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Twimby > 9 months ago, 14 Sep 2012

Twimby

483 posts

14 Sep 2012 11:57am

Just got a call from a friend in Lanno where a large shark was seen and about 30 guys scrambled in. I know one of the guys who saw it and he is a long time surfer and Lanno local. Also a confirmed sighting at Wedge. Fisherman have made a number of sightings during the week of a shark - sharks hanging off the back reefs.

doggie

15849 posts

14 Sep 2012 12:06pm

Back beach?

Twimby

483 posts

14 Sep 2012 12:10pm

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doggie said...

Back beach?

Yep. The quote from one of the guys that saw it was that is was large enough to cause him concern

doggie

15849 posts

14 Sep 2012 12:14pm

Bugger, oh well less crowds on the weekend then

Mark _australia

23526 posts

14 Sep 2012 1:35pm

There was a whitey behind Hole in the Wall about a week to 10 days ago ish.

Can't wait for the 25kn seabreezes to start so I can windsurf and not see them.

jbshack

6913 posts

14 Sep 2012 4:19pm

Lano was reported as a 2.5 mtr great white today.

Ledge yesterday had a 4.5 mtr report.

One great tool IMHO and one id love to see get more use. The more report's that channel through the better. Better to know a shark is in the area before the event than after

www.facebook.com/#!/sharkalarm

soleman

280 posts

14 Sep 2012 5:29pm

we got waved in today surfing at old cobblies left, didn't even see the faarkin thing. A bloke on the beack was goin nuts to get our attention. stoked he was there. when we asked him what was goin on he pointed about 20m from where we were sitting in the lineup and there was a very large beast right there. then about 5 minutes later the crew at big rock cleared out to. pretty crazy. Hectic **. Ruined a good surf with only a couple in the water.

Zuke

901 posts

14 Sep 2012 5:54pm

^^^^^ I think you were lucky it wasn't hungry soleman. At 20 metres away it would have known you were there.

There have been plenty of sightings this week North and South of Perth. I have a spot that should be firing tomorrow, unfortunately it's also the sharkiest spot I know!

What are you up to tomorrow Legion?

soleman

280 posts

14 Sep 2012 6:00pm

Yeah pretty wild ey, dunno even how long it was there, if it had just turned up at the time and was sussing us out or if it was there for a while. who knows?

Zuke

901 posts

14 Sep 2012 6:05pm

Good to hear you're safe soleman. Unfortunately for us statistics show the more often you are in the water the greater the chance. I know that sounds obvious but it's not very comforting!

smicko

2503 posts

14 Sep 2012 6:11pm

This poor old fella was on the beach at Wedge this morning, he wasn't there a week ago. Very solid animal too, was bigger than me.

soleman

280 posts

14 Sep 2012 6:14pm

nice hole where his flipper was! when we had our shack at wedge, years before the road, rarely saw a seal, never saw anything apart from dolphins and the odd hammerhead, used to surf between southrocks and bombing range by myself or with a couple of others, never an issue.

soleman

280 posts

14 Sep 2012 6:16pm

^^^cheers zuke, got a reprimand from the missusfor it too!! haha kids thought it was COOOOOLLL Dad!! love the inocence of 3 and 5 year olds!!

lurch

312 posts

14 Sep 2012 8:00pm

Hey Smicko
can you give me the location of the seal, I need to document the poor bugger and put it on to our records.
Thanks
Lurch
PS May see you in wedge tomorrw

smicko

2503 posts

14 Sep 2012 8:34pm

Pm sent Lurch

Legion

2222 posts

14 Sep 2012 9:43pm

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Zuke said...
What are you up to tomorrow Legion?

Not surfing, thanks to this thread. Nah I've been in the water a couple of times this week and I've got a bunch of fitting and welding lined up - only two weekends before we head away and as usual I've left lots to do.

Mark _australia

23526 posts

14 Sep 2012 11:49pm

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smicko said...

This poor old fella was on the beach at Wedge this morning, he wasn't there a week ago. Very solid animal too, was bigger than me.

Yeah I had a fkn rough night.
I woke up just after you guys went past

smicko

2503 posts

14 Sep 2012 11:56pm

With a cloaqua that looks like it had been well and truly belted by a footy team on an end of year trip and a heart as broken as that it must've been a rough night Mark.
And just quietly, you might want to have a wash, you were a bit on the ripe side.

jbshack

6913 posts

15 Sep 2012 11:26am

Is it just the photo or does it look like its fin was removed with a knife

mocha1

934 posts

15 Sep 2012 11:46am

look closer im pretty sure both fins are there, top one lying close to body

he may have had open heart surgery tho

smicko

2503 posts

15 Sep 2012 3:51pm

Both fins were there. Maybe a little bit of this action?

or maybe just a bit of this?

jbshack

6913 posts

15 Sep 2012 6:29pm

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mocha1 said...

look closer im pretty sure both fins are there, top one lying close to body

he may have had open heart surgery tho

I thought I saw the second fin after i posted that but the whole still looked a little knifey. Might need to get a new computer screen.

lurch

312 posts

15 Sep 2012 6:49pm

Had a look at the ol' boy today, nice bite that took out the fin. Fairly festy with maggots crawling all over him. I heard HITW got cleared out today by sea rescue...anyone heard....

fuall

375 posts

16 Sep 2012 3:54pm

Lano Back beach still has shark sign up,did see something 100m out there at 7am today but not to sure if dolphin(didnt resurface) or shark, other crew did the alert-shire ranger is around

doggie

15849 posts

17 Sep 2012 8:42am

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fuall said...

Lano Back beach still has shark sign up,did see something 100m out there at 7am today but not to sure if dolphin(didnt resurface) or shark, other crew did the alert-shire ranger is around

I was there at 8am and didnt even see a sign.

Dawn Patrol

1991 posts

17 Sep 2012 2:21pm

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jbshack said...

Is it just the photo or does it look like its fin was removed with a knife

I dunno, when I saw the whale that washed up at Hillarys a few years back, the shark bites in that looked like a surgeon had done it.

They do look a little ratty, but there are definitely some clean slices there!

Spocktek

281 posts

17 Sep 2012 6:09pm

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smicko said...

This poor old fella was on the beach at Wedge this morning, he wasn't there a week ago. Very solid animal too, was bigger than me.

He musta washed up friday night of the 7th cos he was there on Sat morn.
It was honken neaster fri n sat so its kinda strange to end up there

The mrs wanted to take him home and taxidermy him

Freak!

smicko

2503 posts

17 Sep 2012 7:50pm

Yeah it looked like it had been there a while Spocktek, maggots were well and truly into it on Friday.
What sort of state was it in on the 8th? Guess I was wrong about it not being there then as I would've driven straight past it on the Saturday morning.

Spocktek

281 posts

17 Sep 2012 9:35pm

It wasn't too bad on Sat, looked pretty fresh. The mrs was quite fascinated by it, It was funny (farm girl) but I'm a bit of a panzy when it comes to dead things

so I payed my respects and traveled on.
It was hard to spot as there was a few lumps of weed around, The wifey pointed out to me, I would've driven straight past it.

He was a big boy ay, poor bastard.

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