Me, my shark, and I

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  1. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    My God - are those white sharks? :shocked3::shocked2:
     
    Matt Rogers, Aug 13, 2010
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  2. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    yup ;D and thats a baby
     
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  3. WhiskyTango

    WhiskyTango Eyelash Blennie

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    I read the article and the guy say's the shark came up on him the day before, so the next day he brings his camera to film it. That is really pressing your luck. Predators are quick at pattern recognition....
     
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  4. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    I know right. Now I know exactly where I can go steal me a camera! LOL :p
     
    Peredhil, Aug 13, 2010
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  5. WhiskyTango

    WhiskyTango Eyelash Blennie

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    Here's what he said.

    "the day before I shot this video, i was SUP surfing with a couple friends and 2 sharks circled us for about 15 minutes. the next day, i decided to go back out at around the same time and take my GO PRO HD HERO camera (gopro.com) mounted on a 10 ft pole and do some exploring.
    Sure enough within 5 minutes a 9 ft shark came out of no where and circled twice and slapped his tail on my board before disappearing. then a minute later a 7 ft young juvenile Great White swam circles around me for 12 minutes. It was an unreal experience that I will cherish forever."
     
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  6. Matt Rogers

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    Whoa. I think that goes beyond 'pushing his luck.' Surfers can be pretty nuts.
     
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  7. blumoon reefers

    blumoon reefers Millepora

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    Not a snowball's chance in hades would you catch me out there!!! I don't like swimming where I can't see the bottom anyhow....and now to think about this...(shudders in fear)
     
    blumoon reefers, Aug 13, 2010
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  8. ibefishy

    ibefishy Montipora Capricornis

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    That didnt look very far offshore. With a sharks sense of smell anyone surfing nearby would be fair game. Does anyone recognize that power plant? Is it San Onofre(sp?)?
     
    ibefishy, Aug 13, 2010
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  9. Elliott

    Elliott Astrea Snail

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    I was thinking he may have been in a boat and holding the camera with the pole he described however he says he was on his board, he's definitely not the brightest bulb on the christmas tree ;D
     
    Elliott, Aug 13, 2010
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  10. jakeh24

    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    awesome,

    as long as you don't look like a seal right?
     
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