Friday, February 18, 2011

Kyle and the Zambezi - February 2011

When other people plan a romantic evening this man is busy fishing. Any weather any beach any bait ... no excuses. This shark was bread in the Indian and fed steaks .. Blue Bull steaks ... lol.

Caught at Mtumzini, South of Richards Bay, weighing approximately 277kg. What a monster. People wonder if they will ever return back for a swim after this catch. Most people will, since not many shark attacks are recorded along the Zululand coast. Fear for this River dwelling Shark is un-founded when treated with respect. 

To entice this monster into feeding Kyle took his Triton 40 rapped in 0.55 Double X nylon and some live bait ... When I say life bait I mean life bait. Kyle swam a 30 kg Sand Shark  ... WTF!!! ??? ... if I ever catch a 30 kg Sand Shark I will pack  up go home and get pissed. Use it as bait ... the thought never crossed my mind. Bait is shad, three spot, sea lice and when need to some sardine ... Any way cool and calm he says the fight lasted just under an hour. Afterward he had a bit of a swim to cool down. (Eish ...)

This is Extreme Fishing, Zululand, South Africa


The Bull Shark (Zambezi)

Most of a bull shark's diet consists of bony fish and smaller sharks, including other bull sharks.[17] Bull sharks' diets can also include turtles, birds, dolphins, terrestrial mammals, crustaceans, and echinoderms.[18] Bull sharks have been known to use the "bump-and-bite" technique to attack their prey. Relatively calm bull sharks can suddenly become violent and begin to bump divers.[19]

Bull sharks are apex predators, and rarely have to fear being attacked by other animals. Humans are their biggest threat. Larger sharks, such as the tiger shark and great white shark, may attack them.[3] Saltwater crocodiles have been well-documented as regularly preying on bull sharks in the rivers and estuaries of Northern Australia.[24] It is possible that other large crocodilians, such as the Nile crocodile and the American crocodile (both of whom share virtually all of their range with the bull shark) exhibit similar predatory behavior.

 

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