Kayak fishing lost off Balnarring

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Kayak fishing lost off Balnarring

Post by bowl » Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:51 am

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Re: Kayak fishing lost off Balnarring

Post by 4liters » Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:41 am

They found the bloke, sounds like a big gilla pulled him out of it or something
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Post by smile0784 » Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:54 am

Glad his safe and sound.
Just shows how careful you need to be

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Post by cheaterparts » Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:29 pm

4liters wrote:They found the bloke, sounds like a big gilla pulled him out of it or something
https://www.vicpolicenews.com.au/news/k ... with-shark

it just floated off the beach while he wasn't watching
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Re: Kayak fishing lost off Balnarring

Post by smile0784 » Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:24 pm

Why didnt he pull it further up on the beach and tie.it up with the anchor rope

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Re: Kayak fishing lost off Balnarring

Post by skronkman » Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:28 am

This story just keeps getting wilder! Haha. It's now a 3m shark, Westernport is now "shark infested", there are bite marks in his kayak and they "abandoned" it. You can't believe a thing you read in the mainstream media these days.

From news.com.au (of course)

http://www.news.com.au/national/rush-ho ... e2d169ff8f

Man knocked off kayak by huge shark
A fisherman in Victoria has had a terrifyingly close encounter with a shark after the 3m-long predator knocked him from his kayak.
Brett Palmer, 34, was fishing in Westernport Bay near Balnarring on Saturday night when he was flung into shark-infested waters while trying to reel in the giant catch.
His brother filmed the dramatic catch but missed the aftermath where Mr Palmer was flipped into the water.
“I heard him yell out a few swear words and then I heard a big splash and he was in the water,” Luke told 7 News.
They found several bite marks on his kayak, proving just how dangerous the area they were fishing in was.
They decided to abandon the overturned kayak and head home but, in doing so, they unknowingly sparked a major search for a missing fisherman after the vessel was spotted off Cliffs Beach on Sunday morning.
Police later found Mr Palmer safe and sound at home.

And the article from the age on the same topic

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 4z0qp.html

The headline is still overly sensational.

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Re: Kayak fishing lost off Balnarring

Post by skifalls » Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:49 am

“Shark infested waters” does sound like a big stretch

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Post by smile0784 » Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:02 am

Sounds like there are a few big whoppers going in that story lol

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Re: Kayak fishing lost off Balnarring

Post by 4liters » Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:28 am

skifalls wrote:“Shark infested waters” does sound like a big stretch
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Re: Kayak fishing lost off Balnarring

Post by rb85 » Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:44 am

He was on channel 7 last night a sensational 7 exclusive.
Scratch marks on kayak were bite marks as if he was wrestling a man eater.

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