[OBXRealtor]

That's right folks we had our own Great White for awhile there. She's a 14ft 2300lb bundle of fun. Looks like she came into the sound thru Oregon inlet and went as far west as the Pamlico river. After her short stay she headed out Hatteras inlet. Makes ya think about what tackle to keep onboard. Here is the sight where you can see Katherine's track.
http://www.ocearch.org/profile/katharine/

 

[crappie89]

That is pretty cool.

 

[one wolf]

That is awesome. We see dolphin in Bath creek all the time and often wonder how many sharks come and go that we never see.

 

[philjam]

And just behind Katherine was Nessie

 

[sundrop]

I'm glad it was a rainy winter if we had had a drought the river would have been salty enough she might have kept coming!! Tarpon roll in Chocowinity bay wouldn't be surprised to see a shark sometimes!! Bull shark maybe..

 

[Mechanic Bob]

WOW it sure did haul buggy from the mouth to the sea. That is too cool! Thanks for sharing.

 

[SurfRider]

Great whites only inhabit cold water... um.... let's see...

Gulf of Mexico in June, coast of NC in January. I think a 14ft Great White goes wherever she darn well pleases!

 

[beagle]

Right now she's in Fla.

 

[Nat's Dad]

Right now she's in Fla.

Waiting for Spring Break?

 

[redfish6866]

Just when I was thinking about getting a kayak, too!

 

[OptiMystic]

The odds are so tiny of a bad encounter that they shouldn't come into play. Get the yak. There are a few cars I often see on my commute that are likely a greater threat to me than that shark. Maybe I should see if can get them cute names and have them tracked...

 

[trigger22]

Not in the least bit worried about the white sharks.... You should however remain cognizant of the bull sharks. Especially in the August/September months.

 

[redfish6866]

I know...I was really just joking. Greenville drivers are more dangerous than white or bull sharks by far!

 

[rollcast]

From what I've heard, those bull sharks are no joke especially during the old drum season. I know of at least one guide that has changed the way he releases fish as direct result of several encounters with bulls. No more back and forth beside the boat; now it's a torpedo shot back into the water.

 

[Drum Runner]

Bulls have been known to go well into fresh water as well. One was found in the Tennessee river and they have been found further than that away from the ocean. Any river that with ocean access. And they are aggressive.

 

[bluecrab]

Found this pic surfing the web some time back. Can't remember the exact place and circumstances and not a quality pic, but it was definitely the work of a large shark in the Pamlico during an old drum trip. Yowzer!!!!

 

[sundrop]

Waiting for Spring Break?

smart girl, wish I was in FL with her!!

 

[zacharyc]

Found this pic surfing the web some time back. Can't remember the exact place and circumstances and not a quality pic, but it was definitely the work of a large shark in the Pamlico during an old drum trip. Yowzer!!!! View attachment 69202

My guess is a nice sized bull shark. Gotta love when they send half a king mackerel back to the boat. Actually would prefer they didn't do that, but nature calls!

 

[OptiMystic]

My guess is a nice sized bull shark. Gotta love when they send half a king mackerel back to the boat. Actually would prefer they didn't do that, but nature calls!

It's all a matter of perspective about who was trying to steal whose lunch...

 

[Drum Runner]

I've reeled in numerous fish heads over the years. Most of the time for me it's the sizable fish that the sharks get. More times than not the ones that put up a valiant fight. Same way on a boat alot of times. Your catch is in the feed zone too long.