Both Sad and Amusing

[MeiLing]

Yep. Recife, in Brazil. The bulls, tigers, and black tips have developed a taste for surfers...

I think it was Brazil, at the place you named. It was definitely a place in South America where they loved their beach and tiny bikinis! But not Rio, I don't believe.

 

[diver 85]

A few years ago while fishing off the Yucatan coast near Playa, my brother-in-law had a good sized white marlin on the line. After a few jumps the fish sounded and then began taking line at a startling rate. Then. quite suddenly, the line went slack. Thinking he had lost the fish, my bro-in-law began reeling in the line, but he felt a lot more resistance than just the terminal tackle would have given. When he got the line in, he found that he had just the head of a white marlin that would have gone 75-80 lbs. Something bit it off just behind the pectoral fins.

I had a similar experience with a tuna in the same area, but the leader broke.

I would say that there are sharks over there, and pretty big ones

That happens almost every trip offshore---aggrevating to bring home heads only but that's the Gulf.....biggest we've caught, a 10' hammerhead, 29 miles out of Cameron in 40' of water......But the diving is still good.....

 

[ggunn]

That happens almost every trip offshore---aggrevating to bring home heads only but that's the Gulf.....biggest we've caught, a 10' hammerhead, 29 miles out of Cameron in 40' of water......But the diving is still good.....

Where y'at? I'm from Lake Charles and I grew up fishing out of Cameron. We used to fish (and party) the Tarpon Rodeo every summer. Do they still do that?

 

[cozcharlie]

Someone actually caught a great white near Calica a few years ago. I saw the picture in Por Esto at the time. Obviously very rare occurence.

I thought divers in PDC used to see bull sharks relatively frequently though

 

[Dive Choice Mexico]

That is really funny and sad at the same time.
Do you really think there are people believing this?

 

[CozumelAntonio]

Someone actually caught a great white near Calica a few years ago. I saw the picture in Por Esto at the time. Obviously very rare occurence.

I thought divers in PDC used to see bull sharks relatively frequently though

I SERIOUSLY doubt this, no way. Yes there are Bulls, Hammers, Tigers, Blacktips, all along the Yucatan coast, but the Great White??? Nope, not possible, the water is too warm year-round, they like cooler water....I wouldn't believe everything in a newspaper, or a online web forum...

 

[alcina]

Don't believe that "the water is too warm" stuff for the great whites - we see the odd one here with water temps at 25 - 28+C You might be surprised who you'll be lucky enough to see one day!

 

[MeiLing]

Don't believe that "the water is too warm" stuff for the great whites - we see the odd one here with water temps at 25 - 28+C You might be surprised who you'll be lucky enough to see one day!

I agree!

While they prefer cooler water temps, Great Whites occaisionally turn up in very tropical waters like Hawaii, so I don't think Cozumel would be a stretch. It's rare but they are sighted here occasionally also.

And there is archeological evidence that it has happened throughout the centuries as there are ancient Hawaiian weapons containing Great White teeth.

 

[MeiLing]

I SERIOUSLY doubt this, no way. Yes there are Bulls, Hammers, Tigers, Blacktips, all along the Yucatan coast, but the Great White??? Nope, not possible, the water is too warm year-round, they like cooler water....I wouldn't believe everything in a newspaper, or a online web forum...

What would you consider evidence? One biting you on the a$$?

 

[mauiiop]

We are in a salt water enviroment that is slowly shrinking, when they over fish in one area of the world or they wipe out a reef enviromnent the animals adjust, while i agree that it is rare that the great whites are out there you must consider that the channel between cozumel and the mainland is deep and the temps at a certain depth do change, Lots of species of sharks use the "canal" as a sorta underwater highway to the gulf of mexico and almost every year some fisherman has had an encounter with a great white. So it is quite possible the occasional run into with a white shark and does happen just not very frequently with divers.

I SERIOUSLY doubt this, no way. Yes there are Bulls, Hammers, Tigers, Blacktips, all along the Yucatan coast, but the Great White??? Nope, not possible, the water is too warm year-round, they like cooler water....I wouldn't believe everything in a newspaper, or a online web forum...