Now this is a Shark

[Ean Austral]

Gday All,

This pic was sent to me by a friend, whose fishing gear kept getting taken so they thought a shark maybe responsible..

I have a set of tigershark jaws at home from a 13ft shark, but that is small compared to this.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5024/shark2i.jpg (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/shark2i.jpg/)
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It apparently measure a tad over 18ft...

Cheers Ean

[KarlB]

Was this in Australian waters Ean?

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[Ean Austral]

Was this in Australian waters Ean?

Cheers
KarlB
:)

sure was :eek::eek::eek:

[KarlB]

OK, blood out of a stone ... Where in Australian waters?

[Ean Austral]

Sorry, I thought it was a general question..I believe off the Qld coast..
As far away from me as possible..


Cant say exactly where but can find out..


Cheers Ean

[Col.Coleman]

OK, blood out of a stone ... Where in Australian waters?

Lake Burley Griffin

DON"T GO SWIMMING EVER

:D:D:D

CC

[KarlB]

Thanks Ean. That is more than good enough. I just like the challenge of working out the species from the photo and the location narrows the possibilities considerably.

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[Ean Austral]

Tiger Shark...would say there would be turtles not to far from where it was caught..

I will find out next time I speak with him..


Cheers Ean

[KarlB]

Lake Burley Griffin

DON"T GO SWIMMING EVER

:D:D:D

CC

Carp not quite that big CC, but I have seen them big enough to take an appendage. Certainly no skinny dipping!

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[KarlB]

Tiger Shark...would say there would be turtles not to far from where it was caught..

I will find out next time I speak with him..


Cheers Ean

I don't think it is a Tiger. No obvious banding. Colour not brownish. Dorsal fin is too rounded (though it could be damaged) and the pectorals look a bit short as well. I will see what the options are when I get to work tomorrow.

Did he send you any more images Ean? It would be nice to see the tail and a close up of the mouth.

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[Ean Austral]

I think it is..see the faint stripping on its back behind the dorsal fin..

Most tigers I have seen only have very small dorsal fins like that,, but I am no shark expert.

There is 1 more from front on I will try and down load it..

Cheers Ean

[Ean Austral]

This 1

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/9135/sharks.jpg (http://img502.imageshack.us/i/sharks.jpg/)
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Cheers Ean

[long stroke]

Yeah looks like a tiger shark to me, just out of interest, arn't sharks protected or something and not alowed to be kept?
It might only be the grey nurse i'm thinking of though;)

TIM.

[Bearman]

Looks like a tiger shark to me too. The stripes can be faded and not as obvious on the larger one. I have a book at home here written by a shark catcher in the Whitsundays in the 1930's and he has a picture of a head of a tiger shark he estimated to have been about 18' caught on a drum line. Something "BIGGER" had bitten it off just behind the head with 1 bite!:eek2:

[disco_thrasher]

i know that this is going to open up a arguement so be ...

that shark would have looked so much better in the water doing its thing in ITS ENVIROMENTinstead of been killed doing what it does in its own enviroment
no i am no tree hugger enviromentalist , i just appreciate our wildlife and marine life and believe in killing for food not because its anoying me

cheers Kelvin

[big guy]

Sadly some of the very big sharks do come close to our shores and once they get a sweet smell and taste of what we have to offer they tend to stay and before long a human life is lost.
Sharks in generel are the hoovers of the ocean, they often feed on old and or injured animals and stay out of the way.
I have done many dive tours as I worked as a dive instructor in the Red sea, queensland and SA but its not the one you see that gets you, its the one you don't and believe me, the way the ocean currents are warming and big boys like that come close, its better him be caught and on deck of the boat than some-one getting bitten and or killed.

IMHO

[Redback]

Sadly some of the very big sharks do come close to our shores and once they get a sweet smell and taste of what we have to offer they tend to stay and before long a human life is lost.
Sharks in generel are the hoovers of the ocean, they often feed on old and or injured animals and stay out of the way.
I have done many dive tours as I worked as a dive instructor in the Red sea, queensland and SA but its not the one you see that gets you, its the one you don't and believe me, the way the ocean currents are warming and big boys like that come close, its better him be caught and on deck of the boat than some-one getting bitten and or killed.

IMHO

This is not actually true, according to the experts, sharks don't like the way we taste.

Baz.

[DeanoH]

Gday All,

This pic was sent to me by a friend, whose fishing gear kept getting taken so they thought a shark maybe responsible.................


Cheers Ean

Your mates obviously a professional fisherman, so if it's a choice between feeding the missus and kids and paying the bills or leaving the shark be, well, too bad for the shark.

Deano:)

[PhilipA]

Under NSW State Law, professional fishermen are allowed to keep 1 or 2 AFAIR bycatch sharks, or their fins anyway. This applies only to state waters ie up to 3 nautical miles offshore.

They have told me they sometimes make more out of selling the fin than the entire catch.
Regards Philip A

[DeanoH]

Under NSW State Law, professional fishermen are allowed to keep 1 or 2 AFAIR bycatch sharks, or their fins anyway. This applies only to state waters ie up to 3 nautical miles offshore.

They have told me they sometimes make more out of selling the fin than the entire catch.
Regards Philip A

In Queensland it's a bit different. Amateur fishermen aren't allowed to keep any non-protected shark over 1.5 metres. Professional fishermen can take non-protected sharks over 1.5 metres under the conditions of the boats licence. They are not permitted to take fins only. They must keep the whole fish.

Deano:)

[pop058]

This is not actually true, according to the experts, sharks don't like the way we taste.

Baz.

not siding one way or the other as I don't have all the relevant info, BUT how do the experts know what sharks like/dislike ?

[Hymie]

Lake Burley Griffin

DON"T GO SWIMMING EVER

:D:D:D

CC

The problem with Burley Griffin is the Sharks on the shores, especially around Treasury and Parliament.

[ramblingboy42]

hey.....fishos......leave the sharks alone
for every human that dies they kill a million sharks
statistically they are less harmful than a redback spider, why do we have this malicious attitude towards sharks? why does the media give a shark attack on a human more coverage than a human attack on another human. we (humans) are more aggressive to, and attack and kill each other far more often than sharks do.

[ramblingboy42]

I had to add this....I dont know the real statistics but you are something like a million times more likely to be attacked and killed by your fellow human beings than you are by a shark.......

[big guy]

This is not actually true, according to the experts, sharks don't like the way we taste.

Baz.

They may not like the taste but the jury is probably still out on that one but they sure as hell will take a good bite just to check if we still taste the same.

Especially if we look like their favourite food the "Seal"!!!

[JamesH]

hey.....fishos......leave the sharks alone
for every human that dies they kill a million sharks
statistically they are less harmful than a redback spider, why do we have this malicious attitude towards sharks? why does the media give a shark attack on a human more coverage than a human attack on another human. we (humans) are more aggressive to, and attack and kill each other far more often than sharks do.

Getting chomped is a particularly newsworthy way to go, and it's not as if the news isn't filled with humans attacking humans.

I think a bit about my favourite camping spot by the Wickham River on a cattle station in the NT. Can't go there now because a salty has moved in. The law and many people believe that the croc has more right to live there than I have to camp there, but I disagree. I don't feel like a violent predator but I guess I am.

[101RRS]

That is a tiger shark and outside of state waters in Commonwealth waters, while not preferred sharks can be taken BUT the shark body must be landed with fins either attached or fins cut off but with the fins tied to the body. This is to make shark finning harder as the body will take up space on the boat.

Where a permit or licence is held (yes we do shark fin in Aust - it is not just asian fishermen) and shark is the target fish not bycatch then normally the body has to be kept but the terms of the licence applies.

Garry

[Marshall]

That is definately a Tiger.
I have worked as a dive instructor in QLD and dived on the SS Yongala every week for well over a year... saw them regularly together with Bull sharks, the "other big killer..."
A shark tastes and feels with it's teeth, it will generally take a bite out of a human mistaking us for food, (or just saying G'day welcome to my playground in shark language!) and spit us out, we, unfortunatley bleed out. (yes, very newsworthy indeed!)
I must say, I have never really had any problems with sharks whilst diving, it's seems to be the surfers and the spear fisherman (complete with yummy bleeding fish hanging nearby) that get bit...
I too love them in their habitat, we want to play in the kitchen, don't complain when we get burnt! But I am also aware of the food chain, professional fishing is a different matter though, bread on your plate and all that stuff... Think i might have fish and chips for lunch... wonder if it's flake?:angel:

[disco_thrasher]

Sadly some of the very big sharks do come close to our shores and once they get a sweet smell and taste of what we have to offer they tend to stay and before long a human life is lost.
Sharks in generel are the hoovers of the ocean, they often feed on old and or injured animals and stay out of the way.
I have done many dive tours as I worked as a dive instructor in the Red sea, queensland and SA but its not the one you see that gets you, its the one you don't and believe me, the way the ocean currents are warming and big boys like that come close, its better him be caught and on deck of the boat than some-one getting bitten and or killed.

IMHO

we in its enviroment let it be if it attacks someone well so be .... so if a person goes into a lion reserve and gets eaten do we go kill that lion no we say that guy was stupid for been in there

[Yorkie]

i know that this is going to open up a arguement so be ...

that shark would have looked so much better in the water doing its thing in ITS ENVIROMENTinstead of been killed doing what it does in its own enviroment
no i am no tree hugger enviromentalist , i just appreciate our wildlife and marine life and believe in killing for food not because its anoying me

cheers Kelvin

does not the fact that this has been landed on a commercial fishing boat make you think this may have been caught up in the gear accidentally??
i too am all for the beauty of the big fish in the oceans but these things do get caught on occasion and certainly would be tricky to catch and release.:eek:

ean, thanks for the photo's, interesting catch i'll say.
:)

[Ace]

This is not actually true, according to the experts, sharks don't like the way we taste.

Baz.

Im also led to believe that they dont like the clown species within the human race either. Something about them tasting funny. :wasntme::D

[big guy]

we in its enviroment let it be if it attacks someone well so be .... so if a person goes into a lion reserve and gets eaten do we go kill that lion no we say that guy was stupid for been in there

When I was in Botswana and also Krueger Nat Park, when a lion runs down, injures or kills a human, it is quite often killed.

When a pet or wild dog kills or injures a person it is also killed as they have developed a taste and are No longer trusted.

In Zoo's and or circus, when a Lion and or animal kills or injures a person, they are also put down.

If a Tiger shark or White pointer moves too close to shore and developes a taste for humans and works out we are hopeless swimmers and have no chance of escape it can and has in the past stayed because we are easy targets.

I suggest you do some diving and spend some time underwater.
Sharks are very scary and will have a go at you and quite often totally un-provoked.
It is their territory and I can not argue with you there but I would rather see one less big potential man eater than one less human.

Thats just me. Forgive me if you will!:o

[Ace]

When I was in Botswana and also Krueger Nat Park, when a lion runs down, injures or kills a human, it is quite often killed.

When a pet or wild dog kills or injures a person it is also killed as they have developed a taste and are No longer trusted.

In Zoo's and or circus, when a Lion and or animal kills or injures a person, they are also put down.

If a Tiger shark or White pointer moves too close to shore and developes a taste for humans and works out we are hopeless swimmers and have no chance of escape it can and has in the past stayed because we are easy targets.

I suggest you do some diving and spend some time underwater.
Sharks are very scary and will have a go at you and quite often totally un-provoked.
It is their territory and I can not argue with you there but I would rather see one less big potential man eater than one less human.

Thats just me. Forgive me if you will!:o

Thats why i rarely swim in the ocean. I have my spot on land and the sharks have their spot in the ocean. I like it that way.

[alittlebitconcerned]

Your mates obviously a professional fisherman, so if it's a choice between feeding the missus and kids and paying the bills or leaving the shark be, well, too bad for the shark.

Deano:)

On the individual level it's hard to argue against that but if everyone planet wide shared the same view and it went unchallenged ever, there won't be any kids or missus's to worry about or feed. At some point soon we have to get into a degree of sync with our enviroment otherwise we're cactus. Fact. I'm not a hippie but I do like the idea of a future.

[disco_thrasher]

I suggest you do some diving and spend some time underwater.
Sharks are very scary and will have a go at you and quite often totally un-provoked.
It is their territory and I can not argue with you there but I would rather see one less big potential man eater than one less human.

Thats just me. Forgive me if you will!:o

i suggest you read my first post:" this is going to cause a aguement" and what has it done but with you only ,i worked as navy recovery diver for 7 yrs so i have done my fair share of diving working of cape town great white seas
asia /gulf of mexico and of course australian waters so yes i know what it is like to dive with these try diving with these in the middle of the night with no lights only directional aids been used are compasses and never had issues with them (these so called man eaters that you talk about)

[Redback]

not siding one way or the other as I don't have all the relevant info, BUT how do the experts know what sharks like/dislike ?

Don't know exactly I'm not an expert, just what I've read.


They may not like the taste but the jury is probably still out on that one but they sure as hell will take a good bite just to check if we still taste the same.

Especially if we look like their favourite food the "Seal"!!!

Yes just from what I've read most shark attacks are mistaken identity (ie) they think we are fish.

When it boils down to it, we are in their environment and they are a hunter and hunt to survive only, they don't hunt for pleasure or sport like humans do.

Baz.

[alittlebitconcerned]

Im also led to believe that they dont like the clown species within the human race either. Something about them tasting funny. :wasntme::D

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Ean Austral]

Starting to wish I never posted them now.

For the record, they are not recent pics, that person has retired long ago.
The boat was fully licensed and it was an accidental catch.The shark had drowned before it was taken onboard

As for the scientist veiw that we dont taste good..I personally put this alongside the statement that where there's Dolphins there's no sharks..

Sorry to tell you good people but I see them feed alongside each other 4 times a night every night..IMHO this is just a statement that comes out to calm people when an attack has occured.

I have seen sharks in such a frenzy when I was fishing off the continental shelf on the west coast of Aust that the sharks started eating each other so I doubt very much any human would,ve been bitten and left alone.

I dont and I dont know many people who deliberately go out to catch these creature's, but they do get caught, or tangled in nets beit fishing nets or beach nets..

As for the scientic side of it..After having survived an attack from a monster from the ocean 16yrs ago( altho it wasnt a shark), and still having the nightmares from that day, I dont think they would have too many volunteers to test their theories..Certainly not me anyway

My 2c worth

Cheers Ean

[101RRS]

Starting to wish I never posted them now.

Cheers Ean

Actually I think this is a great thread - it has drawn out a lot of comments - some hearsay some not but everyone who has participated would have learned something.

Garry

[85 county]

i have watched Jaws 1,2,3,4

so i know every thing:D:D

[alien]

Actually I think this is a great thread - it has drawn out a lot of comments - some hearsay some not but everyone who has participated would have learned something.

Garry
X2

Nothing like a good debate without knowing all the details first:cool:

[Ean Austral]

i have watched Jaws 1,2,3,4

so i know every thing:D:D



JAWS 4.....never new of that one..

that bloody white pointer would have to have false teeth by now:D:p:p


Cheers Ean

[KarlB]

Please keep the photos comming Ean. Especially of anything you 'catch' yourself.

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[sschmez]

Don't regret posting Ean.

I always enjoy your work related threads, and always come and have a look........ even if I don't post much.

Thanx

Stevo

[Redback]

Actually I think this is a great thread - it has drawn out a lot of comments - some hearsay some not but everyone who has participated would have learned something.

Garry

Yep I agree, I don't see anything wrong with the post, keep the discussion going I say.

Baz.

[Ean Austral]

Please keep the photos comming Ean. Especially of anything you 'catch' yourself.

Cheers
KarlB
:)

Like this one

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2448/austral210.jpg (http://img543.imageshack.us/i/austral210.jpg/)
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Yes it was eaten...

Only joking :p:p

Cheers Ean

[disco_thrasher]

that is fair enough and dont ever regret doing posts with you explaination there it is fair enough ,,,,,,,,i just got off your first post that there fishing gear was getting taken and they went out to get rid of this magnificant sea predator

Starting to wish I never posted them now.

For the record, they are not recent pics, that person has retired long ago.
The boat was fully licensed and it was an accidental catch.The shark had drowned before it was taken onboard

As for the scientist veiw that we dont taste good..I personally put this alongside the statement that where there's Dolphins there's no sharks..

Sorry to tell you good people but I see them feed alongside each other 4 times a night every night..IMHO this is just a statement that comes out to calm people when an attack has occured.

I have seen sharks in such a frenzy when I was fishing off the continental shelf on the west coast of Aust that the sharks started eating each other so I doubt very much any human would,ve been bitten and left alone.

I dont and I dont know many people who deliberately go out to catch these creature's, but they do get caught, or tangled in nets beit fishing nets or beach nets..

As for the scientic side of it..After having survived an attack from a monster from the ocean 16yrs ago( altho it wasnt a shark), and still having the nightmares from that day, I dont think they would have too many volunteers to test their theories..Certainly not me anyway

My 2c worth

Cheers Ean

[DeanoH]

Starting to wish I never posted them now.

................After having survived an attack from a monster from the ocean 16yrs ago( altho it wasnt a shark), and still having the nightmares from that day............
My 2c worth

Cheers Ean

Know what you mean. My mother in law was pretty scary in swimmers as well.
Any chance of fleshing this one out ?

Deano:)

[Stuck]

I suggest you do some diving and spend some time underwater.

I've got an agreement with the sharks. I'll stay out of their ocean if they'll stay out of my bathtub. So far so good.

Cheers,
Anthony.

[big guy]

i suggest you read my first post:" this is going to cause a aguement" and what has it done but with you only ,i worked as navy recovery diver for 7 yrs so i have done my fair share of diving working of cape town great white seas
asia /gulf of mexico and of course australian waters so yes i know what it is like to dive with these try diving with these in the middle of the night with no lights only directional aids been used are compasses and never had issues with them (these so called man eaters that you talk about)

Love Cape town, dived there too and white pointers had their fair share of attacks there also.
Good work on the Navy rescue job.
i always admired those guys. Gear up and get in no matter what. WOW.

Forgive me for being such a argumentative *****.
just posting my point of view. Don't like it?
Sorry mate--No harm intended.

[drifter]

Know what you mean. My mother in law was pretty scary in swimmers as well.
Any chance of fleshing this one out ?

Deano:)

ah-yup - know that one too well...


I've got an agreement with the sharks. I'll stay out of their ocean if they'll stay out of my bathtub. So far so good.

Cheers,
Anthony.

Agree here, too!

:)

[KarlB]

For those with a particular interest in Australian sharks and rays, the definitive work on these creatures is Last, P.R. and Stevens, J.D. (2009). Sharks and Rays of Austrlia (Second Edition). CSIRO Publishing. Here is a link to an extract: http://www.publish.csiro.au/samples/Sharks%20and%20Rays%20of%20Australia.pdf Not a cheap cheap book at $120, but it is very good. It includes realitively simple to use keys to families and species. Peter Last and John Stevens are both Principal Research Scientists with CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart.

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[e3j]

Lake Burley Griffin

DON"T GO SWIMMING EVER

:D:D:D

CC

I'll second that. In fact any shark that wanted to eat me would have to love the taste of diaorrhea. It would need to eat through ten yards of it to get at me!

Seriously :cool: They stay out of my shower, I stay out of their sea!

[JohnF]

I am glad this thread was started. It is fair enough to have differences of opinion. As fAR AS i AM CONCERNED FEEL FREE TO START THIS SORT F THREAD IN THE FUTURE,

[austastar]

In fact any shark that wanted to eat me would have to love the taste of diaorrhea. It would need to eat through ten yards of it to get at me!


Hi,
isn't that why they are shown circling the life raft in Hollywood movies.
Just to get that awful taste out of their meal, before they eat it.

Seriously though, an awesome animal, I'm not against a sustainable hunting for food, provided they are not in any danger of depletion, but I'm not in favour of hunting them for sport or just for their fins. They are too magnificent to just waste.
Yes I know we may have to cull them for our own safety; a political reality i suppose, but I think we should at least try and not waste the resource by just dumping the body.
cheers

[Ausfree]

I'll second that. In fact any shark that wanted to eat me would have to love the taste of diaorrhea. It would need to eat through ten yards of it to get at me!

Seriously :cool: They stay out of my shower, I stay out of their sea!Yep, I agree, any shark that can get to me will have to swim up through the plughole in the bathtub!!!!;)

[Fluids]

Yep, I agree, any shark that can get to me will have to swim up through the plughole in the bathtub!!!!;)

So you'd better watch out for your local member/s then Aus' ! :D

[DiscoWeb]

This is not actually true, according to the experts, sharks don't like the way we taste.

Baz.

Baz, Are you confident they talk to each other ? because if they do not then that is a lot of "tastes" before they all work out that we are not really that tasty.

All jokes aside, I am not keen on getting nibbled on but at the same time I do not advocating killing them all either.

I swum and surfed all my life and I have always though I had a greater chance of dying on the drive too the beach than being attacked by a shark once in the water.

My position is lets try and leave them alone but if a few get killed in the pursuit of commercial fishing then I am not going to get too upset about it either.

George.

[sheerluck]

.....My position is lets try and leave them alone but if a few get killed in the pursuit of commercial fishing then I am not going to get too upset about it either.

George.

I'm 100% with you there. My position is pretty similar.

I believe in the sanctity of all life (with the exception of flies, cockroaches and Collingwood supporters:eek:), but not to the exclusion of all other considerations.
That shark was a magnificent beast - I'm just glad I never got to meet it up close when it was still alive. Very sad that it was killed, but I'm not going to shed any tears or criticize.

[slug_burner]

i suggest you read my first post:" this is going to cause a aguement" and what has it done but with you only ,i worked as navy recovery diver for 7 yrs so i have done my fair share of diving working of cape town great white seas
asia /gulf of mexico and of course australian waters so yes i know what it is like to dive with these try diving with these in the middle of the night with no lights only directional aids been used are compasses and never had issues with them (these so called man eaters that you talk about)

So they can't see in the dark either then:p Obviously they can't read a compass either:wasntme:

[Ean Austral]

Know what you mean. My mother in law was pretty scary in swimmers as well.
Any chance of fleshing this one out ?

Deano:)

Sorry have had no reception so couldn't reply..

I was attacked by a 3.5 mtr crocodile whilst spear fishing..No I wasnt in a creek or billabong,I was 40 mls off the coast over a reef..

If it wasnt for another peoson who swam over and speared it whist it was attacking me,I wouldn't be alive today..

The shark pics have cause enough of a stir, with some of the e-mails and PM's ive received so not keen on explaining the outcome of this any further..Plus it's a very hard story to write to get the true event across properly..

Cheers Ean

Cheers Ean

[alittlebitconcerned]

Sorry have had no reception so couldn't reply..

I was attacked by a 3.5 mtr crocodile whilst spear fishing..No I wasnt in a creek or billabong,I was 40 mls off the coast over a reef..

If it wasnt for another peoson who swam over and speared it whist it was attacking me,I wouldn't be alive today..

The shark pics have cause enough of a stir, with some of the e-mails and PM's ive received so not keen on explaining the outcome of this any further..Plus it's a very hard story to write to get the true event across properly..

Cheers Ean

Cheers Ean

Wow! That's a new angle on the old 'one that got away' fishing story. You could hold your hand out at head height and say "He was this big!".
I've spent enough time in coatal Arnhem land to become freeking terrified of these monsters. Incredible creatures best appreciated from a distance imho.

[disco_thrasher]

So they can't see in the dark either then:p Obviously they can't read a compass either:wasntme:

gee you hit the nail on the head there :wasntme::imwithstupid::Rolling:

[big guy]

Sorry have had no reception so couldn't reply..

I was attacked by a 3.5 mtr crocodile whilst spear fishing..No I wasnt in a creek or billabong,I was 40 mls off the coast over a reef..

If it wasnt for another peoson who swam over and speared it whist it was attacking me,I wouldn't be alive today..

The shark pics have cause enough of a stir, with some of the e-mails and PM's ive received so not keen on explaining the outcome of this any further..Plus it's a very hard story to write to get the true event across properly..

Cheers Ean

Cheers Ean

I do not believe there was any harm done by this thread at all.

Its not an argument but a discussion.
What you come across in your line of work is just that.
Ambulance officers come across stuff we would consider cruel and unfair but thats life.

You fish to not just feed yourselfes but the masses.
I thank you for that, people have fished for many years.

On my trip through the North of this wicked country, I came across some very big crocs. From what the black fellas(I call them that because they call me white fella) tell me, once they get a taste for human flesh, they will come back for more.

Glad you got away mate.:cool:

[DeanoH]

Sorry have had no reception so couldn't reply..

I was attacked by a 3.5 mtr crocodile whilst spear fishing..No I wasnt in a creek or billabong,I was 40 mls off the coast over a reef..

If it wasnt for another peoson who swam over and speared it whist it was attacking me,I wouldn't be alive today..

The shark pics have cause enough of a stir, with some of the e-mails and PM's ive received so not keen on explaining the outcome of this any further..Plus it's a very hard story to write to get the true event across properly..

Cheers Ean

Cheers Ean

Thanks for the response, sorry, didn't mean to open any wounds.
As for this thread, nothing wrong with discussion as long as it doesn't get personal and people understand that having different views is OK. I reckon we're all the better off for it.
Thanks again for sharing with the rest of us.

Deano:)

PS. The above doesn't include Collingwood supporters. You've got to have some standards.

[Ean Austral]

Thanks for the response, sorry, didn't mean to open any wounds.
As for this thread, nothing wrong with discussion as long as it doesn't get personal and people understand that having different views is OK. I reckon we're all the better off for it.
Thanks again for sharing with the rest of us.

Deano:)

PS. The above doesn't include Collingwood supporters. You've got to have some standards.

No Probs Deano, the wounds healed years ago..

I must admit I was surprised at the varying responses to the shark pics, but doing the job I do and over the years hearing some of the things we get accussed of doing I shouldn't be surprised..

Think I will stick to the advice of posting my own pics in future, it may save me having to reply to some e-mails I've recieved reguarding the shark pics posted here..

A lesson learnt I say..

Cheers Ean :)

[lardy]

poor fush bro he looks beached as!