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Cleared my grandkids off the beach #5778937 06/08/15 02:56 PM
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Took four of my young grandkids to Galveston this weekend. Dude catches this and lands it on the beach next to them. Needless to say their swimming was over - around 5 footer




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lol you would be amazed at what you see when you fly over those beaches between Galveston and Matagorda. used to get some of the cooler helicopter pilots to fly low down the beach coming in from off shore rigs just to see all the sharks. It will make you never want to get in the water again.

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Originally Posted By: Chunky Dunk
lol you would be amazed at what you see when you fly over those beaches between Galveston and Matagorda. used to get some of the cooler helicopter pilots to fly low down the beach coming in from off shore rigs just to see all the sharks. It will make you never want to get in the water again.


that is exactly what a buddy of mine said - if you ever fly over you would not get back in


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Yes sir, the swimming party would have been over. Well if the grand Kiddos were pure Toots. might have let them swam a little more grin

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Yeah, unless your plan is to never let them get into any body of saltwater ever again, I'm not sure why you pulled them out.

There are sharks way bigger than a 5-footer within 200 yards of you any time you're in the ocean. We won a shark fishing tournament out of Wrightsville Beach, NC fishing the 2nd sand bar one year. People were waving at us and laughing as we were pulling in an 8-ft hammerhead. They had no idea that's what we were doing, but they're always there.

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Yikes! shocked Must have been cool to see but I ain't getting in that water!


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Same thing happened to my little cousins this weekend, but the guy fishing next to them caught a few in the 2-3 foot range.

That's a decent sized one. I haven't swam in the surf for quite a while, id rather fish in it.


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They're everywhere this time of year with the amount of baitfish in the surf. Just keep your kid tied off to a liter and all is fine. I can see kiddos freaking out about BABY JAWS getting landed next to them on the beach though.

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Have a better chance of being struck by lightening....but why take the chance....one in a million is still someone...we see 'em every time we go to the beach....if those people in the surf really knew what was swimming just feet from them they would not get in the water...I get in cuz I know the risks are minimal..... cheers...calculated risk... rofl


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Originally Posted By: cameron00


There are sharks way bigger than a 5-footer within 200 yards of you any time you're in the ocean. We won a shark fishing tournament out of Wrightsville Beach, NC fishing the 2nd sand bar one year. People were waving at us and laughing as we were pulling in an 8-ft hammerhead. They had no idea that's what we were doing, but they're always there.


Yep, had a tourist die out here last year, 12 foot tiger took her arm off. She was only 20 yds off the beach. This is clear water too, not gulf water.

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Going shark fishing next week in Florida, group last week caught around 30 sharks in the 3-6 foot range. I can't wait


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Going shark fishing next week in Florida, group last week caught around 30 sharks in the 3-6 foot range. I can't wait


Get into them like that out of Sabine Pass where you can only keep out 1 rod/person or you'll have more than you can handle at one time. Gets to where you just use bass rods to simplify things.

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Originally Posted By: cameron00
Yeah, unless your plan is to never let them get into any body of saltwater ever again, I'm not sure why you pulled them out.

There are sharks way bigger than a 5-footer within 200 yards of you any time you're in the ocean. We won a shark fishing tournament out of Wrightsville Beach, NC fishing the 2nd sand bar one year. People were waving at us and laughing as we were pulling in an 8-ft hammerhead. They had no idea that's what we were doing, but they're always there.


I got it that there are sharks in the ocean. I didn't say I pulled them out - they said they weren't going back in - when I was their age I probably would not either


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We rent a beach unit at Blue Mountain every other year....one of my favorite things to do is sit on the 3rd floor deck overlooking the water and watch what's swimming around in between everyone....sharks and rays all over the place. Thing is, you never see them when you're in the water with them...but they're definitely there. Every now and then a really big one comes by and clears the water for a while. Had one of those giant hammer heads come by a few years back. By far the biggest shark I've ever seen.

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rofl

Knocked the excitement out pretty fast


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Yeah, unless your plan is to never let them get into any body of saltwater ever again, I'm not sure why you pulled them out.

There are sharks way bigger than a 5-footer within 200 yards of you any time you're in the ocean. We won a shark fishing tournament out of Wrightsville Beach, NC fishing the 2nd sand bar one year. People were waving at us and laughing as we were pulling in an 8-ft hammerhead. They had no idea that's what we were doing, but they're always there.


I got it that there are sharks in the ocean. I didn't say I pulled them out - they said they weren't going back in - when I was their age I probably would not either


Eh, I mistook the title to mean you cleared them from the beach when you saw the shark.

I had a brother that was terrified of sharks until he was like 20. He'd go in the water, but the first sign of even a mullet and he shot out like a rocket.

Was pretty funny, actually.

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I use to pull 4-6 foot black tips and bull sharks, and some 3-4 foot sand sharks out of the surf around Galveston and High Island back in the day on a regular basis. Would always be fun when everyone watched us release them right back into the water where everyone was still swimming.



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Definitely not a high risk adventure, but even still, it really makes you think when you get in the water. eeks333


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Used to do it all the time when I lived down around Galveston. Nothing clears the water out faster. Always made for interesting conversations with some of the beach goers. I don't get to go hardly ever anymore but sure do miss it. A few that really got people out fast.




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Looks like you tagged them?


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Yea I used to tag and release every one that I caught. Was always interesting to see how far and how much they would grow if they ever got caught again.

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Originally Posted By: Chunky Dunk
lol you would be amazed at what you see when you fly over those beaches between Galveston and Matagorda. used to get some of the cooler helicopter pilots to fly low down the beach coming in from off shore rigs just to see all the sharks. It will make you never want to get in the water again.


Yep. Flown over the beaches from here up to Morgan City, La for years going to/from work, and used to do a lot of shark fishing in the surf. I grin when somebody gets excited about a small shark getting caught on the beach grin Most folks don't realize how many of them are here in the bays and flats too. They are everywhere, cute little boogers....

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