Just to add to the discussion. It's been a very sharky summer, more so than normal. Every fisherman/diver I've spoken to has had a problem with sharks taking fish, or making a nuisance of themselves...
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 05:44 PM
In the late 60's early 70's a mate and I caught sharks off Rabbit Island (Mt Maunganui) in what was known as 'shark alley'...thinking back we must have been bloody mad as we used a dinghy and a canoe...
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 05:44 PM
BBTI - Ballistics by the Inch :: Home (http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/) short barrels make rifles very handy, my last barrel cost me a grand and is only 13 inches long.
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 05:43 PM
In addition to that one: https://rifleshooter.com/2017/03/338-lapua-magnum-barrel-length-versus-muzzle-velocity-30-17-inches/ ...
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 05:04 PM
Interesting read I came across regarding shortening barrels. Short to medium range hunting.....no big deal https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/short-barrel-syndrome/
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 05:02 PM
Same effect is caused by leaving a round chambered too long in a hot barrel when shooting a string
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 04:05 PM
Keep your ammo out of the sun and cool as possible. As the day warms up your speeds will increase causing point of aim shift.
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 04:05 PM
I would say it was quite possibly, plenty of fish and the odd large marine mammal like a seal which large mature whites are known to predate on. Yep there's Tiger sharks in NZ , Mayor Island's...
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 03:59 PM
You will never know now, however whites are everywhere and very rarely cause trouble so a high possibility it was one. I have seen a white between 4 and 5m long while diving with my girlfriend at...
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 03:58 PM
That comment about makos is right- a big one is fairly close in shape to a great white. Decades back my brothers were commercial fishing in Fiordland and saw a "MASSIVE" one cruising on the surface...
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 03:57 PM
Over here great whites can be found from Tasmania to Harvey bay. While the juveniles seem to stay local, once they grow up the adults follow the whale migration
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 03:57 PM
Its not uncommon to see Sharks all along that Beach. Growing up a mate lived by the Maori Church and saw a Seal and Shark explode out of the water. We used to fish at the mouth when the Kahawai...
Liked On: 09-02-2020, 03:57 PM
Tiger sharks in NZ too! https://www.fishing.net.nz/fishing-advice/general-articles/tiger-sharks-a-new-zealand-history/
Liked On: 08-02-2020, 10:56 PM
Happily used swim out past the breakers post "Jaws" no way.
Liked On: 08-02-2020, 10:01 PM
when the hokitika abbatoir ran its effluent pipe out into the tasman ,it was fun to sit up in the westland hosptal carpark and watch the big fins cruising the area. In my early years training at...
Liked On: 08-02-2020, 10:01 PM