Sportfish_5
11-12-2005, 09:49 PM
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From the Adelaide Advertiser 6 Dec 05
ROBERT Hogg, his 10-year-old son James and a friend have had a terrifying brush with a four-metre Great White shark - catching pictures of the attack.
The three were enjoying a "relaxing day in the boat" last week at Middle Beach, about 40km north-west of Adelaide, when a huge shark launched out of the water about 3.30pm and tore into a bait bag attached to their 5.4m fibre-glass boat.
Mr Hogg described his run-in with the Great White as "a bit of a shock". "We felt a bit of a jerk and then the boat sort of started pulling sideways," Mr Hogg said. "It was bloody huge. I untied the burley bag and tried to hold on to it. Then the shark showed itself at the back of the boat and had a bit of a taste test."
Mr Hogg said the shark swam around behind the boat for about 10 minutes before swimming off.
"I was a bit worried when the boat was being dragged," he said.
"It probably just wanted a bit of a feed and was attracted by the burley.
"It did no real harm - just took a bite out of the hydrofoil at the bottom of the motor," Mr Hogg
From the Adelaide Advertiser 6 Dec 05
ROBERT Hogg, his 10-year-old son James and a friend have had a terrifying brush with a four-metre Great White shark - catching pictures of the attack.
The three were enjoying a "relaxing day in the boat" last week at Middle Beach, about 40km north-west of Adelaide, when a huge shark launched out of the water about 3.30pm and tore into a bait bag attached to their 5.4m fibre-glass boat.
Mr Hogg described his run-in with the Great White as "a bit of a shock". "We felt a bit of a jerk and then the boat sort of started pulling sideways," Mr Hogg said. "It was bloody huge. I untied the burley bag and tried to hold on to it. Then the shark showed itself at the back of the boat and had a bit of a taste test."
Mr Hogg said the shark swam around behind the boat for about 10 minutes before swimming off.
"I was a bit worried when the boat was being dragged," he said.
"It probably just wanted a bit of a feed and was attracted by the burley.
"It did no real harm - just took a bite out of the hydrofoil at the bottom of the motor," Mr Hogg