ive just read an article in the shields gazette, apperently theres a mako shark hunting between tynemouth and hartlepool with 40 dead porpioses being found on our coastline. with this and more frequent catches of exotic spieces i just wonder if its global warming bringing these fish further north. and as me mates just said we could be fishing for marlin in a few year. lol
jaws on the loose?
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SIXFOOTSTEVE
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Hope you\'ve not been on the White Lightning mate
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Lol Steve.......
No White Lightening involved.......see the topic \"SHARK HUNTING\" in the Boat Fishing forum
No White Lightening involved.......see the topic \"SHARK HUNTING\" in the Boat Fishing forum
There\'s been reports of sharks off the north east coast for a long while. I seem to remember one - I think a porbeagle- netted off Hartlepool a few years ago, and only a few hundred yards offshore.
there\'s a few mentions on http://www.glaucus.org.uk/sharks-1.htm#Sussex%20Porbeagle
there\'s a few mentions on http://www.glaucus.org.uk/sharks-1.htm#Sussex%20Porbeagle
rod-the-cod
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so wat bait and line do i need then 
Red5
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Porbeagles are a resident species in UK waters and I suppose when you think of it Mako are a populous species in the Atlantic ocean so it\'s probably not uncommon for a shark of this type to get its bearings mixed up and find it\'s way to our shores. An Oarfish was caught a year or two ago off the East coast and I remember seeing a photo of a swordfish washed up on the shore of a Loch up in Scotland. Tuna used to be abundant in the North Sea but wether or not these visitors are here due to global warming is open to debate.
I\'ve heard it said that such sharks, makos and great whites etc are not uncommon off the south west coast of Britain and Ireland, especially in the summer. \'They\', whoever they are, would like it to be kept quiet for fear of them being hunted out of the water. What makes me slightly suspicious about it all is that you very rarely hear about one getting caught in a trawlers nets. It\'s a big sea I suppose. Lets face it, there are plenty of seals around the UK for them to feed on. I\'m never sure whether these stories of \'exotic\' species are a result of global warming or if we are just becoming more aware of the species that visit our shores.
On the subject of tuna, a few years back I was fishing on Brid Pier in December, freezing it was, proper thermals and floatation suit weather when a bloke in shorts and a shell suit top came along asking anyone if they\'d caught any Tuna. I laughed my self daft at him until I saw piccys of big tuna being landed in the 19th century at Scarborough.
On the subject of tuna, a few years back I was fishing on Brid Pier in December, freezing it was, proper thermals and floatation suit weather when a bloke in shorts and a shell suit top came along asking anyone if they\'d caught any Tuna. I laughed my self daft at him until I saw piccys of big tuna being landed in the 19th century at Scarborough.
willywetegg
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Cheer\'s Davy grood reading indeed mate.
Jim.
Jim.
SIXFOOTSTEVE
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Yep sorry about the white lightning jibe lol, it was in the paper at work today ,apparently there\'s to be an autopsy on one of the porpoises to determine which species is doing the naughty work ,according to the paper 45 porpoises ,some seals and some large fish have been washing up all over with chunks missing !!
I\'m out tonight so I best be carefull when wading trying not to sound like a porpoise..CLICK CLICK
I\'m out tonight so I best be carefull when wading trying not to sound like a porpoise..CLICK CLICK
micky-quayle
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believe it or not i was actually holding the rod that caught that 851lb tuna on tuesday night. we had sam harris doing a talk at the tyneside branch of the pac and he owns the actual rod and reel that caught that tunny. the rod and reel were specialy made by hardys and the rod and reel together weigh an astonishing 60lb+ they have to be seen to be believed. the method used to play them is just as incredible, when hooked the angler would get off the main boat and into a small rowing boat and play it from there getting towed all over off the fish until it tired.
if you\'ve never been to one of his talks make the effort too, very interesting. he believes the same as me that in the warmer months sharks and tuna are still regular visitors to the north east coast and if a charter skipper was so inclined and targeted shark and tuna some would certainly be caught. i witnessed personally a shark in the water about 10 yds from the small wall on shields pier several years ago, it came up to the top of the water then slowly swam back down it was i estimate around 12ft long and was visable for 10 to 15 seconds, i\'m no shark identification expert but believe it was a porbeagle.
[Edited on 10/3/2005 by micky-quayle]
I wouldn\'t mind betting that sharks often come quite close in. I\'ve seen one swimming alongside the jetty in Abersoch and another swimming close in to the rock edge a bit further up the Lleyn. Wouldn\'t like to guess what species though.
And there was bloke in Southern Ireland used to specialise in catching blues from the shore, back in the seventies. I think he had them to around the 100lb mark.
But for real giants have a look at http://www.divernet.com/biolog/1202monster.htm
or a bit closer to home
http://www.cornes1.fsnet.co.uk/filey.htm
Sharks? Usefull as live bait maybe.
And there was bloke in Southern Ireland used to specialise in catching blues from the shore, back in the seventies. I think he had them to around the 100lb mark.
But for real giants have a look at http://www.divernet.com/biolog/1202monster.htm
or a bit closer to home
http://www.cornes1.fsnet.co.uk/filey.htm
Sharks? Usefull as live bait maybe.
