I thought the last one was feeding off the spawning salmon. Warbro Sound is a breeding ground for great whites. Farrrrrkkkkk:
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A FISHERMAN was lucky to survive a terrifying encounter with a 4.5m white pointer shark after tumbling from his dinghy into Warnbro Sound, off Rockingham early today.
The Rockingham fisherman, 35, was in a dinghy about 7am today in Warnbro Sound when the small boat was hit from behind by a giant shark.
The man was about to anchor and begin fishing when the shark hit the boat, "nibbling'' at the outboard motor.
A Police spokesman said: "The man was in the process of anchoring the boat when he heard a noise coming from the boat's motor.
"When he turned around he noticed a shark, described as a 4.5m white pointer, nibbling at the motor.
"The man tried to push the shark away with an oar, and in the process dropped the oar in to the water, and fell overboard.''
With the dinghy's outboard motor still running, the boat cruised away from the pannicking fisherman who then began to swim frantically for shore.
"Fortunately, after a period of time in the water with the shark nearby, he was able to draw attention to a passing boat which picked him up,'' the police spokesman said.
A Sea Rescue spokesman told PerthNow the fisherman was rescued by the nearby boat and hauled out of the water to safety.
Water Police later located the man's boat about 7km from the original location, and returned it to the Point Peron boat ramp.
Water Police remind boat users of the importance of wearing life jackets when on the water, especially if alone.
The incident occurred just a few kilometres from where Port Kennedy man Brian Guest was taken by a 4m-5m white pointer in December 2008.
Mr Guest, 56, was diving for crabs in just a few metres of water when he was taken by a giant shark.
At City Beach early today a PerthNow reader reported seeing a giant dorsal fin, just 25m from the shore.
Matty said: "Went for my morning run at south City Beach, 300m down from the groyne and to my astonishment a dorsal fin the size of a bike wheel was about 25m off of the beach.
"I'm pretty sure it was a great white.''
Hey John, we were over at Rottnest on Thursday and saw this Hammerhead swimming only 50m. from the surfer's at Transit's.
I always found that sailing up to a fishing spot rather than using the OB was a good way to not scare off the fish. looks like I was wrong
Its good to know the warnbo isnt completely fished out
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"The man tried to push the shark away with an oar, and in the process dropped the oar in to the water, and fell overboard.''
"With the dinghy's outboard motor still running, the boat cruised away from the pannicking fisherman who then began to swim frantically for shore."
The poor bastard is going to need psychological help, some memory erasing therapy..... you'd be having nightmares for life after that....
Just throwing this idea out there but maybe this guy was pissed, stood up to have a leak, fell overboard. Then made up the shark storey to make it sound cool. I am sceptical of most shark reports now that there is about 100 different stories a week.
On the news they showed the missing paint on the motor strakes, it had a good taste test of the outboard.
Makes you think how often these sharks get burlied up for photo shoots in SA and this is just learned behavior.
Good article on the travels of these sharks with Sat Tag's, traveling regularly from SA through the bight and then all the way up to Exmouth and back. Need a lot of food to keep the machine running.
I am surprised noone has commented on the stupidity of this whole situation... you got to be pretty dumb to fall in off a boat while its in gear and there is a 4.5m white attacking your boat 5km from shore. I mean really wtf?? Makes for good news though. If he had died would he have received a darwin award?
Bit annoyed about the sensationallism attatched to this story. You read stuff like "the man eating monster..." clearly it isnt that into eating people, because it could have eating this guy without even trying.
i paddled my SUP through a shoal of about 20 at South Passage, Lancelin yesterday, fins and splashes all around me ,......only small ones but I made sure i didn't fall in, in case big mama was around 
Hey Windy did you ID that huge dorsal fin you saw when we were windsurfing out at the Island a few weeks ago ????
It was actually just on the inside of the Island heading towards all the Kiters at Pinnaroo point
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and it was the tail fin ...
Apparently the shark was attracted to the sacrificial anode on the motor which sends out an electronic pulse similar to fish.
Was on the news.
GT
they reckon the shark shields for surfers emit an electric current that repulses the sharks when they get close. I read somewhere that the problem is the pulse attacts them in the first place and only repulses them when they get too close.
So what's the chance of a charging GW turning away at the last second, when hungry and who is game enough to test the theory?
Not scared never have never will be.
NO FEAR
if i ever get taken i would like the west australian windsurfing kitesurfing comunity to paddle out in a circle at my funeral and spread my ashes like id do for my brothers.
It certainly wont stop me from participating in the sport i love.
The headline of this ad caught my eye (from www.coastview.com.au)
Shark Shield - used once - brand spanker - $480 - chickenfeed prices
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Joined 2008-02-18 I was given this is as a present and I tried it on one occasion, but decided I would rather have a new board, so I'm selling it.it will be a bloody shame if I get munched on my new board, as the last thing I will remember will be the fact that I wish I hadn't sold it!
Anyway..this retails at 595.00 with a new base plate. I was actually given two base plates - so the one in the box is brand new, as it would have to be so you can stick it to the back of your board. I have the Tax invoice to prove it was bought on the 29th December 2008 and all the warranties etc. Check out ocean-guardian.com/ for more info. It is a worthy product and doesn't interfere at all with your surfing - you don't even know it is there.
I'm selling it for 480 bucks firm - - It has hardly been out of the box and been used once. It comes in its box and is ready to go. I live in Hobart and my name is xxxxx xxxxxx - my number is xxxx xxxxxx. Good luck with your purchase and if there is a shark in the vincinity and you are out there - I will come and sit near you.
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Perhaps all this news of sharks might explain why there was only a couple of us out at Scabs yesterday. Was nicely powered up on a 5.7 at the end.
