and i mentioned the 2 to 3 meter shark near the outer reef at sandy bay to your dad/mum and your mum looked troubled .. cant imagine how troubled she was when she heard you actually got bitten. 
might be psychic or something
yep, thats intense. i think u deserve a new kite too! some1 please hook a brother up! hope u heal quick and r back out there soon mate. -scars, -trophies for the intense.
sorry mate, the boys have jinxed you...its gonna heal up with not the slightest scar of evidence.. better push for the free kite! You can always get plenty of tail, but kites...
Get back in the water real quick. Those sea ulcers will make the scar look awesome for years to come. Maybe time to get into some fish and chips and bite them back, with beer batter.
not a very good start into the season for the kid.
love how easy he takes it. what a tough kid, how old is Liam?
Get well matey!
Nasty bite but on a good note it will recover well.
I recon there aren't enough cray pots in the water and now jaws is paddling around too close. Fisheries might need to put a few more baited hooks out to sea to somehow attract them offshore.
Pick the scabs to keep the scars
Id say you were pretty lucky that it was just a sample and that it bit from the shin side as opposed to the calf muscle side ie: the shinn bone may have hit the back teeth, if it was the other side you could easily have lost a big chunk of your calf........
Liam deserves something free like a surfboard! On another note you can go get revenge at the fish and chip shop...Glad you ok bud.
All speed in healing fully and fast Liam. You were real calm through the ordeal well done.
To my knowledge such attacks on kiters are extremely rare to date. I have heard of about a dozen non-fatal attacks worldwide involving kiters in the last ten years. There was the one fatal attack in Florida in February on kiter Steve Schafer. Attacks on swimmers, surfers and divers are a lot more common as you know. Most involving bronze sharks seem to be "accidental," they taste and move on. Or, in this case depending on how long Liam was in the water, it may have been a sudden defensive attack if the shark was startled?
Had some questions about what happened. Does anyone know how long Liam was in the water before he was struck? Do you see bronze sharks in the area fairly commonly? Are there any seal rookeries nearby? Was there any unusual bait activity or migrating schools moving through the area that day? Last, what time of day was it?
Thanks and all the best to Liam.
Rick
Tony you forgot to add the migrating whales moving down the coast this time of year but im not sure if bronze whalers follow the migration??? just BIG WP's
There is a female bull seal (i think) colony north of the location & i think the males migrate up that way annually to party
Hi Guys,
There is a known "hot spot" for agro bronzies not far off shore behind the surf at Wedge. They take offense to us spearing there on occassion and make clear their objection.
DM
hope the young bloke's ok.
There is a seal colony north of the island around flat rock.(the small rock you can see north of Wedge) We also see alot of seals and the odd sealion when fishing around the island.
I have seen bronzys swimming in the shallows inbetween south rocks and the island and at times have had to warn families with small children in the water. The ones i have seen in close are usually no bigger than 5ft but im sure would leave a painfull bite like Liams.
He's all good thanks everyone, stitches are out and he's ready to get back into the ocean.
Guys' heading your way next week for a road trip north. Forgive my ignorance but where is the Wedge?
