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Title: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: sealife on April 28, 2008, 08:49:31 PM

Chesapeake Bay, near Route 50 Bay Bridge and Sandy Point State Park…at last I have the ultimate excuse not to do the 'Polar Bear Plunge' in January. It's not only crazy to jump into freezing cold water, it could be down right dangerous!   

Annapolis MD
While the vessel 'Dawn Raider' out of Markleys Marina in Essex, Md. was fishing for Striped Bass (also locally known as Rock Fish), a Great White Shark 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 a round it's tail!!! 'And that's when things heated up!!
....  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 degree water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate water in the low 50s.

 
Markley's Marina Essex, MD

NOTE: THE TAIL FIN IS THE SIZE OF A MAN!

Title: Re: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: Hotrod on April 28, 2008, 08:53:36 PM

Wasn't that a spoof?

Title: Re: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on April 28, 2008, 09:06:19 PM

nice post

Title: Re: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: Hotrod on April 28, 2008, 09:22:37 PM

Yea..  Fiction..

I fall for these all the time.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/shark.htm

Title: Re: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: gagedylan on April 28, 2008, 09:31:07 PM

cant see any fish jumping out of the water with a rope on it's tail

Title: Re: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: IrishAyes on April 28, 2008, 10:20:06 PM

I believe the feds would be all over the captain too if he did in a great white.

Title: Re: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: mboy on April 29, 2008, 08:20:22 AM

That would be a MIGHTY large fine if it were true. They are federally protected I believe.

Title: Re: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: sealife on April 29, 2008, 09:27:59 AM

as I suspected but an interesting rumor.

Title: Re: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: Hotrod on April 29, 2008, 10:32:44 AM

 t^

Title: Re: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: wb on April 29, 2008, 01:45:18 PM

Interesting how the Chesapeake is not even remotely close to Ocean Shores, WA

Just change the story to fit whatever circumstance you need- after all it is fiction couldn't be any MORE fiction.

Kinda like our politicians.....

Title: Re: Great White in the Chesapeake
Post by: twoforhooking on April 29, 2008, 06:39:59 PM

Too bad there aren't any pictures. 5hrug