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seven-metre great white shark
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Or a big fish story?
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Love this quote from the above article: "A large shark like that would stick out like dog's balls."
The article goes on to speculate that it might be a bull shark. Bull sharks can and do tolerate brackish water. Looks like another case for CSI. Did you swab that mouth Grissom?
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I'm picturing the fishermen as the old codger from Jaws. Rakin' his hand down the chalkboard and lookin' half beserk as he tells his tale of moby dick.
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I'm picturing the fishermen as the old codger from Jaws. Rakin' his hand down the chalkboard and lookin' half beserk as he tells his tale of moby dick.
http://www.amazon.com/Slick-Cricket-True-S...d/dp/0140274359
The true story of that salty old dog - Frank Mundus ...
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Who can forget the scene in Jaws when Quint, the weathered, steely-eyed captain scrapes his fingernails down the blackboard and announces to the quibbling town elders that they're dealing with a great white shahk? In all his hard-nosed glory, Quint might seem like a creation of Hollywood, but in fact he was based on a real fishing captain out of Montauk, Long Island--Frank Mundus, captain of the Cricket II. Mundus never got his due from the movie or from Peter Benchley, the author of the novel Jaws, and that irks him. Russell Drumm, a Montauk reporter, quickly learns this and a lot more during an adventure at sea with the famous shark hunter. Also aboard is the single charter, a big-game fisherman from Hawaii who has yet to grapple with the ultimate trophy: a great white shark. In the five days that follow, the three are tossed by storms during their pursuit of what has been called nature's perfect killing machine, and Mundus relives for the reporter his 40 years on the high seas. In the Slick of the Cricket is an engaging portrait of a driven man and his unusual occupation. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
