Shark spotted off St Kilda

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Shark spotted off St Kilda

Post by Johand » Sun Jan 08, 2017 2:46 pm

St kilda beach closed to bathers as a 1.5 m shark spotted close to the shore.

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Re: Shark spotted off St Kilda

Post by Fish-cador » Sun Jan 08, 2017 2:52 pm

oh big!!!. It can swallow a swimmer whole.

Time to burley up and catch it!
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Re: Shark spotted off St Kilda

Post by Lightningx » Sun Jan 08, 2017 2:54 pm

What kind of shark?

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Post by 4liters » Sun Jan 08, 2017 3:20 pm

why close the beach? I didn't think we got sharks that attacked people around here
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Re: Shark spotted off St Kilda

Post by Boonanza » Sun Jan 08, 2017 3:29 pm

Probably a Banjo shark but by the time the news services make it to the evening news it will be a 6m white pointer :tongue:
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Re: Shark spotted off St Kilda

Post by Marty.A » Sun Jan 08, 2017 4:04 pm

Footage that ive seen on the news it looks like a little Bronze Whaler but as Boonanza mentioned it will turn into a killer shark by the 6pm news ;-)

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Re: Shark spotted off St Kilda

Post by gregmaka » Sun Jan 08, 2017 5:20 pm

I also seen a Dolphin at the rocks in Werribee this morning.

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Re: Shark spotted off St Kilda

Post by poodoo » Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:59 am

Lots of bait around lol

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Re: Shark spotted off St Kilda

Post by davek » Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:10 am

poodoo wrote:Lots of bait around lol
Bikini Bait? :) cheers davo
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Re: Shark spotted off St Kilda

Post by laneends » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:38 am

davek wrote:
poodoo wrote:Lots of bait around lol
Bikini Bait? :) cheers davo
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