Thats crazy! thats a trip and a half. imagine being towed at just over 4 and a half kilometers an hour for 17 hours i would be freaking out for sure. Congratulations to him, bet he is never going to forget it
Do they have bans on Great whites like we do here in Oz?
Yes it was a great effort on 6 lb fireline,,the guy had a bit of trouble pulling the 400 kg shark onboard for photos after it bit his hand off earlier,,but it was a fine performance anyhow,,
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Yes it was a great effort on 6 lb fireline,,the guy had a bit of
trouble pulling the 400 kg shark onboard for photos after it bit his
hand off earlier,,but it was a fine performance anyhow,,
good story if its true, but shortys last post sums it up if you ask me.
"yes it was a great effort on 6 lb fireline,,the guy had a bit of trouble pulling the 400 kg shark onboard for photos after it bit his hand off earlier,,but it was a fine performance anyhow"
Well 6lb fieline breaks at a lot higher strenght that what its rated at,,and while getting his hand bitten off was annoying he said he had a spare one,,lucky he was using an electric reel so he did not have to wind
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Im suprised the shark didnt
Im suprised the shark didnt turn around and try and take out the kayak, Very interested to see the link.
Do you know how far our he was?
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I heard he ended up 50 miles
I heard he ended up 50 miles up the coast from where he hooked it.
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flangies
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Thats crazy! thats a trip
Thats crazy! thats a trip and a half. imagine being towed at just over 4 and a half kilometers an hour for 17 hours i would be freaking out for sure. Congratulations to him, bet he is never going to forget it
Do they have bans on Great whites like we do here in Oz?
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Actually he was towed in
Actually he was towed in circles a lot of the time,,average speed from his gps was 12.4 kms an hour he said.
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Woulda been crapping myself
Woulda been crapping myself for sure haha, to tow you at 12.4km+ is alot of work
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Arent they supposed to be protected world wide?
Very interesting tussle though no doubt.
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Yes it was a great effort on
Yes it was a great effort on 6 lb fireline,,the guy had a bit of trouble pulling the 400 kg shark onboard for photos after it bit his hand off earlier,,but it was a fine performance anyhow,,
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You yakkas are mad Colin
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Would not see me doing that
Would not see me doing that from a yak nothing like a bit of ali between me and those toothie critters
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haahahha
Yes it was a great effort on 6 lb fireline,,the guy had a bit of trouble pulling the 400 kg shark onboard for photos after it bit his hand off earlier,,but it was a fine performance anyhow,,
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im suprised it took people
im suprised it took people this long to figure it out.
hahaha good one though
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APRIL FAILS? Says it was
APRIL FAILS?
Says it was posted on March 31 at 22:37
(but then people can try pulling your leg at all times of the year :p)
Though, for an actual story, how about a marlin from a yak
http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=28912&st=0
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yeah good point, didnt check
yeah good point, didnt check the date lol.
good story if its true, but shortys last post sums it up if you ask me.
"yes it was a great effort on 6 lb fireline,,the guy had a bit of trouble pulling the 400 kg shark onboard for photos after it bit his hand off earlier,,but it was a fine performance anyhow"
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Well 6lb fieline breaks at a
Well 6lb fieline breaks at a lot higher strenght that what its rated at,,and while getting his hand bitten off was annoying he said he had a spare one,,lucky he was using an electric reel so he did not have to wind
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must of planned ahead,
must of planned ahead, knowing he would get his handed munched, he buys an electric reel
smart cookie hahahaha
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There was a bit of
There was a bit of excitement when the batterys run down on the electric reel,,someone had to hook up some jumper leads to jump start it again ,,,,
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