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Title: Fish Florida, feed the sharks!
Post by: VWE on April 27, 2007, 05:18:48 AM

Mmmm, tarpon (http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=341_1177625955) sandwitch, mmmm...

Title: Fish Florida, feed the sharks!
Post by: Leslie on April 27, 2007, 06:27:23 AM

Sorry I can't see the video to comment but Hammerheads are particularly dangerous.  Somewhat related, and maybe off topic a bit...haven't seen the video and can only imagine the shark was in shallow water, because tarpon fishing is usually in the shallows.  

Back in the 30's my Dad and his shipmates hung a white rag on a large hook attached to a rope and dropped it off the back of their cargo ship anchored somewhere in South America (maybe near Buenos Aires in the Rio Plata.)  It wasn't long before they caught an 8' Mako shark and when they cut it open there was about a 50 lb. chunk of ambergris inside.  Ambergris was used back in those days to make perfume.  Raw ambergris fetches approximately US$10 per gram (as of 2006), with much higher prices possible for particularly high-quality samples...making this discovery worth about $8000+ in today's money.  No telling what it was worth during the Depression.  The captain took the ambergris and threw it overboard, as they had no way to get it to market, or the captain thought it might cause problems if they did keep it, getting it to market, how to divide up the loot, possible theft or mutiny, etc...  

Interesting thing about it is, usually ambergris is found in whales and this was found in a Mako shark... rare I have heard but possible.  Makos are considered game fish and it may be any large or aggressive shark would be in that category.   Interesting subject sharks.




Les

Title: Fish Florida, feed the sharks!
Post by: DREDIOCK on April 27, 2007, 08:16:24 AM

If you wanna see home nasty chit. Check out on the same site. "Lion attacks man in cage"

Not for the sqeemish.
I really felt scared for the guy

Title: Fish Florida, feed the sharks!
Post by: Airscrew on April 27, 2007, 08:33:24 AM

well that fishing spot is pretty much ruined.   and the Lion thing,  those guys are doing a crappy job of CPR...

Title: Fish Florida, feed the sharks!
Post by: Red Tail 444 on April 27, 2007, 11:09:01 AM

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=fFHVYWXkAJU

that vid got me thinking about these moon bats trying to serenade wild animals

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Agreed, that guy was doing some terrible CPR...wonder what took so long for the shooter to arrive.

Title: Fish Florida, feed the sharks!
Post by: cav58d on April 27, 2007, 01:08:43 PM

Honestly....I felt sad for the freaking lion.

Title: Fish Florida, feed the sharks!
Post by: Halo on April 27, 2007, 03:43:52 PM

My ... where did the time go ... that was quite a distracting site ....

Title: Fish Florida, feed the sharks!
Post by: DREDIOCK on April 27, 2007, 05:07:01 PM

Quote

Originally posted by cav58d
Honestly....I felt sad for the freaking lion.

Ohh thats right. Your one of them there cat lovers aintcha. :p

Title: Fish Florida, feed the sharks!
Post by: cav58d on April 27, 2007, 06:12:15 PM

Nah I hate cats...Not enough sudafed in the world to get me around one.