Shark Encounters Archives

September 9, 2020September 5, 2017 by Luke Simonds

It’s Florida Mullet Run Time!

And just wait until you see this amazing footage from our friend BlacktipH (see his YouTube channel here).

Every fall the Florida Mullet Run produces some of the best saltwater fishing action in the state.

Countless amounts of mullet make their pilgrimage south to warmer waters where sea grass and algae grow during the winter, which also means more predatory fish following this run than you can count.

It’s a pretty phenomenal site to see!

Heck, our friend Capt. Jeff Maggio even named one his YouTube Channels “The Mullet Run” after it.

And we can’t blame him after watching this incredible mullet footage below.

Warning: If you fish yet don’t live in Florida, this video could have you hanging up your leaf rake for a fishing pole this fall.

Watch Tarpon, sharks, and other predators explode and get airborne on huge schools on the migrating mullet.

Finally, if you have any mullet run footage that can hands down beat this, then please send it to fish@saltstrong.com or just post the video in the comment section.

So far we haven’t found any mullet run footage that beats Blacktiph, but we would love to see it if it exists.

Enjoy.

The Florida Mullet Run

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March 3, 2017 by Joseph Simonds

This young man (Miller Wilson) definitely reminds me of the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin.

And if his YouTube subscribers are any indication of his popularity (over 500,000 subscribers), this guy is going to do some big things in life.

Check out this episode of Miller getting stabbed by the world’s deadliest fish (the rockfish).

He shakes it off and then heads out in the river to land a bull shark.

Well done my man!

I love his last line…

“You are more likely to get killed taking a selfie than you are by a bull shark.”

Enjoy.

Related Post: “Would You Spear A Cobia Off This Bull Shark? You’ve Got To See This!” (watch it here now)

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January 10, 2017 by Joseph Simonds

Talk about every spearfisherman’s worst nightmare…

An unprovoked bull shark cruising right at you with open jaws!

You have mere split seconds to react… what do you do?

It’s tough to say what any of us would have done in this situation, but here is how it played out for Danny Hendricks of Liquid Vision.

Some people were angry he pulled the trigger, while others say he had no choice as the aggressive bull shark was not backing down even after a spear gun was down his throat.

Looking through the somewhat controversial comments on this new YouTube video, here was one revealing another diver’s similar experience when he didn’t have a speargun:

“Yes, this exact scenario happened to me four years ago, the only difference is that I didn’t have a speargun so I was bitten in the calf area. I made it to the surface with only one fin. Today I can walk and dive almost normally again. Never underestimate sharks, they are unpredictable wild animals.”

What do you think?

Let us know in the comments.

Note: this shark encounter recently happened in northern Australia

Related Video: “13-ft Tiger Shark vs Diver [Scary Shark Encounter]” (see it here now)

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November 19, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

Imagine going out in your 15-foot boat and accidentally hooking into a 1,000+ pound shark that just happens to be a great white!

Well, that is exactly what happened to angler/surfer Kameron Brown and his buddy Bobby Harrison earlier this week in California.

The two were out trying to hook into some tuna and other inshore pelagics when they came across a “huge black blog” right under the boat.

Here are the notes from Kameron’s video:

“Whale? Mola? What is that? I just about fainted when I saw what we thought to be a 1000 lb Mako Shark, swimming 3 feet under our boat. Didn’t even think twice and set my rod down, grabbed the GoPro, and started filming. I had never seen a Mako Shark this big in my life and never thought I’d ever have the chance to see something of this size, especially being about 10 miles off of my daily surf spot, San Onofre.

Bobby and I were freaking out, unsure of what to do. We put the boat in gear and moved away from the fish and just as we started moving, my fly line starts zipping through the guides and finally stops at the reel. I picked up the rod in fear of me hooking the kelp paddy that would inhibit us from fleeing this beast until all of a sudden my reel started screaming. Absolutely screaming…… We couldn’t help but think that the fish would do an ariel jump and land in our 15’ boat and sink us/eat us!

The fish was burning drag for the next five minutes until the 20lbfluorocarbonn finally broke….
We came home and checked the footage and to our surprise, the 1000 lb Mako Shark, that scared the crap out of us, was actually a 1500 lb Great White Shark…..

I think the craziest part of it all is that we had no intention of hooking the shark nor were we targeting any species of shark! 20b Fluorocarbon had no match for this beast!”

Pretty crazy!

Related Video: “Blacktip Shark Attacks 8-Year Old Boy Caught On Film!” (watch it here now)

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October 14, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

Talk about the absolute worst thing ever happening while being in a shark cage…

This had me on the edge of seat wondering if there was a person in the cage or not.

At first, someone in the background yelled that there wasn’t, but it didn’t’ make sense with how concerned the deckhands were about the cage.

Seconds later, oa sudden a guy with a camera pops out!

Unbelievable he didn’t get hurt with that shark thrashing around.

According to the guy who filmed this, the guy in the cage did not have his camera on (either that, or he didn’t want everyone to hear him screaming like at the top of his lungs).

Here are the notes from the video (filmed off of Guadalupe Island)

On a recent great white shark cage diving trip we experienced a very rare event, a shark breaching the side of the cage. What might appear to be an aggressive great white shark trying to attack the cage, this is not the case. These awesome sharks are biting at large chunks of tuna tied to a rope. When a great white shark lunges and bites something, it is temporarily blinded. They also cannot swim backwards. So this shark lunged at the bait, accidentally hit the side of the cage, was most likely confused and not able to swim backwards, it thrust forward and broke the metal rail of the cage. There was a single diver inside the cage. He ended up outside the bottom of the cage, looking down on two great white sharks. The

There was a single diver inside the cage. He ended up outside the bottom of the cage, looking down on two great white sharks. The diver is a very experienced dive instructor, remained calm, and when the shark thrashed back outside the cage, the diver calmly swam back up and climbed out completely uninjured. The boat crew did an outstanding job, lifting the top of the cage, analyzing the frenzied situation, and the shark was out after a few long seconds. Everyone on the boat returned to the cages the next day, realizing this was a very rare event. The boat owner, captain, and crew are to be commended for making what could’ve been a tragic event into a happy ending. I’m sure God and luck had a bit to do with it too!

The boat owner, captain, and crew are to be commended for making what could’ve been a tragic event into a happy ending. I’m sure God and luck had a bit to do with it too!

Enjoy.

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October 1, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

Perhaps it just me, but I try to avoid sticking my feet off my kayak when I know big bull sharks are nearby…

Check out the bull shark blitz on this kayak angler’s bonita.

This hungry shark comes back three times trying to get more.

Great video Deep Blue Kayak Fishing.

What’s your scariest shark moment while out fishing?

Let us know in the comments.

Enjoy.

Related Video: “Blacktip Shark Attacks 8-Year Old Boy On Film!” (watch it here now)

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September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

In Australia, the early bird gets the worm…

Or should I say the early shark gets the monster mackerel…

In this video, an Aussie goes down to spear a mackerel, comes up for a breath, finds out that the mackerel has wrapped the spear line around a rock, and then goes back down to find a half-eaten mackerel carcass…

The sharks quickly had their way with this mackerel, and the diver came up mostly empty handed (minus the half-eaten mackerel).

Pretty crazy how fast these sharks go to town on an injured fish and leave the scene like they were never there.

Check it out!

Related Video: “Is This The Toughest Spearfishing Diver In The World?” (watch the video here now)

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August 25, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

I’ve got a question relating to cobia…

Why can’t cobia hang around nurse sharks instead of bull sharks? Haha.

I guess if they did, way too many freedivers would be prone to spearing them.

But no amount of sharks bothered our good friend Joey Antonelli and his crew (Scott Fricker & Nick Furrow) this summer.

Wait until you see how many cobia they were able to harvest this summer all while dealing with a crazy amount of sharks.

Here is a note from Joey on this video:

All the fish in this video were speared out of Sebastian inlet in 40ft – 100ft. I did experience my most memorable shark encounter. That was when Nick Furrow and I jumped in on a 12 foot Tiger Shark that was eating a Sea Turtle, so that we could shoot a Cobia that was following the Tiger Shark around. Nick shot the Cobia and we landed it from the boat.

What about you?

Would you jump in next to a bull shark or tiger shark and spear a cobia from it’s back?

Let us know in the comments.

Enjoy!

Related Video: “This Is What Happens When A Triggerfish Gets The Ultimate Revenge On A Diver!” (watch it here now)

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August 13, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

Normally when you are fishing on a reef you have to watch your feet for sea urchins, stingrays, and other sharp objects…

But here on the Bugatti Reef (off Australia) you have to watch out for massive bull sharks just feet away from the edge.

Check out what this angler from Nomad Sportfishing Adventures encounters while fighting a nice GT (Giant Trevally)!

Amazing how close it was to his feet.

I bet he will be telling this story for decades.

Enjoy.

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The Florida Mullet Run

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