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Shark Swimming Off St. Augustine Coast
POSTED: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Joe Noda
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Two local fishermen said they snagged what they believe was a 10-foot great white shark while fishing about miles off St. Augustine.
Joe Noda and his friend, Jimmy Adelsperger, said they had one bite all day and it was a big one.
"He tore it up like it was a seal. He went after it with a vengeance," Noda said.
When the fish jumped out of the waters, he said he did not expect what he saw.
From the pictures Noda took, University of Florida expert George Burgess said he's 90 percent sure it was a great white shark. He said it's rare, but possible.
Burgess said great white sharks usually prefer cooler waters.
The fishermen said they were fishing about 60 miles off shore in water that's about 300 feet deep. Shark experts said that's likely where great whites will stay.
Video: Great White Spotted Off St. Augustine
Images: Local Fishermen Encounter Great White
"They are doing fine out there," Burgess said. "There's no reason for them to come closer to shore."
Noda said the shark was probably ten feet long and about 600 pounds. They said they fought it for two hours, but it was too big to get in the boat.
Great white sharks are a protected species, so it would have been illegal to catch it.
So the men took some pictures and cut the line.
"When you have those reels and he takes off, it's a pretty good adrenaline rush. It was a good catch," Noda said.
Fishermen Say They Hooked Great White - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
POSTED: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Joe Noda
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Two local fishermen said they snagged what they believe was a 10-foot great white shark while fishing about miles off St. Augustine.
Joe Noda and his friend, Jimmy Adelsperger, said they had one bite all day and it was a big one.
"He tore it up like it was a seal. He went after it with a vengeance," Noda said.
When the fish jumped out of the waters, he said he did not expect what he saw.
From the pictures Noda took, University of Florida expert George Burgess said he's 90 percent sure it was a great white shark. He said it's rare, but possible.
Burgess said great white sharks usually prefer cooler waters.
The fishermen said they were fishing about 60 miles off shore in water that's about 300 feet deep. Shark experts said that's likely where great whites will stay.
Video: Great White Spotted Off St. Augustine
Images: Local Fishermen Encounter Great White
"They are doing fine out there," Burgess said. "There's no reason for them to come closer to shore."
Noda said the shark was probably ten feet long and about 600 pounds. They said they fought it for two hours, but it was too big to get in the boat.
Great white sharks are a protected species, so it would have been illegal to catch it.
So the men took some pictures and cut the line.
"When you have those reels and he takes off, it's a pretty good adrenaline rush. It was a good catch," Noda said.
Fishermen Say They Hooked Great White - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville