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Large Man in Grey Suit

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Created by Juddy > 9 months ago, 13 Oct 2009
Juddy
WA, 1103 posts
13 Oct 2009 2:45PM
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http://www.watoday.com.au/photogallery/wa-news/great-white-shark-spotted-off-floreat-beach/20091013-gv1c.html

Jono
WA, 50 posts
13 Oct 2009 3:07PM
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That would be right Iam just about to go out ,should be right if I go south of Floreat as the wind should push the whale north towards scabs.He should be pretty full by now anyway.

DJ12
WA, 42 posts
13 Oct 2009 3:13PM
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yeh of course it couldn't come lurking around last week when the wind was rubbish!!

the duke of dork
WA, 175 posts
13 Oct 2009 3:42PM
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WOW , just saw it on T.V .... to say it's large would be an understatement!! The thing is a F$%king MONSTER!!!!!!

Stoojio
WA, 39 posts
13 Oct 2009 3:52PM
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He looks to be fairly attacking that feed, i would say with only a touch less enthusiasm than the Duke of dork at the local all you can eat buffet

myusernam
QLD, 6154 posts
13 Oct 2009 6:41PM
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you can bash your beloved WA fair up your arse with your half a year season, cold weather and those fekin things

Slack
WA, 685 posts
13 Oct 2009 4:48PM
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the duke of dork said...

WOW , just saw it on T.V .... to say it's large would be an understatement!! The thing is a F$%king MONSTER!!!!!!


Mate you just keep an eye on it on TV while we go kiting

blokey
WA, 36 posts
13 Oct 2009 8:28PM
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kited City Beach to Brighton, beach inspector came down and told us wouldn't be wise to go out... we did any way. Found the tail end of the carcass at Brighton when we came in. Thing had huge teeth marks in it. Seriously next time I'm taking the advice. F%*K that.

gruezi
WA, 3464 posts
13 Oct 2009 8:49PM
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That one sleeps at Woodies offshore after lunch.

Toesup
WA, 93 posts
13 Oct 2009 9:40PM
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Your not alone I was kiteing at Seperation Point Geraldton today, I spotted the biggest shape i have ever seen while kiteboarding or windsurfing ever.
I would estermate over 5m easy ,just cruising on the surface right in front of me
we have had 3 whale carcass washed up in the last 3 weeks.

Kitehard
WA, 2782 posts
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13 Oct 2009 10:30PM
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Hi guys,

There are a few around. One of the spearfishermen in our freedive club was "bumped" by a great white out off Rotto whilst freedive spearing. It pushed him back to the boat with his spear in it's nose.

He promptly left the water and said it was longer than their 19 foot boat

Be careful!

Cheers,

KH

Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
14 Oct 2009 1:54AM
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gruezi said...

That one sleeps at Woodies offshore after lunch.


FFS thanks for telling me.. u know how many big assed swims ive done there around lunch and dusk?!

myusernam
QLD, 6154 posts
14 Oct 2009 9:14AM
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Kitehard said...

Hi guys,

There are a few around. One of the spearfishermen in our freedive club was "bumped" by a great white out off Rotto whilst freedive spearing. It pushed him back to the boat with his spear in it's nose.

He promptly left the water and said it was longer than their 19 foot boat

Be careful!

Cheers,

KH


what would the vis have been like?

lostinlondon
VIC, 1159 posts
14 Oct 2009 10:43AM
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Kitehard said...

Hi guys,

There are a few around. One of the spearfishermen in our freedive club was "bumped" by a great white out off Rotto whilst freedive spearing. It pushed him back to the boat with his spear in it's nose.

He promptly left the water and said it was longer than their 19 foot boat

Be careful!

Cheers,

KH


I hope he packed a change of daks that day...

Miss Jessie
NSW, 181 posts
14 Oct 2009 10:48AM
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Another reason for me to go on the river today with it only being about a foot deep for the whole kite spot... Pretty sure he wont make it that far up the river-he's huge!

Poida
WA, 1921 posts
14 Oct 2009 9:29AM
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lets hope they stay out past rotto and not close to shore

Ioz
WA, 493 posts
14 Oct 2009 9:37AM
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Yesterday I chose to do a downwinder from the Floz to B ton which is past the scene of the crime.

I thought I would mix it up and take by centre fin out of my board to make it a twin fin and take my straps off.

Well this caused me to be dangerous ! , that shark is lucky he did not run in to me as I could of taken him out.

Kitehard
WA, 2782 posts
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14 Oct 2009 9:51AM
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myusernam said...

Kitehard said...

Hi guys,

There are a few around. One of the spearfishermen in our freedive club was "bumped" by a great white out off Rotto whilst freedive spearing. It pushed him back to the boat with his spear in it's nose.

He promptly left the water and said it was longer than their 19 foot boat

Be careful!

Cheers,

KH


what would the vis have been like?




Apparently the vis was really good, it came up behind him and bumped him, then circled before coming in for a test bite. Thats when he raised the gun and stuck the GWS in the snout, it simply pushed him back until he bumped into the boat before it turned and swam off.

He was a pretty cool customer and a very experienced South African Spear fisher so was used to bumping into Zambezi's and GWS.

This all happened on his first WA dive after most of the guys had told him "Nah, you rarely see em" LOL.

Yep, spare daks required! He climbed back on the boat and it circled the boat and swam by close enough to touch it. Thats when they saw the head pass the bow as the tail lined up with the transom of a 19 foot boat. That'd make it about 6m ish.

Glad it was him and not me, but then again, no self respecting GWS would bite a diver with a wetty full of Sh1t...... I hope.

Cheers,

KH

japie
NSW, 7144 posts
14 Oct 2009 12:57PM
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I had a look at the photos. " Great white mauling a carcass".

Looked like it was eating the carcass, not mauling it. That is what sharks do they eat things, have been since long before we evolved.

When we need to be really concerned is when there are no sharks to maul the carcasses. When that happens we won't be in the water.

Fortunately it will not be in my time.

niall barrett
WA, 248 posts
14 Oct 2009 10:32AM
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As the usual crew were leaving brighton at dusk last night who was that guy with a downed white C kite about 2 ks out from Contacios. Nobody should be out that late , that far out, with a kite he can't relaunch.....especially when some blokes with a JCB has just swiped dinner [the whale carcass] from the beach and a 4m white pointer is hunting around for an alternative meal ticket.

He got in.

Idiot
WA, 577 posts
14 Oct 2009 11:14AM
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I've seen him in the water and I just ran out of water.
After two weeks I'm still not brave enough to go back in the water.

It is so hard to explain it to him that I am dumb as a carrot and you are not a vegetarian!!

He was in Leighton and everyone thought he is a cute wale, yeah he is that big.

DJ12
WA, 42 posts
14 Oct 2009 11:46AM
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Idiot said...
He was in Leighton and everyone thought he is a cute wale, yeah he is that big.

I'm sorry dude, but there is absolutely no doubt that what we saw that day was a whale - I nearly hit it.. It was a humpback - still bloody scary when it surfaced less than 2m away, but it was definitely a whale.

whatthe
WA, 186 posts
14 Oct 2009 11:59AM
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Yep, that was def a whale off Leighton.
Sharks don't flick their tails up and make water spouts from of their blowholes.
Plus the sharks stay away from Leighton cos its so close to the harbour

ewan kite
VIC, 928 posts
14 Oct 2009 3:03PM
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lgfin said...

Your not alone I was kiteing at Seperation Point Geraldton today, I spotted the biggest shape i have ever seen while kiteboarding or windsurfing ever.
I would estermate over 5m easy ,just cruising on the surface right in front of me


if u were kiting im guessing it might have been ur kites shadow

Idiot
WA, 577 posts
14 Oct 2009 12:13PM
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DJ12 said...

I'm sorry dude, but there is absolutely no doubt that what we saw that day was a whale - I nearly hit it.. It was a humpback - still bloody scary when it surfaced less than 2m away, but it was definitely a whale.


Does wales eat carrots?

gruezi
WA, 3464 posts
14 Oct 2009 12:43PM
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Big fat healthy creatures out there still

I had a dolphin the size of a horse surface next to me on the river....if it wanted to, it could have taken me out for sure.

vert
WA, 267 posts
14 Oct 2009 3:30PM
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Ioz said...

Yesterday I chose to do a downwinder from the Floz to B ton which is past the scene of the crime.

I thought I would mix it up and take by centre fin out of my board to make it a twin fin and take my straps off.

Well this caused me to be dangerous ! , that shark is lucky he did not run in to me as I could of taken him out.


hey oz, i saw you go up the coast and i dont think you got of the shore line you must have been packing it, ha ha ha

airhead
WA, 814 posts
15 Oct 2009 9:31AM
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Saw a couple of crew self rescue waaay out from cott last night. Was thinking better you than me on that long, slow, body drag back to the beach...

GreenPat
QLD, 4093 posts
15 Oct 2009 11:42AM
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niall barrett said...

As the usual crew were leaving brighton at dusk last night who was that guy with a downed white C kite about 2 ks out from Contacios. Nobody should be out that late , that far out, with a kite he can't relaunch.....especially when some blokes with a JCB has just swiped dinner [the whale carcass] from the beach and a 4m white pointer is hunting around for an alternative meal ticket.

He got in.


Could it have been white with yellow trim? A Core? I noticed him trolling for sharks there yesterday with his board half a lines length upwind of him.

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
17 Oct 2009 3:48PM
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Idiot said...

DJ12 said...

I'm sorry dude, but there is absolutely no doubt that what we saw that day was a whale - I nearly hit it.. It was a humpback - still bloody scary when it surfaced less than 2m away, but it was definitely a whale.


Does wales eat carrots?


I don't know if whales eat carrots.

But why do you ask? Have you seen a whale throwing up recently?



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