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oooh boy...i dont know about swimming at Ocracoke now...YIKES

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/me ... 8&tid=r700

Is that for reel? sorry, fishing joke

I can't get the thing to load on this pc of crap we call a computer..

I'll be there in 2 months so I was wondering if i should bring my surf rod, or my .44 mag?

it was sighted off the coast of Rodanthe.

I had to download the real player to get it to work.

3/4 Time wrote:I'll be there in 2 months so I was wondering if i should bring my surf rod, or my .44 mag?

There are certainly a lot of sharks off the Carolina coast. A great white could take a huge bite -- no doubt, but you're more likely to be seriously hurt (or killed) by one of the smaller species. Bull sharks keep biting until they're not hungry any more.

About a million years ago, East Coast surfers would sometimes wear a rope bracelet (natural fibers only, please -- cotton or hemp) and they said it kept the sharks away. I dunno if that is true, but it probably works better than a pork chop strapped to each ankle.

bravedave wrote:

3/4 Time wrote:I'll be there in 2 months so I was wondering if i should bring my surf rod, or my .44 mag?

There are certainly a lot of sharks off the Carolina coast. A great white could take a huge bite -- no doubt, but you're more likely to be seriously hurt (or killed) by one of the smaller species. Bull sharks keep biting until they're not hungry any more.

right, chances are you more likely to be bitten by a tiger shark or something. I think this story is something Id rather had not found out about. Although I know Great Whites are not as dangerous as most fear, I just cant help thinking of JAWS. I saw that when I was young and it has scared me ever since.

It wont stop me from going to OBX of course, but you can bet that will be on my mind at least once when I step into the ocean.

WOW!! I just watched that. Freaky stuff.

bravedave wrote:

3/4 Time wrote:I'll be there in 2 months so I was wondering if i should bring my surf rod, or my .44 mag?

There are certainly a lot of sharks off the Carolina coast. A great white could take a huge bite -- no doubt, but you're more likely to be seriously hurt (or killed) by one of the smaller species. Bull sharks keep biting until they're not hungry any more.

About a million years ago, East Coast surfers would sometimes wear a rope bracelet (natural fibers only, please -- cotton or hemp) and they said it kept the sharks away. I dunno if that is true, but it probably works better than a pork chop strapped to each ankle.

When they were surfing a MILLION YEARS AGO (give or take), what did they use for surfboards? Mastadon tusks? Now my imagination is going "Bedrock," thinking about all the latest in caveman fashion surfwear.

that's why i live in the desert....

we have plenty of nasty things out here, but nothin that can't be takin care of with a good swing of a 5 iron

melli you should read the book "Close To Shore" its all about the great white that munched on a bunch of people along the jersey shore...

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:melli you should read the book "Close To Shore" its all about the great white that munched on a bunch of people along the jersey shore...

Ya Ill make sure to put that on my summer reading list....right before I go to OBX lol

I dont think i need to add to my paranoia, but Ill keep that in mind.

I'm not gonna worry about it while I'm BoogieBoarding in a couple of weeks at Sandbridge Beach.

If it's my time, it's my time. At least I'd be part of the food chain.

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:melli you should read the book "Close To Shore" its all about the great white that munched on a bunch of people along the jersey shore...

yeah before the ocean caught on fire here in Jersey

mrmiata wrote:I'm not gonna worry about it while I'm BoogieBoarding in a couple of weeks at Sandbridge Beach.

If it's my time, it's my time. At least I'd be part of the food chain.

Let me know if you're coming in closer to Richmond. I'd love to meet (not meat) ya!

Closest I'll be to Richmond will be zooming through on 64 on the way there.