805 lb Mako caught on beach near Pensacola
 

Caught last night. Wow!

More than enough reason for me to never go to the beach again.


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That's freaking awesome! I can't wait to get me a big shark in the kayak or from the beach.

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this is why i swim and fish at the beach!

I think ima have to switch to braid on my ole Zebco 33 so I can catch myself one of those.:grinpimp:

Mama say makos are ornery cuz they got all them teeth and no tooth brush

They caught one same size a few weeks ago off beach in Destin.

Well I'm not going back n the water

This ruined my summer

Any idea why these makos are in so close??

Spring break

Lmao

Chasing tail too huh

Hoards and hoards of triple tail

Cobia Migration

Your chance of getting hurt by a shark, swimming in GOM, as far less than the risk you take by driving your car to the beach, and sitting on the beach.

So jump on in, the water is great.

Turds are spawnin on the beach... floaters everywhere.


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Here is the link to the News Article, which answers allot of your questions.

http://www.pnj.com/article/20140417/...n-local-waters

I stay in the water the majority of the time I'm at the beach, never really worried about sharks.
I avoid low light conditions , overcast skies and figure I will b ok.

I have never really been concerned , but after this I'm a lil nervous.

No human would stand a chance if that animal got ahold of them.

Do the makos stay in close all year or is it just Bc of the cobia??

Or a better question .... When do the cobia leave
Lol

Thanks for the link

These analyses typically assume some kind of "average" driver and risks averaged over a whole year.

Personally, I stay at home when driving conditions are poor, and I work very hard to be much safer on the road:

1. I never text and drive.
2. I never drink and drive, and I'm not on the road at times when most drinking and driving occurs.
3. I do not drive when impaired by prescription meds or over the counter meds. I've never used illegal drugs.
4. I drive with my lights on and always use a seatbelt.
5. I often turn the radio off and ask my children to be quiet when driving conditions require more focus.
6. I blend with the traffic when conditions allow and always drive safe speeds.

As it happens, my wife and I serve as expert witnesses in a wide array of lawsuits, including a lot of fatal car crashes and accidents involving serious injuries.

The vast majority of fatal car crashes and accidents involving serious injuries are very much avoidable by following the steps outlined above, especially always wearing a seatbelt and avoiding chemical impairment of all kinds.

Combined with the fact that most folks drive to the beach when the conditions are good, and I tend to like my odds better on the beach than in the water, which also carries risks of drowning, sting rays, jellyfish, vibrio, etc.

The vibrio thing sealed staying out of the water for me.

Read the article, and you will see that they fish 300 to 600 yards off the beach. That is 3 to 6 football fields offshore.

I would not worry about it.