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Flagg · 07-03-2015, 13:53

Next year will be the 100th anniversary of the Jersey Shore shark attacks from 1916:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey...ttacks_of_1916

The shark attacks that summer knocked WWI out of the front page headlines.

I think I recall reading it was an inspiration for Ptere Benchley's "Jaws".

I've done a fair bit of shark fishing(mostly catch and release) offshore NY/NJ as a deckhand.

In my experience, Blue sharks are like relatively harmless rats, Sand Tigers look scary but really aren't, the odd Thresher shark can be found feeding on the smaller stuff(their tails are dangerous!), Makos are awesome but far more often far offshore(although some, including a huge record holder on light tackle or flyrod, have been caught in quite close in the US Southeast).

We had a minimum 11 foot Mako take the back 1/3 off of a near 200 pound Blue Fin Tuna(2nd biggest in the tournament, but DQ'd due to mutilation)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DND717lnFLQ

Great Whites/White Pointers(only ever saw one far offshore on a dead whale). Rotting dead whale is like shark crack.

Did a trip or two to help stock the Camden Aquarium.

The big brains there said there are a few inshore "pupping grounds" for Great Whites/White Pointers.

I'd also suspect bull sharks(although I've never caught/released any) as they tend to like the warmer/shallower/coastal waters.

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Maybe shark attacks are an indicator of a healthy shark population?

Or maybe it's just more "lotto tickets" entering the water resulting in a few more tickets getting punched.

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I'd reckon the Carolinas have a much richer density of sharks than further north where I spent most of my time, warm enough to even get Hammerheads moving north up the Gulf Sream for a bit each year, rare to see them further north where I fished or to see them for very long.

07-03-2015, 13:53	#12
Flagg Area Commander Join Date: May 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,423	Next year will be the 100th anniversary of the Jersey Shore shark attacks from 1916: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey...ttacks_of_1916 The shark attacks that summer knocked WWI out of the front page headlines. I think I recall reading it was an inspiration for Ptere Benchley's "Jaws". I've done a fair bit of shark fishing(mostly catch and release) offshore NY/NJ as a deckhand. In my experience, Blue sharks are like relatively harmless rats, Sand Tigers look scary but really aren't, the odd Thresher shark can be found feeding on the smaller stuff(their tails are dangerous!), Makos are awesome but far more often far offshore(although some, including a huge record holder on light tackle or flyrod, have been caught in quite close in the US Southeast). We had a minimum 11 foot Mako take the back 1/3 off of a near 200 pound Blue Fin Tuna(2nd biggest in the tournament, but DQ'd due to mutilation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DND717lnFLQ Great Whites/White Pointers(only ever saw one far offshore on a dead whale). Rotting dead whale is like shark crack. Did a trip or two to help stock the Camden Aquarium. The big brains there said there are a few inshore "pupping grounds" for Great Whites/White Pointers. I'd also suspect bull sharks(although I've never caught/released any) as they tend to like the warmer/shallower/coastal waters. ----- Maybe shark attacks are an indicator of a healthy shark population? Or maybe it's just more "lotto tickets" entering the water resulting in a few more tickets getting punched. ----- I'd reckon the Carolinas have a much richer density of sharks than further north where I spent most of my time, warm enough to even get Hammerheads moving north up the Gulf Sream for a bit each year, rare to see them further north where I fished or to see them for very long.
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