WhaleShark while squidding
Thought some of you might get pissed off so I thought I better post it. :)
Was out squidding today, Grand Final day with a mate out from the Exmouth Marina. We put the boat in at McLeod Beach, and went out a few hundred metres. After seeing quite a few Humpback Whales, I said to the mate, check that out, it looks like a Manta Ray. So I ran over to where it was and couldnt believe what we saw. It was a WhaleShark of around 6 metres in probably 2 metres of water at the back of the reef. I got to pat the Shark on 2 occasions as it swam up to the back of the boat.
The weather got better and glassed off for the rest of the afternoon......another day in paradise. This was the second time I have come across WhaleSharks while fishing in Exmouth out of my tinnie.
Just1morecast
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gees mate, what an awesome
gees mate, what an awesome creature and an experience to remember:)
Forever learning with fishing
Dicey
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friendly bugger, once in a
friendly bugger, once in a lifetime experience for most im sure, nice work.
Marky
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That is cool... very cool...
That is cool... very cool...
JGS
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amazing
unreal experience you don't get everyday
big john
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Excellent
Did you jump in with him as well?
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Fisherman
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No John I didnt, thought
No John I didnt, thought about it though. As it was we spent more time with the Shark cruising up and turning the motor off, then waiting for it to come up to the boat.
butch33
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What a great experience! And
What a great experience! And you still get to watch the grand final again next week!!
Fisherman
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The worse part was, after
The worse part was, after that I couldnt care less if we caught any squid or not. We ended up getting 14 nice buggers though. The conditions today were just sensational, you lot down south would of died after seeing what saw today, the water was so clear and glassy, turtles, humpback whales, bluebone, baitifish everywhere.
I do take it for granted I have to say.
Faulkner Family
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MONGREL, would have been a
MONGREL, would have been a great experience and with that water clarity it would have been even better. some have the life
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deepwater
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Hi fisherman that is
Hi fisherman that is excellent to see thats for sure , we where off squid rocks and it was alive down there ,but no squid for us ,well done on that capture mate
jeff
alfred
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No following cobias?
No following cobias?
roberta
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My what
a experience, god I'm jealous, as Faulkners said Mongrel hahahahah great you had your camera with you, magical.
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Tony Halliday
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wow... what more can I say,
wow...
what more can I say, what a day you had!
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Fisherman
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No Alfred no cobia. Yes I do
No Alfred no cobia. Yes I do feel like a mongrel, thats why I posted it hehehehe.
It was very awe inspiring,(actually still is) I wanted to follow it all the way out the gulf with the outgoing tide, but decided to go get some squid instead. It would have been one of the top ten days I have had in Exmouth in the 14 years of living here.
Dreamtime
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sick
all of us should feel so lucky we live in a country where u can get such great experiences so close to shore. i love australia.
deepwater
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Fisherman
i heard at work today that you got towed in from your sqid trip and Fran loved your squid ,am i wrong hehe
jeff
Fisherman
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Nope didnt get towed
Nope didnt get towed anywhere. We did however get a jump start for the car when we got to the beach.
deepwater
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are cool mate , do you have
are cool mate , do you have a sister that works at the air port ??
Gully
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Awesome stuff there mate.
Awesome stuff there mate. They are one great animal
Bodie
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yep bloody awesome
yep bloody awesome stuff!!
dont see that very often at all!
uncle
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special
its pretty special when that happens, gives you a real buzz
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