Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water:look:

[bdahunter]

It's been a busy week for wierd water events in Bermuda. On Sunday a 38 year old man was injured when fishing for marlin or swordfish. The 800 lb. marlin was on the line when it leapt out of the water harpoon the fisherman through the shoulder with its bill and carried him right off the deck of the boat back into the water. The swordfish shook the fisherman off its bill and the fisherman was able to swim up to the surface and was rescued by his mates. The fisherman Ian Card lives just around the corner from me and is recovering with a fist size hole in his shoulder at King George Hospital.
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Yesterday another fisherman was fishing for bonefish at the ferry dock a mile down the road from my place in Somerset. Suddenly all the bait fish dissappeared and he saw a large dark shape in the water, so being an enterprising Bermudian he pulled some 600 lb. test out of his tackle box and hooked one of his bait fish to it. The fisherman had a bite in less than ten seconds and what a bite it was on just a hand line, it almost pulled him into the water. Fortunately he was able to grab onto a telephone pole at the edge of the dock and use it to hold onto his fish by wrapping the line around the pole to increase drag. He fought this big dark shape for over an hour until it tired enough to bring it along side the dock.
This is what he saw.
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His buddy took the picture with his cellular phone just before the 8 foot shark bit through the line.

Pass the shark repellent please!

Have a happy and safe hunt this weekend,

BDA
I'll be keeping an eye open for sharks.

 

[JW]

Ouch, I heard about the marlin story on the radio. He is one lucky guy!

 

[bdahunter]

GO FISHING!

And people say that metaldetecting is addictive, fisherman are fanatical.

 

[Bobbie]

n/t

 

[Sanddigger]

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[bdahunter]

1) I think he comes home from hospital today
2) a bonefish is a saltwater game fish you can catch from shore - good eating
3) I'd worry more about the lightning than swordfish or sharks
(is that a detector in your hand or a lightning rod ?? )

* that said I was keeping a close eye on the water last night when my wife and I were enjoying the phosphorescense in the waters off our beach last night - very kewl

BDA

 

[JW]

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[Sanddigger]

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[deerman]

BONEFISH= A dumb guy trying to catch a 8 ft shark with his bare hands,lucky hes not still attached to the shark and being towed out to sea

 

[bdahunter]

What can I say but that the locals are REALLY into fishing, first a shark on a handline and then I guy playing pin cushion with a swordfish.(it didn't work, fish got away)
I say use dynamite, it's practically guaranteed to get you some fish so long as you don't blow yourself up fishing with it.

BDA