A reason I'd be afraid to go scuba diving...

[geopod]

I couldnt download the thread of the octopus eating the shark.But I recently moved back to Edmonton from Nova Scotia and I used to swim and surf there in the ocean with my kids.And the last summer they cought a 1200lb Mako shark....well that tore me out of the water prettty quick.Needless to say I was taking the kids to the pool the rest of last summer and no more ocean swimming.Its too close man.The size of this thing was unbelievable.It made me think twice.I didnt feel like loosing my kids or myself to a shark.We would always see little 3-4 ft sharks swimming by our feet but they were just baby ones and they wouldnt hurt you anyways.Buut unusual things do happen in this world dont they.

George

[Matt]

Originally Posted by geopod

I couldnt download the thread of the octopus eating the shark.But I recently moved back to Edmonton from Nova Scotia and I used to swim and surf there in the ocean with my kids.And the last summer they cought a 1200lb Mako shark....well that tore me out of the water prettty quick.Needless to say I was taking the kids to the pool the rest of last summer and no more ocean swimming.Its too close man.The size of this thing was unbelievable.It made me think twice.I didnt feel like loosing my kids or myself to a shark.We would always see little 3-4 ft sharks swimming by our feet but they were just baby ones and they wouldnt hurt you anyways.Buut unusual things do happen in this world dont they.

George

This mako weighed in at 492 kilograms, 1,082 pounds
It was taken during the Yarmouth Nova Scotia Shark Scramble during August 2004.
From left to right .
On the left, Capt. Bernard Tedford in the red hat; next, Jamie Doucette ( the angler) Then Terry Bullerwell and Donovan Cunningham.

[geopod]

Matt,

Thanks for the pic, I was there last summer when that bad boy was cought.We were actually donw on the beach.And I seen all the comotion and when I went down to the dock to see and YIKES......Truly a enormous critter isnt it. Yeh I made sure we stayed out of the water after that.I have some pics at home once I go back home I will send you a couple pics of me with the shark....

George