Hammerheads

[sfprovyn]

Its been a weird year for sharks here in beaufort NC. Usually everyone sees lots of sand tigers around the wrecks and there is usually a big one or two hanging around the fish cleaning station in Morehead city when the sport fishies clean their catch etc but this year we have seen some big hammerheads as the divers call REAL SHARKS....Earlier this season I saw one that looked as big as my little 17 Mako in shallow water eating stingrays, I saw one coming in the inlet about 14 or 15 feet tearing up and eating a 7 or 8 foot sand tiger on the surface and last week I had one right next to my boat eat about a 20 lb king just as I gaffed it and all I got was the head..A dive captain frriend of mine had two of them circle him tuesday when he brought up a big grouper and he thought the bigger one was at least 10 feet long at AR 320 which never holds Hammerneads...I dont know that much about sharks but was wondering if Hammerheads are considered man eaters? IF they are I am going to stop drinking everything except Jack Daniels...Frank

[willy]

No shark expert but have both read and been told that Hammers are most definetly man chompers.
And I can not think of a single more incredibly risky thing you could do than coming up thru the water column with a large bleeding fish in your hands :o
Just put the bullet in and spin the cylinder, what the h@ll
I had a brother officer who retired about 7 years ago. He was a diving instructor, did it all over for a long time. Used to tell me about the close calls at wrecks right off the Jersey coast. Said even a small normally non agressive shark will take a chunk out of you carrying speared fish up. Said when they appeared they would just let the fish go and head for the top and hope for the best.
No thanks

[Airslot]

Where's Hammer, he be a diver...

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[msbhammer]

Sharks. Where ?? ;D
The Delaware Bay is the Largest Breading ground on the east coast coast for sharks. Once a year, The University of Delaware Marine science division assist some other company in catching sharks and Rays that are then sold to zoo's across the country. Sharks are always lurking on the shipwrecks as Willy stated. The food chain lives on undwater obstructions. Thats why more ocean towns like Jersy are sinkng ships to create a better unwater habitat, that brings in tourist dollars for fishing and diving. I dont have all the facts on Delaware and its sharks. Its odd how its the largest breeding ground, compared to Flordia, where you are always reading about bites and all. Hamm, I do have some underwater pics. here somewhere. Hold on. ;D

[msbhammer]

A few pics. that friens of mine took.
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A few other critters who live on the wrecks.
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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f153/msbhammer/junkers2_gif.gif

[willy]

Hammer that because Fla.people are cooked longer to taste for the big toothy fishies

[msbhammer]

Your right Willy. Those Fl. tanners taiste better with all that sun tan lotion on. ;D

[sfprovyn]

Willy: Are you a Lawman and if so where? Frank

[willy]

Lieutenant, 28 years Scotch Plains PD NJ

[sfprovyn]

Good, hope you can hang in there because retired life is great. I'm a retired G Man..I still do some contract work for the Justice Department in Latin America and Asia..keeps me in flounder minnows...After 9/11 there are not enough young guys to keep up with all the additional work so they brought back some of us old duffs to do low level cases...Frank

[reelapeelin]

Don't know where (if anywhere) they go when they grow up, but a fellow can go to Hunting Island/ Beaufort/ Fripp Island coastal areas in SC and catch small hammerheads till you just can't do it anymore...I think there's a nursery around there or something... ;) ...

[sfprovyn]

One quite large one lives under my dock and I was wondering where he grew up! Frank