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Old 08-09-2014, 06:52 PM
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Fluked in about 35 foot if water off IBSP. Pretty good with 2 keepers and plenty of action on shorts, robins and small blues. At around 10AM we had a 6 foot shark swim past our boat like we were not even there. Dark gray in color with a short dorsal and tail fin visible as it swam by. Tried to get a picture but it all happened too fast. May be a long shot but Any idea what species? Not expecting anything dramatic just curious.
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Old 08-09-2014, 08:02 PM
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If it had a long whip like tail it could have been a Thresher. If not my next guess would be a Brown Sharks since they are are known to come in close to the beach.
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Old 08-09-2014, 08:38 PM
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Short dorsal and fin tail , maybe , short fin mako , baby ! Supposedly tuna on beach of seaside ...in surf according to jersey tackle face book
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I would say brown shark or dusky, mako's look blue in color
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Old 08-09-2014, 10:17 PM
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I would think Brown is the right call but i would not be shocked if it was a bull shark. They always come inshore and rarely swim deep. Did you notice if there was a 2nd smaller dorsal fin? Pay attention to Dicovery Channel this week and i am sure you will see it. Bring on shark week!
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Old 08-10-2014, 10:02 AM
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Have caught threshers before so I am sure if was not that and it did not have a pronounced second dorsal. Looked at some photos and the dusky dorsal looks about right. ???
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