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The further north you go from Palm Beach County and up, the sharkier it seems to get. I never realized the ICW and inland waters were a rearing ground for the first few years of life, love nest and birthing area for bull sharks. Down here in the SE, I am not sure how many people were aware of this perhaps aside from some fishermen. There was no mention of these bull shark life cycle considerations that I recall after the 22 year old girl was hit in the ICW between Las Olas and Sunrise Blvds.
Steve may have been hit by a bull, tiger or hammerhead. Larger sharks seem to hit the lower extremities at times, perhaps to take out the ability of prey to flee? Anyway, our femoral artery is in this area and if cut can lead to rapid mortality as tragically happened with Steve. These larger sharks follow and feed upon the smaller blacktip sharks in the seasonal migration. The migration in large measure occurs offshore although I can recall seeing hundreds within 50 ft. of Delray Beach a few years back. They travel between Broward and Dade Counties and the waters off the Carolinas I understand between fall and early winter. Quote:
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They are also on the west coast in river outlets alot.
I was out on a thermal day in May 2005 at the mouth of the Little Manatee River on a 19M nitro with large directional and decided to take a jump on a huge gust. hit at least 20 feet and floated for awhile. Looking down, I saw the largest Bull Shark ever. at least 10-12 feet in the shallows. They like springtime
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Nice image! Did it splash off when you landed or just fade away? Reminds me of the time I jumped a lemon shark on purpose in hopes of taking its picture from above. This was within a mile or so of where Steve Schafer was attacked. Not my most lucid moment considering it might have panicked the shark when I landed.
I think the bulls gravitate to estuary areas around the entire state, heading inside the barrier island on both coasts. That big fellow may have been in there to spawn or be put in a family way? There were two bull shark attacks inside the barrier island including a fatality in Boca Ciega Bay on your coast.
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