The cathedrals 4/5/16

[Jsmfun]

I decided to have a SDO (Scotts day off )today and planned on looking for new ground out near the cathedrals. I found quite a few 6-9m ledges holding heaps of fish I dropped lives for no result...jigged till my arms where sore and nothing but the old paternoster rig
did the trick accounting for my bag limit of pearlies and a really nice cod..
got sharked 4 times whilst I was on bigger fish which was frustrating on my way back to the bar I stopped to get rid the extra bait I had left .
I was in 25m of water put a pillie on to float and I could see this huge white shadow about 10m behind the boat. I was talking to myself saying what is it then up it comes I shit myself Guess what sort of shark think big
I can't seem to put any photos up

[Still_Dreamin]

Wow that looks huge! Great white? Can't tell from photo. Would have thought the water was still too warm for whites

[3rd degree]

Nice day out... Hope those ledges produce in the future!

I'm only looking at the pic on a phone but looks like it might be a small whale shark?

Cheers

Jim

[scottar]

I'll go with Great White but it's a FB shark - that's all that counts. Would have been cool to see one up close and personal. Did it hang around or didn't you to find out??

[Jsmfun]

ok can load some photos is it common to see a whale shark near the south passage bar it was a juvenile about 4-5m long it even tried to nudge the boat a couple of timesAttachment 113016Attachment 113017Attachment 113018

[Jsmfun]

Nice day out... Hope those ledges produce in the future!

I'm only looking at the pic on a phone but looks like it might be a small whale shark?

Cheers
spot on first time ive ever seen one i did not no they were down hear
Jim

spot on first time ive ever seen one i did not no they were down hear

[Jsmfun]

I'll go with Gret White but it's a FB shark - that's all that counts. Would have been cool to see one up close and personal. Did it hang around or didn't you to find out??

it hung aroround for about 5 min he/she kept comming up and nudging the motor if it was a white like i first thought i would have left in a hurry lol

[3rd degree]

Can't say I've heard of them around here...

I actually found one inside the reef a few years back and it looked like a big bommie slowing cruising around, so we jumped in with it for a swim!

They are very inquisitive and not too scared of boats or people.

cheers

jim

[Jeremy]

I came across a whale shark about 15 months ago in 80 m off the Gold Coast. Estimated about 8 m long and was also very inquisitive, nudging the boat and hanging around. Didn't jump in but should have. Guess they aren't that uncommon.

[Jsmfun]

more pictures

[lethal098]

yep its a whale shark