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3rd shark attack

#1 Postby JTD » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:16 pm

Boca Grande, Fla

On CNN now. 19 year old tourist minor bite in good condition. Thank god.
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#2 Postby Brent » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:40 pm

All those attacked in the last week have been teenagers.

Hmmmm....
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#3 Postby PurdueWx80 » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:48 pm

Brent wrote:All those attacked in the last week have been teenagers.

Hmmmm....


Troublemakers! Kidding...maybe it has something to do with teens being more willing to take the risk of going into deeper waters or something. Hmm...wonder what's provoking this...must be a lack of natural food or something.
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#4 Postby feederband » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:48 pm

Brent wrote:All those attacked in the last week have been teenagers.

Hmmmm....



daaaa da.....daaaa da..... daaaa.da.....daa da da da da da da da ! :eek:
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#5 Postby wxcrazytwo » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:54 pm

could it be the hot waters??
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#6 Postby Brent » Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:01 pm

feederband wrote:
Brent wrote:All those attacked in the last week have been teenagers.

Hmmmm....



daaaa da.....daaaa da..... daaaa.da.....daa da da da da da da da ! :eek:


LOL!! I was waiting for that. :lol:
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#7 Postby Brent » Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:02 pm

PurdueWx80 wrote:
Brent wrote:All those attacked in the last week have been teenagers.

Hmmmm....


Troublemakers! Kidding...maybe it has something to do with teens being more willing to take the risk of going into deeper waters or something. Hmm...wonder what's provoking this...must be a lack of natural food or something.


For the fatal attack over last weekend they said the shark likely mistook the girl as food... or she was near fish which the shark was targeting.

In the boy's attack on Monday, since he was fishing with bait, they believe the shark took aim at him for that reason.
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#8 Postby TexasStooge » Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:12 pm

There's gotta be something driving the sharks to the Gulf of Mexico.
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#9 Postby feederband » Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:17 pm

TexasStooge wrote:There's gotta be something driving the sharks to the Gulf of Mexico.


They have always been their. I've done fishing on both coast. I've caught more and bigger sharks in the gulf....
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#10 Postby hurricanedude » Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:48 pm

you know what? why is it such big news when sharks attack people, last time I checked, sharks lived in water, thus when we, as humans venture into there homes (the water) well, we get what we deserve dont we. If someone broke into your home, you would attack too, wouldnt you? God made fishies to live in the sea, man on land....you do the math!
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#11 Postby Cookiely » Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:30 pm

My brother just got back from a vacation aboard a catamaran. They had engine trouble and were docking at various unfamiliar islands trying to find a part. One morning about seven, my brother dived in the water to swim to the island. He looked back to get his bearings between the ship and land and there were four sharks closing in on him. He barely made it to land. They would not leave so he starting chucking rocks at them. He said he wanted to stun one and throw him on land so he could kill it and have them prepare a meal. My sister in law was on the ship and saw him chucking rocks and didn't know what was going on. The birds on the island starting dive bombing my brother. Finally the sharks left and he swam back to the ship. He's got guts, I would never have gotten back in the water. They went snorkling that afternoon. He told me that the hurricanes destroyed the sandbars and that the sharks wouldn't normally come so close to shore. A volcano erupted and they got to see ash falling (it wasn't fun but interesting).
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#12 Postby USCG_Hurricane_Watcher » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:02 pm

TexasStooge wrote:There's gotta be something driving the sharks to the Gulf of Mexico.


When I was stationed in St. Pete, I found out that the offshore area of Egmont Key is one of several prime spawning grounds for several species of sharks, including bull sharks...was always a bit cautious when swimming at St. Pete Beach or Ft. DeSoto...
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#13 Postby Cookiely » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:24 pm

TexasStooge wrote:There's gotta be something driving the sharks to the Gulf of Mexico.

I wonder if the sharks like the extra warm waters we are having this year?
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#14 Postby hurricanedude » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:28 pm

its not the warm water...its the fresh juicy human meat they crave
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#15 Postby feederband » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:50 pm

USCG_Hurricane_Watcher wrote:
TexasStooge wrote:There's gotta be something driving the sharks to the Gulf of Mexico.


When I was stationed in St. Pete, I found out that the offshore area of Egmont Key is one of several prime spawning grounds for several species of sharks, including bull sharks...was always a bit cautious when swimming at St. Pete Beach or Ft. DeSoto...


Ft. Desoto pier is one of my favorite overnite shark fising areas.
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#16 Postby hurricanedude » Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:05 pm

shark fishing???? Hell, I would eat you too!!
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#17 Postby sunny » Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:57 pm

I won't be going in the Gulf when I go to Destin this week :eek:
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