Sharks - where do you stand (or swim)?

pasty

A different kind of pasty

Jul 5, 2003

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West, West, West Sussex

• Jun 13, 2017

• #41

helipilot said:

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**** me mate. What colour was your wetsuit afer you took that!

Superb pics btw.

 

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Eagle Slayer

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Jul 15, 2007

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Worthing

• Jun 13, 2017

• #42

Raleigh Chopper said:

A surfer was bitten by a shark for the first time a couple of weeks ago down here on Bantham Beach.
I reckon it was a Great White but the equivalent of The Mayor in Jaws said it was a Smoothound but I think he is gonna need a bigger boat.

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Smoothounds dont even have teeth . Lately we been catching the odd stingray very locally , people seem very surprised they are in close where people are swimming

 

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Raleigh Chopper

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Sep 1, 2011

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Plymouth

• Jun 13, 2017

• #43

Eagle Slayer said:

Smoothounds dont even have teeth . Lately we been catching the odd stingray very locally , people seem very surprised they are in close where people are swimming

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See posts 24 & 37 I know Tope have teeth but not sure about Smoothounds, maybe it was a small Tope.

 

portlock seagull

Why? Why us?

Jul 28, 2003

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• Jun 13, 2017

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[MENTION=15618]helipilot[/MENTION] pictures are superb, know how tricky underwater photography is and these are v.pro. You've got a talent there, Sir!

 

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helipilot

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Jan 20, 2010

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• Jun 13, 2017

• #45

portlock seagull said:

[MENTION=15618]helipilot[/MENTION] pictures are superb, know how tricky underwater photography is and these are v.pro. You've got a talent there, Sir!

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Thanks...just lucky enough to be living in the USA right now which makes these trips easy/ relatively cheap to do... only downside is that I had to give up my season ticket

 

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helipilot

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Jan 20, 2010

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• Jun 13, 2017

• #46

pasty said:

**** me mate. What colour was your wetsuit afer you took that!

Superb pics btw.

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Ha you do actually get used to it but it is a rush. The shark actually bumped into my camera dome (which I hide behind!) in this picture and knocked a tooth out (you can see the loose one). I managed to pick it up and have it as a souvenir!