Dignity Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Went out from Bridlington on Saturday with my mate Dave on his boat, wile over a wreck about 5 miles off flamborough head we both hooked into fish Dave got his up to the surface first then shouted ******* Shark as he lifted a cod over the side a 10 ft porbeagle shark had followed his cod up to the surface, it came round the back of the boat leaning to one side looking at us with one of its big black eyes made its way my side where I had just got my fish (ling) to the surface it came up to my fish which I had left in the water but didn't take it it turned then swam back down to the depths from where it came from , an experience I will never forget shame I didn't get any pics of the shark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Did you need a bigger boat? That`s a cool experience. They`re fascinating creatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 That is a shame that you didn't get a pic, I remember a large porbeagle caught in a gill net in the Menai straits, I understand they target cod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Would have been good to see , we go out of whitby a bit and he does some shark trips during the summer and has had some good fish on the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignity Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Did you need a bigger boat? That`s a cool experience. They`re fascinating creatures. i think we did lol very cool and yes a bit scary but fascinating Edited September 28, 2015 by Dignity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignity Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 That is a shame that you didn't get a pic, I remember a large porbeagle caught in a gill net in the Menai straits, I understand they target cod Yes it is by the time i had even thought about getting a pic it had gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignity Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Would have been good to see , we go out of whitby a bit and he does some shark trips during the summer and has had some good fish on the boat. Yes mate its a sight i will never forget , i think a few boats out of Whitby are targeting them now the guy who runs the compound at brid said there had been a basking shark spotted a few times in filey bay i guess its all to do with global warming and that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 i think we did lol very cool and yes a bit scary but fascinating Only just noticed your forum nickname. I don`t suppose by any chance you were on . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignity Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Its what my boat was called 😊 sadly I sold it and regret it now looking for another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 We where fishing out of Plymouth in the early 80is when a dirty great basking shark came swimming by what a wonderful site it must of been 30 foot long about 8 foot wide some ****head said let's put some feathers on and try to foul hook is what we said to him can't repeat on here.what a magistcic creature still got all the memory's of that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignity Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Nice one it would have been great to see the basking shark too that was in the area like you said majestic creatures , we see the odd whale too 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallshort Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Yes mate its a sight i will never forget , i think a few boats out of Whitby are targeting them now the guy who runs the compound at brid said there had been a basking shark spotted a few times in filey bay i guess its all to do with global warming and that I have seen Basking sharks in Scotland before and that was 30 years ago, believe it or not they were being harponed for dog food! them and Porbeagles have been around for ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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