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ktschris

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Nov 18, 2004
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Smiling JOe said:
killer-whale.jpg

What about painting a Killer Whale on the bottom or your boat, or swimsuits with prints of Killer Whales? :funn:
:lolabove: Oh great, like its not traumatic enough to search for a swimming suit to flatter...now we need to get one with a whale print? No thanks, I think I?ll take my chances. Besides, I always make sure I go in with a group and stand in the middle...let the weaker ones on the outside get hit first. :rotfl:
 

Smiling JOe

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hammerhead-shark.jpg


Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun...


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Hey, this kid caught the Shark in question. :rotfl:


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Actually, this one is a little closer to the size of the one seen yesterday at Grayton.
 

Sarah Moss

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Apr 5, 2006
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Being a lifelong local, I thought that most sharks are nurse sharks around here. Nurse sharks aren't aggressive and sadly, tiger sharks and hammerheads (mako too?) do surface from time to time (sometimes deadly), but it seems that the majority of sharks are harmless. Of course I didn't think so when I last saw one in the waves. I didn't care what kind of shark it was, it was a *#$%^ SHARK!

I love this place and will always be out floating on the raft, (not that time of the month, no shiny jewlry, etc), but I do think that watching your distance to the shore can be a livesafer. Forget first sandbar, second sandbar....Don't go out too far! I know too far, but how do you explain it to people? You can't necessarily say past the 1st sandbar, nor the 2nd, so how do you tell them instict?! (*not so sure I worded that right, but be leery of going past the first sandbar!!!!*)

Shark nuggets....if fried right, they're tasty!
 

Sarah Moss

Beach Lover
Apr 5, 2006
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Black Creek
When we first moved here in the early 80's a 14+' hammerhead washed up on shore at the goatfeathers access (then only a path through the dunes)...we thought it was normal. I wish I had the photos to scan, but I don't :sosad:
 

DD

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30-gAy said:
I seem to remember an Asian draq queen by the name of Yum Yum Yellow who performed in bars in Mobile years back. I'm willing to bet the sight of her cruising Grayton Beach would send the tourists screaming too..................

:rotfl: :rotfl: :funn:
 

Smiling JOe

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The latest report is that someone video taped the madness and it will be posted to youtube.com when they return from their vacation. ;-)
 

Paula

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Snerd said:
When we first moved here in the early 80's a 14+' hammerhead washed up on shore at the goatfeathers access (then only a path through the dunes)...we thought it was normal. I wish I had the photos to scan, but I don't :sosad:

Welcome, Snerd. It's good to hear from a lifetime local. I hope you get inspired to post more stories about the area from a local's perspective.
 

Smiling JOe

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Snerd said:
Being a lifelong local, I thought that most sharks are nurse sharks around here. Nurse sharks aren't aggressive and sadly, tiger sharks and hammerheads (mako too?) do surface from time to time ...
I don't know which Shark species account for the greatest number in this area, but I have seen Black Tips and Hammerheads, and have surfer friends who have seen Mako's and Tiger Sharks. I have never heard anyone spotting a Nurse Shark along the beach, but maybe because they are uneventful.
 
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