toikle Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 This is why there are caged swimming enclosures! Photo taken by one of my sisters friends at clontarf, right on the beach, shark was 1.5-2m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherman1994 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slabslinger Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Enough to make you think twice about wading in for extra casting length. Anyone guess what sort of shark is it though?? Very long fins and tail. Slabslinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) Looks like a Thresher to me - one was in Wallis Lake the other week, under the bridge, & the cops & MSB folk were getting everyone out of the water!!! Just be aware that this is the time that sharks come up into the estuaries to breed - some people & numerous pets have been taken in the 'Middle Harbour' area!! Anyone who wants a list of shark attacks over the years - pm me your email address & you can check out how many have been in Sydney Harbour!! It is current to this week You may think twice about swimming in some areas! Not that I want to scare anyone, BUT ........ do do, do do, do do Cheerio Roberta Edited December 18, 2009 by Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulthetaffy Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Doesn't surprise me at all. There's no way you'd ever get me in the water at Clontarf! I might even think twice about Balmoral now too!! When was that taken? Roberta, LOL! PM on it's way as I'm interested. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toikle Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Doesn't surprise me at all. There's no way you'd ever get me in the water at Clontarf! I might even think twice about Balmoral now too!! When was that taken? Roberta, LOL! PM on it's way as I'm interested. Paul taken on wednesday i believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 damn! thanks for sharing that, my kids and i often swim at clontarf and often people come up to me and warn me of the sharks that lurk the waters there. Ive never seen one myself but I will think twice about swimming there next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Geez thats a bit unnerving, I swim at clontarf a fair bit Doesnt look like a thresher, tail isnt long enough and the body doesnt seem round or stubby enough.....hard to pick maybe a large school shark?? Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
out n about Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 That's why I don't swim in the harbour I will PM you my email next time I'm in front off my comp Roberta n not on my BlackBerry lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hi all Previously, it was 2006 when I downloaded the file, so went hunting for the site I found it in & finally found it last night, so for those who are interested, here it is! (They update it as any shark attack is reported anywhere around the world & is up to date to last week, including the surfboat who's oar was bitten.) http://www.sharkattackfile.net/incidentlog.htm then click on: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE GSAF INCIDENT LOG AS A MICROSOFT EXCEL FILE It should download a file to your desktop, to open up. It would pay to make the writing a bit bigger as it is only 8 (Control A & make it 10 or 12) & widen the columns a bit more, too (put the cursor on the r/h edge of the very top line ..... when the cursor changes shape, hold the button down & drag it to the right til it is as wide as you want.) If you don't have Excel on your computer, email me & I should be able to send it to you as a PDF Cheerio Roberta Book mark the website so you can find it again, when you want it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Definately not a Thresher shark as their upper tail lobe length is between 75 to100% of their body length. The wispy looking dorsal fin has got me stumped. Love to find out which type of grinner it is. Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 There was video of this on channel 7 news last night. According to the reporter it might have been run over by a boat. Even still in the video footage some nutcase swum right up to within a metre of the shark, guy must have a death wish Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwineil Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Papers this morning saying similar (same?) shark at balmoral y'day (sat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 That would explain the tatty fin! Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinos22 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Hi guys thats crazy! My wife likes going to Harbour to places like Shark Beach lol......they dont call it Shark beach for no reason right lol i PMd you Roberta not realising you posted the info in the thread....apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff- Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 scary stuff hey, i saw a black stingray must have been 2 to 3 metres in diameter in just that depth of water at long reef. was up to my ankles checking out the boat ramp with a rock off to my left, looked again and the rock was much closer and had a nice long tail behind it, just about shit myself and got out of the water pretty quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I will have to be more careful when wading in he water- but they would probably spit me out anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Thanks Roberta, very informative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 grab your spears next time you go for a swim flake for dinner anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle ray Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) There was video of this on channel 7 news last night. According to the reporter it might have been run over by a boat. Even still in the video footage some nutcase swum right up to within a metre of the shark, guy must have a death wish Dan If that was the shark that was at balmoral on Sat. My brother was one of the people swimming with it. It had been run over by some yahoos in a tinny. One guy grabbed it by the tail and my brother went face to face with it under the water. He thinks it was a white as it had a very white underside. The Sun Herald called it for a thresher. He was stoked as he has always wanted to swim with a white, crazy sob. He said that the shark was in a bad way. Here is a video of the whole thing. Notice the white belly of the shark at 1.21 . The guy who grabbed it did have a death wish. My brother is the guy in the white boardies. http://vimeo.com/8272650 Other than that a neighbour of mine was nudged twice by what we think was a bull shark while yacking just near my mooring. He felt a whack on the bottom of his yak , then a few minutes later he was wacked again and saw a 6 ft shark swimming next to him. Edited December 22, 2009 by eagle ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigtempo Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 and people think yako,s are crazy for fishing on yaks when there in a shark enviroment ............ WELL how do u explain this guy swimming next to this shark ??????????????????????????????? at any time the shark could have turned and done some sereous damage nuts craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardyg7 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 This is why there are caged swimming enclosures! Photo taken by one of my sisters friends at clontarf, right on the beach, shark was 1.5-2m Has the very pointy nose of a mako to me which have a whitish belly as well wardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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