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ol Al....
Yes......sometime you must get Tom White to describe the horrendous
situation which occurred while he , Peter Lami and Don Jackson were
fishing there one dark night as they feared the skiff would be capsized by a
tiger shark of mammoth proportions as he attacked their tarpon.
I wasn't present, but got the story from all 3 of them. Having
witnessed some similar situations, I know there was no exaggeration.
Even though I know I can get many hookups there at night, I don't do that
any longer.....and I think Tom may feel the same way !
I've had many an eighty or ninety pound tarpon eaten in two bites by large
bull sharks..... but this huge tiger shark looms as a different
echelon of ferocity !!!!!
Once, several years ago, I had one attack our skiff off Isla Montousa,
Panama. The shark grabbed the lower unit of the outboard and twisted
almost enough to turn us over. We quickly slammed the motor into gear and,
"gave him a dental job."......then got out of Dodge !!
Rick Whorwood, of our Group, will remember the time we were fishing a spot
called, "Gordy's Bar and Grill" in the Keys. He has a very understandable
fear of sharks. A large bull came up on the flat. I decided to tease
Rick, so I got in the shallow water as the shark slowly approached. (I knew I
could vault up into the skiff in plenty of time if he charged.....so I kept a
sharp focus on the critter). I was getting a kick out of Rick's mounting
verbal concerns, until I turned for a moment and saw two other big bulls just a
few feet on the other side of me !!! I may well have left some stains on
the deck as I ejected into the skiff.
Even when trout or salmon fishing, I can't get over the feeling that
something is going to attack my fish before I can land him......it's ground into
my chromosomes.
For SW anglers, shark stories are like the bear stories of big game
hunters......endless.
Gordy
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