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shallowsport · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:17 pm Post subject: Bay Shark

A buddy of mine reported sighting, what he thought was about a 7' shark, while fishing Monday. We had waded the area of Fish Pass & CC Bay on Sunday. He was fishing the same area on Monday. He hit the water at sun up and had 4 nice trout when he spotted the shark crusing the drop off. Stated that the fin just kept swimming the bank, no rolling action, while swimming. He decided that he had enough fish for the day.
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

That wouldn't be too surprising. Scary but not surprising Wink

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ziacatcher · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:47 pm Post subject:

Years ago a father of a team iso member was fishing the Oso by the university and had a shark grab onto a Stringer and started pulling him out to the Bay. Fortunately he bit through the stranger

Hornbill · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:27 am Post subject:

Had a shark take my stringer in Nueces and Baffin Bay before. Almost chummed the waters when it happened.
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landlocked beachbum · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:01 am Post subject:

They are always around whether you see them or not. Bull sharks (in particular) have been seen in the Mississippi River as far north as St Louis, and if they made it that far, they've surely been further......

It's their home and what they do, we are only visitors! Cool

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hickroots07 · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:25 pm Post subject:

I fished that area a few weeks ago and had some dolphins in REALLY shallow, dorsal totally out of the water. Tearing up something. Buddy of mine thought it was a shark and was done for the day. Definitely a cool thing to see.
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shallowsport · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:14 pm Post subject:

He swears it was a shark, but, when fishing there , the day before, there were a lot of dolling working. The bait was prolific. Sure that many predators were attracted.
The day I fished with him the top water bit was on. Reds coming out of the water to pounce on the lure. What a blast. And I'm certain sharks are around a lot more than we would like to think. I'm still getting in the water.
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DawnPatrolVeteran · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:11 pm Post subject:

I was fishing NAS pier back in the day...saw porpoises and could have sworn I seen a fin or two.
Same place some old timer was fishing could tell he was from up in cold country. Told me he was catching baby sharks he opened up his cooler full of hardheads. Laughing

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Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:57 pm Post subject:

If most people only knew just how many (and how many different sizes!!! Shocked

) of sharks are in the bays. Lots of small one, some that will 'swallow you whole, Boy!!!"

Crying or Very sad

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:05 am Post subject:

Cricket · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:56 pm Post subject:

Folks at the Hart Institute have said that if you have been in the Gulf of Mexico, you have had a shark within ten feet of you. I figure the sharks more scared of me than I am of it, but I don't go wading at dusk or at night. No use asking to get bit.

Willee · Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 1:22 am Post subject:

There is safety in numbers ... if you are the only one in the water and a shark decides its lunch time ... guess who is lunch.
I never swim or wade fish alone for that reason.

Since my boat will run fairly shallow I hardly ever see any reason to get out of it to wade fish.
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landlocked beachbum · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:51 pm Post subject:

Statistics prove that you're far more likely to get hit by lightning than bitten by a shark. Look at all the complete morons who stay out in thunderstorms and suffer no ills...... I rest my case. Wink

Enjoy your fishing, worrying sucks! Embarassed

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