[Povertybay] Fishing At Grays Harbor, Washington USA

[BarryMcDon at aol.com]

So  much for swimming at Ocean Shores... 



OCEAN  SHORES,  WASHINGTON


While the  ocean vessel 'Dawn Raider' was commercial fishing for dogfish, 
this Great  White Shark was hooked in the mouth. 

It only resisted slightly for 15  mins. before it came up alongside the boat 
to have a look; just long enough  for one of the crew members to slip a rope 
around its tail!  And that's  when the fun began. The Shark took off. towing 
the 42-foot fishing boat  backwards through the water at an estimated 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 1,035 pounds.  It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino 
 
current into local Washington waters in search of food.  Although  mid-60 
degree water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones  can 
tolerate water in the low 50s.



NOTE:  The tail fin compared to the size of the man. 



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