in waters at a popular school holiday vacation spot at Tuggerah Lake.

The fisherman reported snaring the seven-metre shark in nets he had cast off Canton Beach, at the northern end of the lake about 5.30am today.

"He claimed that he actually caught the shark in his net and the shark came up and started thrashing about, and hit his boat,'' said Chief Inspector Tim Winmill said.

"He said it was bigger than his boat - he's got an 18-foot boat and he said it would have been about 21 feet.

"Tuggerah Lakes is only about 12 kilometres long and five kilometres wide.

"It's not a big lake but it's a bloody big shark, if it's true.''

The shark was last seen heading south towards the middle of the lake, Chief Inspector Winmill said.

Mick Crowe, president of nearby Soldiers Beach Surf Club, expressed surprise there had been reports of a shark in the lake.

"That's quite bizarre if that's the case - Canton Beach is only ankle-deep water for the first 150 metres,'' he said.

But the Department of Primary Industries and the Fisheries Department both believed the fisherman's claims, Chief Inspector Winmill said.

"They believe he's a credible witness, he's been a commercial fisherman for a long time, he's well aware of species of sharks ... they don't have any reason to doubt the truthfulness of his allegation.''

The fisherman would not speak publicly about his encounter with the great white.

"He's adamant he doesn't want to speak to any form of media, he's an elderly gentleman who has a mistrust of the media,'' Chief Inspector Winmill said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/02/27/eashark127.xml

Sharkman can put sharks under a spell. Apparently on discovery channel

"In Sharkman Rutzen hopes to change attitudes by revealing sensitivity to the phenomenon called 'tonic immobility' when a shark falls into a kind of hypnotic trance after being inverted or touched on its head in a particular way."

Was working and missed this show on channel 7 about Bull Sharks! Anyone see it?
This is taken from the guys website. Nigel Marven http://www.nigelmarven.com/film.asp?id=15

Bull Sharks (2004)

Most people think that the great white shark is the world's deadliest shark- it's certainly true that it's the largest flesh-eating fish, and is responsible for most of the recorded shark attacks every year. However, the bull shark may actually pose more of a threat to us; it is found all over the world and can survive in freshwater, an incredible feat unmatched by virtually all other sharks. It is often found in shallow waters (the same place we like to swim) and is a proven man-eater. In this film I'm looking at the natural history of this beautiful shark and meeting scientists who are carrying out some amazing studies into its life cycle. I also met up with some people who have survived close-encounters with this fish, and highlight the fact that shark attacks are remarkably rare events- even an attack by the world's deadliest shark is one of the rarest events on the planet.

i love sharks there so cute

where can you buy the Dvd?