Ah..... how come he didn't jest shoot it? 

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I heard that Ole Doc Pepper was so big and fearsome, they sank a "memorial" to him up in your neck of the woods...wb416:...and here I thought that killer whales and giant octupi could get larger... silly me...![]()
baitedstorm:Guys, consider the source.. I heard all about this the day it happened.. That dang shark just keeps growing the more I hear the story. My guess (after consulting with the Scientist hottie on the boat today) it was more likely a Maco. They are out there around the Hole in the Wall frequently. For someone viewing them from a distant, I can certainly see how they could mistake the ID. I'm not saying it really wasn't a White shark, but 17 feet....Pleeeease
Spoon:if it wasnt a white shark then it was a maco. but cmon mako sharks dont grow that big?
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The part I have trouble with is a 6-foot tailfin. How would a 15-foot shark swim with a tailfin half as large as its body length...?
sooo Dr Bill................. just how bigdrbill:Hmmm... "great white?" Are you sure it wasn't some Yankee office dweller down there on vacation?
Have certainly seen great whites over 17' in the water. And tiger sharks about 22' long. I won't mention the color of my underwear afterwards!
Dr. Bill