So much for swimming in the Chesapeake Bay Near

[jlwade]

So much for swimming in the Chesapeake Bay Near Sandy Point State Park.







Annapolis MD
While the vessel 'Dawn Raider' out of Marklys Marina in Essex, Md. was fishing for Striped Bass (also locally known as Rock Fish), this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for 15 minutes
before it came up alongside t he boat to have a look; long enough for one of the crew members to slip a rope a round it's tail !!! 'And that's when things heated up!!
.. The Shark took off towing the 42 foot fishing boat backwards through the water at about 7 Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on water over the stern and the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually jump completely out of the water at times. This went on for an hour before the shark finally drowned. She weighed in at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino current into local waters in search of food. Although mid 60 degree water is considered ideal for these sharks, the lar g er ones can tolerate water in the low 50s.


Markley's Marina Essex, MD

NOTE: THE TAIL FIN IS THE SIZE OF A MAN!!!



I dont know if this is real or not someone e-mailed it to me and i dont know if the pics will show up or not

[busco]

I googled it and got a bunch of hits same story same vessel name but all off of vancuever island british columbia while dogfish fishing or something like that.... Ive never found shark teeth like that around here

[THE DEER HUNTER]

Sounds fishy to me. ;D

[davep]

It's a mako, caught in Canada a few years back.
Story keeps popping up.