When I was in Galveston the lifeguard came and told us that we had to move away from the jetty as the sharks tended to cluster there. Very matter of factly. This was a public beach mind you, with a jetty where sharks tend to cluster :) We got out of the water :)
People who live there told us that these are sand sharks, that they are all over the beaches there, and that you are probably safe unless you are wearing jewelry. Dana On 6/27/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we need a bigger sand bar! > > --Ben > > Howie Hamlin wrote: > > This was 50 yds. not 50 ft. according to the article. Also, from what I > > heard, this time of year is prime time for Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. I > > just think that I would rather be in a small boat than standing out on a > > sandbar. > > > > Howie > > > > --- On Monday, June 27, 2005 4:56 PM, Kevin Graeme scribed: --- > > > >>Anybody that fishes in Florida? "Shark infested" is a bit extreme. > >>I've been fishing just 50 feet or so off shore and saw a shark nearby. > >>I came in quick. > >> > >>My partner's father recently got brushed by a shark that decided it > >>was interested in the fish he'd caught that were on a stringer > >>attached to his waist. He too dropped the fish and left the water. > >> > >>Plenty of people go out to sandbars and fish. Sharks are part of the > >>ecosystem, but they generally aren't a problem. > >> > >>-Kevin > >> > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162131 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
