Large Shark Caught

[organicmama]

Didn't they film part of the original JAWS in Navarre?

Yes! I remember traveling from Dothan to PCB to Pensacola to visit family and the road was packed from traffic because of the filming. That's about all I remember from that trip.

My hubby was on "shark patrol" this AM when we were out at the beach. He was worried about anything in the water. TNJed's posts on the Cobia running thread gave his apprehension a little validation.

Of course, my land-locked family in GA said that sharks and alligators (this time they didn't mention hurricanes!) are great reasons not :nono1: to live here.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Your friends in Atlanta are more likely to get injured in a car accident (I hope they don't) than you are from being bitten by a shark or gator.

 

[organicmama]

Your friends in Atlanta are more likely to get injured in a car accident (I hope they don't) than you are from being bitten by a shark or gator.

Or some strange pollution-related disease.....
A tornado....
Along with car accident... road rage....
MARTA bus accident (or simply never getting where you need to be going)
Sick building syndrome....
Geez, I went to Heritage High (the lesser known high school shooting)...
Bit by the HUGE snake that was hanging out on the dock at Lake Oconee when we got back in from a boat ride last week...
Accidentally shot by my stoopid brother who thinks it's cool to get his handgun to kill the abovementioned snake, already swimming away in the water, in front of 5 children....
Were you in Athens when the naked guy was shot and killed by cops because he was a physical threat????....

I could go on and on.

 

[organicmama]

I don't have a clue about what is and isn't protected, but I am certain the Captains involved know the rules like a preacher knows the Gospels

Skunky, you know that's a scary thought.:shock:

 

[BeachSteelers]

I heard a 1000+lb Mako was just caught near Destin and it was holding a baby dolphin in its gut. They're There So Beware!!!

 

[Miss Kitty]

I heard a 1000+lb Mako was just caught near Destin and it was holding a baby dolphin in its gut. They're There So Beware!!!

...another one????

 

[Smiling JOe]

...another one????

Nope, same one posted above. It was brought into Destin, but caught in Navarre.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Were you in Athens when the naked guy was shot and killed by cops because he was a physical threat????....

Yes, I remember that one. If I correctly recall, the cop was "defending himself" as the naked man was running the other way.

 

[Smiling JOe]

By the way, that 1000+ lb Mako will not be going into the record books for a catch on 30lb test line, for numerous reasons, a few being that she was snag-hooked, she was feeding on a mammal, another boat was called over to pull her in, ....

 

[Smiling JOe]

This is the Mako which was recently caught. This photo is from www.waltonsun.com and photo credits are not given. My friend was there when the shark came in and she has a photo, showing the bullet hole on the right top side of the shark's head. Interestingly, there in not any mention of a gun being fired at the shark in any of the articles. :scratch: Maybe another reason why it won't make the record books.