totally tyee
Active Member
Got this in an email, I have heard of them up as far north as the west coast of the Charlottes:
> While the ocean vessel 'Dawn Raider' was commercial fishing for dogfish,
>this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for 15
>minutes before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; long enough
>for one of the crew members to slip a rope around it's tail !!! 'And that's
>when the s**t hit the fan!! The Shark took off
> towing the 42 foot fishing boat backwards through the water at about 7
>Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on water over the stern and
>the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually jump completely out
>of the water at times.This went on for an hour before the shark finally
>drowned. She weighed in at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El
>Nino current into local waters in search of food. Although mid 60 deg.
>water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate
>water in the low 50s.
>
> While the ocean vessel 'Dawn Raider' was commercial fishing for dogfish,
>this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for 15
>minutes before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; long enough
>for one of the crew members to slip a rope around it's tail !!! 'And that's
>when the s**t hit the fan!! The Shark took off
> towing the 42 foot fishing boat backwards through the water at about 7
>Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on water over the stern and
>the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually jump completely out
>of the water at times.This went on for an hour before the shark finally
>drowned. She weighed in at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El
>Nino current into local waters in search of food. Although mid 60 deg.
>water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate
>water in the low 50s.
>
