16ft tiger shark annoys moreton bay mud crabbers

[mudrunner]

speaking to a local on russell island..(and a member here) he was telling me of how the local pro mud crabbers are getting hastled by a 16ft tiger shark now for months.

he comes up when they are re baiting the pots with fresh chickens and does his best to get the chooks from the pots.....they have to throw him a chook to be rid of him....

aparently he hangs around karragarra island area.......

thats some huge fish fillets.....


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[Dory4.1]

Now I know why they have a swimming enclosure area on Karragarra.

[mudrunner]

the one on russell has a bit of a hole in it....

[Horse]

I have seen a pro working pots near the Peel Spit beacon. Every time he pulled up the fins would start breaking the surface. They were not small
We were crabbing the same area and were left alone. The buggers must learn which boats to follow

Neil

[Mossy247]

They are amazing animals the tiger shark, though I would be throwing it a bush turkey, damn things have been raping the poor old black chooks. Did they mention if they do any damage to the pots while they are trying to get the bait out? I think it would be crabbers 0 tiger shark 1. LoL

[dnej]

The documentry I saw, indicated, that the sharks respond to the motor, and get to recognise individual sounds.
David

[finga]

I hope the shark gets the pro crabber that doesn't mind raiding a pot or 76.
He needs to be shark poo I reckon
That would be justice or irony...which ever way you look at it.

[Dirtysanchez]

Finga, I think the word you are looking for is Karma, what goes around, comes around

Still thats a big shark, I hope it isn't the culprit that bit the Dolphin that visits Tangalooma ?

[Keechie]

mmm, time to go sharking

[3rd degree]

I thought the same Dirtysanchez....

Must have been a fair size to bust it up like that.

Jim

[oldboot]

Well fellas if you are off sharking you had better do it soon..... when the new rules come in you wont be able to take a shark over 1.5M.....they are all endangered don't you know.

cheers

[Scalem]

I have seen a pro working pots near the Peel Spit beacon. Every time he pulled up the fins would start breaking the surface. They were not small
We were crabbing the same area and were left alone. The buggers must learn which boats to follow

Neil

I was TRYING to fish the same area on the Aust day weekend but was forced to move. I made a comment in another thread about the figure 8 manouvers Mr Pro kept doing right in front of the Spit beacon.

Asking around, the consensus is that the shark has indeed learned the sound of his boat, and he is merely trying to get things done b4 the shark catches up to him again. Tell me the same thing in April and I am not likely to believe you

Scalem

[oldboot]

So Mr Pro crabber is being stalked by a shark.:undecided:


dun dun dun dun dun DARRRRUP



cheers

[Crestcutter]

The shark Spinner is talking about is a resident of Blakelys. I went over too target him on sunday but only managed to get smashed by BIG bull sharks.

This is a no shit story and a mate is the pro crabber that is feeding him regulary. Its the bulls there attacking the pots as he pulls them. HE is a big sucker and i would be thinking twice about swimming at Blakeleys.

Scott not all Pro's raid pots. And furthermore he is not being stalked, he simply doesn't give a shit about the shark, it was just conversation. He actually feeds it.

The only feed i would give it is with the 410.

[finga]

Scott not all Pro's raid pots. And furthermore he is not being stalked, he simply doesn't give a shit about the shark, it was just cionversation. He actually feeds it.

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I'm only talking about the one (and most probably the only one) who does.

Those fellas work hard for there keep I reckon.
So your mate has has own flipper, or should that be cruncher.

Hey mate, can you PM your numbers please.
We'll have to catch up one day