scare the crapper outta ya!!

Nothing like having a elevated view

Wheres the longboarders,bloody shortboarders sitting under the waterline

Might be over weight long boarders

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62mac said...

Wheres the longboarders,bloody shortboarders sitting under the waterline

Impossible all Longboarders are fit as including myself but excluding asea

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towball said...

Nothing like having a elevated view

Im sitting to the right, the first one was close and big. Was a very big pod

Yep...scare the crapper out of you they do!!!
Surfing Lighthouse beach last November.. I was the only one out at about 6.30am (weekdays are really crowed here)... bloody dolphin breached right along side me....did not see it prior and i think i am still picking board wax out of my but

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climber said...

Yep...scare the crapper out of you they do!!!
Surfing Lighthouse beach last November.. I was the only one out at about 6.30am (weekdays are really crowed here)... bloody dolphin breached right along side me....did not see it prior and i think i am still picking board wax out of my but

As you can see it was a bit overcast and the water was black to look into
All the crew on the beach and my gf were watching for our reaction, they thought it was funny

We don't get a lot of dolphins , if we see a fin it's nornally a Bronze Whaler

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towball said...

We don't get a lot of dolphins , if we see a fin it's nornally a Bronze Whaler

Bronze whalers arnt agressive are they?

pfffft anything comes near me and it is mixed with mayo...yum

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doggie said...

climber said...

Yep...scare the crapper out of you they do!!!
Surfing Lighthouse beach last November.. I was the only one out at about 6.30am (weekdays are really crowed here)... bloody dolphin breached right along side me....did not see it prior and i think i am still picking board wax out of my but

As you can see it was a bit overcast and the water was black to look into
All the crew on the beach and my gf were watching for our reaction, they thought it was funny

yea... nice when it fun laugh at someone else...from the beach..but a dark fin in overcast conditions.... sometimes it's a struggle to find the humour of it all, but it is nice to have them swim around you...AFTER you have worked out what the fin is

Yes if you piss them off

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towball said...

We don't get a lot of dolphins , if we see a fin it's nornally a Bronze Whaler

Bronze whalers arnt agressive are they?

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towball said...

Yes if you piss them off

doggie said...

towball said...

We don't get a lot of dolphins , if we see a fin it's nornally a Bronze Whaler

Bronze whalers arnt agressive are they?

Stick to sheep

BAA BAA you didn't tell us you were pipefins brother you got a bit of maori in you

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towball said...

Yes if you piss them off

doggie said...

towball said...

We don't get a lot of dolphins , if we see a fin it's nornally a Bronze Whaler

Bronze whalers arnt agressive are they?

Stick to sheep

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BAA BAA you didn't tell us you were pipefins brother you got a bit of maori in you

doggie said...

towball said...

Yes if you piss them off

doggie said...

towball said...

We don't get a lot of dolphins , if we see a fin it's nornally a Bronze Whaler

Bronze whalers arnt agressive are they?

Stick to sheep

Poor bastard if he looks like me

Hang on,so Doggie is Pipefins hm

I was surfing scotts head one day...a good 6 feet...paddling out with a couple of guys when a small pod of about a half doz. came up next to us and slowly moved out along the break with us...almost pushing us into the break...moving at the same speed as we were...when all of a sudden the one closest to us rolled over on its side and out squirted a perfectly formed baby...she must have been using the breaking waves as a security screen against preditors...obviously knowing we were not a threat...we all looked at each other and said you dont see that too often....it was a beautifull thing.

Thanks Arkgee. What an amazing short story.

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Gets me thinking about "A Seabreeze Book of Short Stories".

Had a scare many years ago surfing at Granites on SA's west coast (home of the Great White for the uninitiated). Just a mate and two other guys. Clean 3 to 5 ft.

We all caught waves from a set and I was the first one paddling back out to the take-off. Sat up on my board and something big and black broke the surface right in front of me. Scared the absolute sh!t outta me. It was a bloody seal! Popped its head right out and was staring at me.

The other guys had seen it making its way out towards me and were p!ssing themselves at my reaction....bastards! - Mark

All fins scare me. There was a shark attack just up the road from me (40km) yesterday arvo - right in the heart of SP's land!




A surfer dragged from his board and mauled by a two-metre shark was circled by the predator as he tried to make it back to shore.

Glen Folkard, 44, known as "Lenny", was in a serious but stable condition in hospital last night after being attacked while surfing off Redhead Beach, south of Newcastle, yesterday afternoon.

More than 100 people were in the water when the shark attacked. Witnesses in the surf said Mr Folkard was lying on his board about 20 metres from a large group of surfers when the shark struck about 4.40pm.
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Shark attack ... the 44-year-old man's surfboard.

Shark attack ... the 44-year-old man's surfboard.

Believed to be a bull shark, it took a large chunk out of Mr Folkard's thigh as well as his board before dragging him underwater, witnesses said.

He was able to shake himself free and get to the surface. Several surfers came to his aid as he tried to paddle to safety and helped him catch a wave into shore.

One witness, who asked to be identified only as Peter, said the injured surfer was surrounded by red foam as he paddled in.

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"His skin was really grey; he obviously lost quite a lot of blood."

Surf lifesavers, along with a doctor and paramedic on the beach, administered first aid before paramedics arrived and took the victim to the John Hunter Hospital.

Mr Folkard, who owns the Downunder tattoo parlour in Charlestown, is in a serious but stable condition with a deep wound to an upper thigh.
Lenny tattooing Andrew Johns.

Lenny tattooing Andrew Johns. Photo: Sam Rigney

Lifeguards evacuated more than 100 surfers and swimmers from the water and said they were closing the beach indefinitely.

Peter said that surfers remained in the water after lifesavers sounded the shark alarm, adding that it was "bizarrely calm" on the beach.

"It was kind of like Jaws, you know, the scene at the start ... where everybody's pulled out of the water and it's a hot day and the water's inviting, and no one's in it."
Police talk to witnesses at Redhead Beach, near Newcastle.

Police talk to witnesses at Redhead Beach, near Newcastle. Photo: Ryan Osland

Nathan Visscher, who was one of several surfers who came to Mr Folkard's aid, said: "He just started yelling 'help, I need help'. I saw a trail of blood coming from him and then his board popped back up.

"He was able to get back on his board and try and paddle away but he was pretty disoriented."

Another surfer, Tony James, said he saw the shark - estimated to be more than two metres long - follow Mr Folkard and circle him as he was trying to get to safety.

"It's just hit him and took him under for a bit," he said.

"He's managed to get to the surface but I saw it start to follow him."

The Westpac rescue helicopter began air patrols after the attack and spotted several large groups of sharks off Redhead and Blacksmiths Beach. There were also reports of sharks off Bar Beach and Newcastle yesterday.

The patrol saw clusters of sharks as big as 4.5 metres close to the shore, including one that came within 10 metres of an unsuspecting surfer.

All Lake Macquarie beaches have been closed until after further inspections today.

Dr David Powter, a marine scientist and senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle, said there had been "quite a few" reports of shark sightings close to shore in recent weeks.

He said in the past month some of the currents moving up and down the coastline had been closer to shore than usual. "That's brought the bait fish in, which inevitably will bring the predators in - including sharks."

Read more: www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/surfer-paddles-back-to-shore-after-serious-shark-attack-20120118-1q6k8.html

been surfing over 36 yrs and NEVER seen a shark in the water, the first one i see will probly eat me. ps i wear glasses

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sharpie said...

been surfing over 36 yrs and NEVER seen a shark in the water, the first one i see will probly eat me. ps i wear glasses

Saw my first one recently and it was massive 5-6m. I was on the beach at the time

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doggie said...

sharpie said...

been surfing over 36 yrs and NEVER seen a shark in the water, the first one i see will probly eat me. ps i wear glasses

Saw my first one recently and it was massive 5-6m. I was on the beach at the time

i gather you didn't jump on your board to get a closer look and pat the little fella

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doggie said...

sharpie said...

been surfing over 36 yrs and NEVER seen a shark in the water, the first one i see will probly eat me. ps i wear glasses

Saw my first one recently and it was massive 5-6m. I was on the beach at the time

i gather you didn't jump on your board to get a closer look and pat the little fella

Na. Could have tho, there was a shallow sand bank where we were and if you were keen you could have walked to the end of it and had a look. It was moving slow like it was sick or full

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laceys lane said...

doggie said...

sharpie said...

been surfing over 36 yrs and NEVER seen a shark in the water, the first one i see will probly eat me. ps i wear glasses

Saw my first one recently and it was massive 5-6m. I was on the beach at the time

i gather you didn't jump on your board to get a closer look and pat the little fella

Na. Could have tho, there was a shallow sand bank where we were and if you were keen you could have walked to the end of it and had a look. It was moving slow like it was sick or full

a FULL 5-6m shark ...

Been surfing over 30yrs and never seen one (that I have been certain of). Have been spooked a couple of times down on the south coast at a remote beach where they net-fish for salmon. Guy in a spotter plane (for the fishos) said they were watching a 10ft Tiger shark just out beyond the breakers... and said after what they see they would NEVER get in the water when the salmon are running... spooks you a little when you hear that and then you see a school swim through a wave as you are paddling out (on your own!).

and they say "another unprovoked shark attack" WTF is a "provoked shark attack"....hey hammerhead...I've seen better fins on a valiant.

Might be being a bit harsh but your not unlike him I'm sure your brian is bigger than a pea thou . Will try and get a photo next time I come across him

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towball said...

BAA BAA you didn't tell us you were pipefins brother you got a bit of maori in you [:

Poor bastard if he looks like me

^^ I would be interested to have a look, there must be a few poor buggers that look like me

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and they say "another unprovoked shark attack" WTF is a "provoked shark attack"....hey hammerhead...I've seen better fins on a valiant.

I reckon this is about as close as you can get to a provoked attack. Bloody wood ducks!


Gee I wonder what will happen to my testicles if I hit them with this hammer??

^^ Whos a d!ckhead then now ay Peter