hey there
a coupla weekends ago I was quite chuffed with the 5kilo natal snoek hanging off my bouy, scratching for some bugs to complete the platter, when i got some unwanted attention from a pod of dolphins. one in particular, who kept close, with tight cirlces trying to get to the snoek which i held behind my back. the bottlenose was quite persistent and aggressive, much more than most of the sharks ive encountered and eventually we decided it better to swim in, my buddies taking the flank with the snoek tucked under my arm.
the indicent didnt go further than intimidation, but left me wondering if anyone has ever been attacked by a dolphin.
attached is a pic of the prize. quick details on the hunt. sitting in around 4m of water. less than 50m off backline waiting on the edge of some reef for garrick when the snoek cruised in, heading downcurrent. thanks to the poor viz i got close and landed a good shot behind the one gill plate and out the other, but despite this it still tore a lot. these fish are super soft so a good shot is vital. thats why they taste so good.
cheers
mark
a coupla weekends ago I was quite chuffed with the 5kilo natal snoek hanging off my bouy, scratching for some bugs to complete the platter, when i got some unwanted attention from a pod of dolphins. one in particular, who kept close, with tight cirlces trying to get to the snoek which i held behind my back. the bottlenose was quite persistent and aggressive, much more than most of the sharks ive encountered and eventually we decided it better to swim in, my buddies taking the flank with the snoek tucked under my arm.
the indicent didnt go further than intimidation, but left me wondering if anyone has ever been attacked by a dolphin.
attached is a pic of the prize. quick details on the hunt. sitting in around 4m of water. less than 50m off backline waiting on the edge of some reef for garrick when the snoek cruised in, heading downcurrent. thanks to the poor viz i got close and landed a good shot behind the one gill plate and out the other, but despite this it still tore a lot. these fish are super soft so a good shot is vital. thats why they taste so good.
cheers
mark