This Weeks 'I Almost Died' Story - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 08-03-2016, 06:58 AM

When the shark is finning the fin color looks like the shiny blue of a mako. But in the under water part it looks pale grayish of a white shark. It also looks on the thick side for a mako. Either way, you got the fish and the shark didn't make any contact. Win-win right there. Congrats. Mike

maquinapescado · 08-03-2016, 07:39 AM

GSW? Is that for Great Sewer White?

stairman · 08-03-2016, 08:05 AM

The border between white and the colored portion of a gws is irregular...you were there what did you see?....it is allso much more of a very defined white to darker color border makos' are more of an indistinct gradual color change.The tail shape on makos and gws are very similar but that cut water keel in front of the tail was wider then the dimensions of most mako's i've seen

conclusion......none
guess possible gws but i wouldn't bet the mortgage payment on it

btw that camera work didn't rise to the level of horrible lol

08-03-2016, 07:39 AM	#2
maquinapescado Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 326	GSW? Is that for Great Sewer White? __________________ Climb, Surf, Fish, Repeat

08-03-2016, 08:05 AM	#3
stairman Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 84	The border between white and the colored portion of a gws is irregular...you were there what did you see?....it is allso much more of a very defined white to darker color border makos' are more of an indistinct gradual color change.The tail shape on makos and gws are very similar but that cut water keel in front of the tail was wider then the dimensions of most mako's i've seen conclusion......none guess possible gws but i wouldn't bet the mortgage payment on it btw that camera work didn't rise to the level of horrible lol Last edited by stairman; 08-03-2016 at 08:11 AM.

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08-03-2016, 06:58 AM	#1
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	When the shark is finning the fin color looks like the shiny blue of a mako. But in the under water part it looks pale grayish of a white shark. It also looks on the thick side for a mako. Either way, you got the fish and the shark didn't make any contact. Win-win right there. Congrats. Mike