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Old 07-15-2012, 07:53 AM   #1
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Great white in Fort pierce

yesterday , during the fort pierce open, first stop at 6:30 am was 130ft a little north of F.P. inlet. we just dropped the flashers in and had one diver in the water untangling his float line when he seen something huge out of the corner of his eye. he immediately swam back to the boat with his gun drawn on the shark and jumped back in the boat. as we were all wondering what was going on we see this huge fin follow him to the edge of the boat. we then got a camera ready and had to confirm the suspected sighting, and this is what we got.

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Old 07-15-2012, 08:01 AM   #2
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Re: Great white in Fort pierce

Wow that is some scary s@&$! How long til u guys got back in the water?
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Old 07-15-2012, 06:48 PM   #3
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Wow that is some scary s@&$! How long til u guys got back in the water?
we left the area, nobody even wanted to get in at 90ft. we went back to around 45ft and everyone was still a little nervouse
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Old 07-15-2012, 08:05 AM   #4
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after watching him circle off and on for 20 min, we left and didnt even stop at the 90ft ledge. we went straight back to some 40 ft areas and were still paranoid as hell.
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Old 07-15-2012, 08:14 AM   #5
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Re: Great white in Fort pierce

That's got make you wonder what if he hadn't seen that Shark The way white sharks attack as a diver it doesn't seem like you would have much of a chance. Wasn't there another guy on here that caught one on video after missing an AJ somewhere around Fort Pierce?
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Old 07-15-2012, 08:16 AM   #6
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very cool man! how big do you think it was? I love how we see these things in the summer like were not supposed to.....
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Old 07-15-2012, 08:30 AM   #7
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Re: Great white in Fort pierce

The other vid was off of sebastian...that's some spooky stuff right there. Looked like they were chumming tho...never know what's gonna cruise into your slick...
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Old 07-15-2012, 08:57 AM   #8
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Re: Great white in Fort pierce

Just got back from NorCal where I was paranoid as hell. Was looking forward to some deep, relaxing, blue. I think I'll stick to beach diving a little while longer. To my knowledge, no one has ever seen them in shallow on our coast.

Great video though. I bet you could get on the news with that
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Old 07-15-2012, 08:57 PM   #9
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The other vid was off of sebastian...that's some spooky stuff right there. Looked like they were chumming tho...never know what's gonna cruise into your slick...
I remember the other vid. Maybe the same fish(?)
Shows up every year around the same time.
Unmistakably Whitey....Good footage!
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Old 07-16-2012, 05:32 PM   #10
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I remember the other vid. Maybe the same fish(?)
Shows up every year around the same time.
Unmistakably Whitey....Good footage!
If you have the two videos, you can tell if it's the same shark or not. A number of years ago, I helped an old college friend tag GW sharks off the coast of Guadalupe in Mexico. What he discovered is that by comparing the white/gray interface around the mouth, around the gills, and at the base of the tail, he could ID individual sharks. Last I heard, he had positively identified over 70 individuals. He even named one after me.

If you want to know more about his research, this is his website. http://www.marinecsi.org/about-us/ His name is Micheal Domier. He could probably look at the two videos and tell you in a couple minutes. Tell him Keith sent you his way.

Cool video, they are the single most impressive critter I've ever seen underwater.
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Re: Great white in Fort pierce

Nice video,
At least you had some nice, clear water...see'n that fish on the bottom in 10' vis would really make the hairs on your neck jump to attention!

Should have brought that fish to the weigh in! Lolol
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im guessing 12-14
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we started chummimg after our diver was out of the water to get him as close to the boat for pictures and video as we didnt have any cams up at the first few minutes
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we started chummimg after our diver was out of the water to get him as close to the boat for pictures and video as we didnt have any cams up at the first few minutes
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after watching him circle off and on for 20 min, we left and didnt even stop at the 90ft ledge. we went straight back to some 40 ft areas and were still paranoid as hell.
This shark is a SHE.....not a HE. No claspers behind the 2nd pec fin. And the girls are big!! She looks big with her slow, lumbering movements.
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Wow - that was an encounter to remember for Florida in the summer

Glad you got it on tape Steve I enlarged a few frames for you and put them in the first post with your OK.
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