When I mentioned to a friend and neighbor of mine that I was Florida bound this weekend, she mentioned that her good friend is in Pensacola vacationing and she had just sent her pictures of a shark near the beach...to her iphone. Ummm. This slightly sparked my interest since I planned on NOT seeing sharks while I'm there w/ my children this weekend. She whipped out her phone and searched for the pictures to show them to me. OMG! I bugged her today to send them to my email address so I could see them enlarged. Now if I can figure out how to send these pictures w/ this thread. I'm no shark or fish expert, but ...do you see that the shark is chasing and is probably the reason it's in such shallow water. GEEEZUM! I was sooo excited about doing some surf fishing for the first time...was. Nervous is more like it now.
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SoWal Insider
Man...that's WAY cool!
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SoWal Insider
man, that is BIG and in shallow water too. :shock:
Beach Fanatic
Holy Sushi Mama! What a sight!
The schools of fish have been incredible lately, likely some good fishing to be had.
The schools of fish have been incredible lately, likely some good fishing to be had.
SoWal Insider
From what I understand, they are lurking with us more than we know. Be careful!
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I'm going to go out on a limb and despite the lack of anything else in the frame for size reference I'll say that it wasn't that big. The waves are ripples. Looks like a dogfish...long pointy snout.
Beach Fanatic
I'm going to go out on a limb and despite the lack of anything else in the frame for size reference I'll say that it wasn't that big. The waves are ripples. Looks like a dogfish...long pointy snout.
Beach Fanatic
From what I understand, they are lurking with us more than we know. Be careful!
I have flown via helicopter the coastal area from PCB to PNS many times. It is not uncommon to see multiple sharks between the first/second sand bars well within 20-30 ft of people. Seldom do you see the traditional "jaws fin" above the water, but they are there........
dadum....dadum....dadadada......
SoWal Insider
puppy!!!
Beach Fanatic
Dogfish? Puppy Drum? Weiner Trout? (often confused with Trouser Trout)!
Beach Fanatic
I'm going to go out on a limb and despite the lack of anything else in the frame for size reference I'll say that it wasn't that big. The waves are ripples. Looks like a dogfish...long pointy snout.Makos are also known for the pointy nose you speak of.
but from pic#2 it doesnt look very pointy at all.
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Beach Fanatic
I have flown via helicopter the coastal area from PCB to PNS many times. It is not uncommon to see multiple sharks between the first/second sand bars well within 20-30 ft of people. Seldom do you see the traditional "jaws fin" above the water, but they are there........
dadum....dadum....dadadada......
THANKS? :roll:
Just thinking of that Jaws music gives me the chills. I LOVE to see pictures, etc... but my mind needs to NOT think of such things when swimming laps.
Beach Fanatic
Where's Mike? He'd probly know what type it was and what it was fishin around for!
SoWal Insider
From the notch in the tail and sloping fin, my best guess is it's a bull shark. Very common here and best avoided! They are responsible for most of the human shark attacks in the area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_shark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_shark
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SoWal Expert
From the notch in the tail and sloping fin, my best guess is it's a bull shark. Very common here and best avoided! They are responsible for most of the human shark attacks in the area.
Bull shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Good eye, 30as. I had to look for the notch, but I think you might be right.
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