9-Foot, 500-Pound Shark Washes Ashore In Corpus Christi [Archive]

Adidas410s

12-08-2006, 02:59 PM

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Beachgoers in Corpus Christi, Texas were in for a big surprise this week when a large shark washed up on shore.

Biologists said they don't know why the nine-foot long Mako shark ended up on shore. They said the shark had died recently, but did not have any visible wounds.

The 500-pound shark was taken to a Texas A&M University lab for tests

http://www.wftv.com/news/10492294/detail.html

IHStangFan

12-08-2006, 03:08 PM

WHOA!!

Rabbit'93

12-08-2006, 03:20 PM

hmmm seems fishy.

:clap: :clap: :clap:

Boosty_Hondo

12-08-2006, 03:24 PM

that is scary right outside my house!!!!! i go wade fishing out there too!!!! ahhhh no more of that for awhile

IHStangFan

12-08-2006, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by Boosty_Hondo
that is scary right outside my house!!!!! i go wade fishing out there too!!!! ahhhh no more of that for awhile LOL!! no doubt!

Boosty_Hondo

12-08-2006, 03:26 PM

oh well i can say that i lived right next to were the first ever mako shark washed up on a texas shore

Adidas410s

12-08-2006, 03:27 PM

the shark was dead...don't be scared! ;)

IHStangFan

12-08-2006, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by Adidas410s
the shark was dead...don't be scared! ;) what if he was faking it? :nerd:

WildTexan

12-08-2006, 03:29 PM

logic says this scrawny shark was only dead cause a much bigger one whipped his ass....

since Jaws I don't do ocean time....no use riskin life just to get wet when a shower is a few feet away....JAWS was a warning movie financed by the UnitedSharksUnion to warn us to quit swimmin in their hood...........

Boosty_Hondo

12-08-2006, 03:30 PM

Originally posted by Adidas410s
the shark was dead...don't be scared! ;)

haha it was alive at some point in time when it was here!!!! i freakin saw that thing in person that is something you dont ever wanna see especialy when u are wader!!!

RMAC

12-08-2006, 03:31 PM

Originally posted by IHStangFan
what if he was faking it? :nerd:

HAHAHA!!!

IHStangFan

12-08-2006, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by WildTexan
logic says this scrawny shark was only dead cause a much bigger one whipped his ass....

since Jaws I don't do ocean time....no use riskin life just to get wet when a shower is a few feet away....JAWS was a warning movie financed by the UnitedSharksUnion to warn us to quit swimmin in their hood........... shark propaganda, i KNEW it!!

Boosty_Hondo

12-08-2006, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by IHStangFan
what if he was faking it? :nerd:

maybe just maybe......NEWS JUST IN!!! TAMUCC SCIENTIST HAD BEEN ATE BY A 9 FOOT 500 POUND MAKO SHARK!!! MORE INFORMATION TO COME

IHStangFan

12-08-2006, 03:37 PM

Originally posted by Boosty_Hondo
maybe just maybe......NEWS JUST IN!!! TAMUCC SCIENTIST HAD BEEN ATE BY A 9 FOOT 500 POUND MAKO SHARK!!! MORE INFORMATION TO COME We believe hes dressed in a TAMUCC hooded sweatshirt and is trying to make his way from campus over to Leopard street....not sure as to why yet...more to come! :D

Boosty_Hondo

12-08-2006, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by IHStangFan
We believe hes dressed in a TAMUCC hooded sweatshirt and is trying to make his way from campus over to Leopard street....not sure as to why yet...more to come! :D

HAHA eww leporad street...gross

IHStangFan

12-08-2006, 03:51 PM

Originally posted by Boosty_Hondo
HAHA eww leporad street...gross LOL...that IS gross isnt it.

Boosty_Hondo

12-08-2006, 03:58 PM

ya i wonder what he was going there for haha

injuredinmelee

12-08-2006, 04:00 PM

The 500-pound shark was taken to a Texas A&M University lab for tests

test or a sea food feast???

Boosty_Hondo

12-08-2006, 04:02 PM

Originally posted by injuredinmelee
test or a sea food feast???

lol hopefully they will give us shark meat and cook it for us it is so yummy

luvhoops34

12-08-2006, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by Boosty_Hondo
that is scary right outside my house!!!!! i go wade fishing out there too!!!! ahhhh no more of that for awhile

Maybe it died after biting your toe......:)

IHStangFan

12-08-2006, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by Boosty_Hondo
ya i wonder what he was going there for haha because he was low on cash and couldnt afford to go to The Palace? :D

crzyjournalist03

12-08-2006, 04:49 PM

Am I totally off base or isn't "El Nino" usually responsible for washing several fish upshore? I thought this was one of the ways that it was first recognized. And as I've read, "El Nino" is supposed to return this winter...wonder if that has anything to do with the shark?

mrescape43

12-09-2006, 09:44 PM

Several years ago I went to Corpus Christi to go fishing and when I arrived there was a 10' long 350' bull shark hanging on the scales at a bait house. That was one huge fish. The guy that caught it told me that he was using 5' jackfish as bait. Man I would be happy to catch that kind of bait

CalallenWildcat

12-09-2006, 09:47 PM

I have heard that the Harte Research Institute is excited for the opportunity to study what could have caused a Mako shark, not normally seen in the western Gulf, to beach himself near TAMU-CC.

theyoefnshow

12-09-2006, 09:47 PM

beachgoers? Who the hell is at the beach in mid december????

Boosty_Hondo

12-09-2006, 09:50 PM

Originally posted by theyoefnshow
beachgoers? Who the hell is at the beach in mid december????

ya i know that is the worst begining because no one goes to that beach anyways its a piece some one was driving by and saw it

RiverRat19

12-09-2006, 10:45 PM

Originally posted by Boosty_Hondo
that is scary right outside my house!!!!! i go wade fishing out there too!!!! ahhhh no more of that for awhile

This is why I don't like going out into the ocean... way too many things that can kill me that I can't see coming. Rivers are usually muddy but if you know what to look for, you are usually fine. I don't know what to look for in the ocean except for the "Jaws" fin.