i went for a surf today, got home and the wife said lets hit the surf at the end of our street so i sucked it up and said OK deer. we arrived at the beach and she said it was to big (about shoulder ht) she said you surf and ill swim and sit on the beach.
cool so i am off catchen some nice glassy waves for about an hour when i could hear a voice yelling, looking back at the beach i see the wife waving her arms and making very funny signs, yep the penny dropped and i was in.
she told me there was a shark about 80m to my right i have faith in her judgment of that fact even though i didn't see it. i surfed this beach before and had a shark surfaces 50m from me 20 years ago, and i did SH!T. this old bloke up at the golf club told me JUST two weeks ago he was swimming with his dog at my beach and he was out about shoulder ht when a shark swam between him and the beach and reckons his heart is good for at least another 20years
the other funny thing is our beach has FIVE bait drums on it.

Maybe that Noah prefers live bait. Scary sh&t though.

Legend Weirsy - survived a close call & happy to see you still posting ..... wifey deserves a special mention mate imho

Mmmmm Glassy, head high and no one out. Looxury.

Where are you Weiry

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Daneli said...

Mmmmm Glassy, head high and no one out. Looxury.

Where are you Weiry

At home

Good to see that you made it back to terra ferma Weiry
Gets the heart rate goin eh.

Last saturday i was paddling across a rip up at Coolum ( 6:30 - 7:00 am King tide )
and I had what I think was a Bull shark swim right up to me as I was paddling.
It was only about 3 foot long and about as round as a 2 lt coke bottle.
It came from my left hand side and swam right up under me about 2 foot under my board.
I freaked and as I was paddling slapped my right hand hard into the water mid paddle.
The thing took off so fast from under the nose of my board and it was gone.
After checking my undies I got 2 more waves and went in just in case mum was close by.

yes locky. the old guy in the story said it was a bull/whaler about 7ft he is an old fisho and knows. my wife recons the fin looked 1 foot high and cruising.

Stuff that..
I bet you were glad that you didn't see it while you were out in the water.

You guys read George Greenoughs stories in Surfing World on his shark experiences
Good personal accounts and useful info about dealing with sharks in the surf

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TimKay said...

You guys read George Greenoughs stories in Surfing World on his shark experiences
Good personal accounts and useful info about dealing with sharks in the surf

Yer mate it was a good read. I have seen a few over the years now and had one or two close encounters.
The ones I have seen mostly are in clear water. which is better I guess because you can see them.
Its when surfing dirty water after heavy rain. when you can't see them until they are there.
Scares the crap out of me every time.

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Daneli said...

Mmmmm Glassy, head high and no one out. Looxury.

Where are you Weiry

At home

its ok weiry. i got bitten by shark on my leg a few weeks back. we have good doctors

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chrispychru said...

its ok weiry. i got bitten by shark on my leg a few weeks back. we have good doctors

Thanks mate, i now feel warm and fuzzy inside


i had a surf today on a different beach and didn't think about it all that much, maybe i will when i surf my beach next time[}:)]

Chrispy, your injury would be similar to a shark bite actually! Ouch. On a scale of 1-10, how's the leg?

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Simondo said...

Chrispy, your injury would be similar to a shark bite actually! Ouch. On a scale of 1-10, how's the leg?

i say 9 out of 10,will find out thursday what they say im planning on surfing at about9.21am,then skate the local bowl in the arvo

What tomorrow

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62mac said...

What tomorrow

well today is friday,so on thursday

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chrispychru said...

62mac said...

What tomorrow

well today is friday,so on thursday

it was thursday yesterday wasn't it

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laceys lane said...

chrispychru said...

62mac said...

What tomorrow

well today is friday,so on thursday

it was thursday yesterday wasn't it

i would love time to go backwards