Extra Sharky

Simple ... They have been allowed to overpopulate due to recreational catch limits and commercial fishing bans...and as far as I know they are not hunted my any marine life I'm aware of

 

I thinks its high time for the sharks to form a government (democracy preferably) and start putting restrictions on humaning.

They could select certain species of humans to go after for recreation. Similar to what we do with them, but maybe they could just pick off the fats, and kooks.

Thoughts?

 

saw three sharks in one 30 minute session huge dorsal fins. been the sharkyist year ever. best part aboot it was they were all in 2-3 feet of water the shallows....not where i was surfing. (hint) why more swimmers get attacked than anyone.

 

"Ma's coming round to put it back the way it outta be"

 

I'll add another data point for OCNJ... I (and everyone within twenty yards of me) saw two fins/sharks in one morning earlier this week. There was a lot of splashing maybe turning or thrashing. They are clearly feeding on whatever is running now.. bluefish? I've also been seeing lots of what I think are blues jumping out of the water lately.

 

Saw a FB post the other day about these kids in OCMD who caught about a 6 foot shark, fishing. The person who put the pics up made it seem bad in OC. "These kids just casted their line out and caught this!! People better be very careful in the ocean!!". I commented and said, "First of all, look at the rod, you do not cast that type of rid. Second, the kid has a fighting belt on. The bait was probably paddled out using a kayak or small boat. These kids were not just casting their little fishing pole out for guppies.". Someone later commented on how they did kayak a tuna head way out.

 

id lmao if everyone in the lineup got out cuz they saw a shark

 

Well done amigo.

 

I second TLo's praise.

 

Already posted my dorsal moments in another tread, but AI wild side has been a lotta grey suits in conference calls.

Got cruised by a good sized dorsal a coupla weeks ago out there. The fin was gliding along in the trough between me & the beach. Def not a sandbar shark. As someone else noted, they do seem to be working closer to the shore. Whatever that's worth.

 

When the bait is running, and the water is murky, I call it spooky water. You know they're out there, and you don't want to be mistaken for a fish while paddling. You can lay flat on your board between sets, and surf like you have no leash so you don't fall, but that's when it's good to be in a crowded line up. The odds are in your favoure. If you are a body boarder/sponger on the other hand, that must really suck. I would probably not go out unless the water was at least semi-clear if there was lots of bait. Unless it was epic. It's a tough one to call. If the ocean calls me, I go.

 

I wold be worried about my weiner if I was a sponger. Bwahahahaha

 

Yep. Good for the friggen sharks.

 

your spoiled with that palm beach blue. we got carolina brown round here. shark will bite you in the ass before you even know its there.

 

I think the shark population is due to SI banning Shart Hunter from the forum. He went in to a deep depression after that and hasn't hunted a single shark since.

 

Brah if you see a fin youre chillin. Its the shark that you dont see that will getcha.

 

huge numbers of bunker inshore lately.

 

True. But when I go up to Hobe Sound, or New Smyrna, I swear I can almost hear the Jaws theme song as I'm waiting for the next set. Especially Hobe Sound wildlife refuge. Spoooooky water. Big sharks. Indian mounds. I remember in the 70s and early 80s, tripping and surfing there just to really feel the vibe.

 

Yes there are. I was out a few days ago and there was miles of bunker with threshers and dolphins feeding on them