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[WR]

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Could it have been a Salmon Shark, or is that location too far south ??
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Yes, I had always heard tigers were warm water, why I figured there were none in OR.
Of course we get exotic visitors in summer.
The last few times I went out of PC, I saw dorsals that had to be either white, salmon, or mako. Nothing large enough to be concerned about, luckily.
Caught n released about a 50# blue last week, while jigging for albacore on a power boat, about 40 miles out.
A day without fishing probably wouldn't kill me,
but why risk it?

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Could it have been a Salmon Shark, or is that location too far south ??
According to what I read, it was bigger than Salmon sharks supposedly get... IDK
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If you talk to the Coast Guard Rescue swimmers a lot of them will tell you some horror stories of huge shadows of sharks just outside of the breakers. We got a residential female great white down here at Simspon Reef that 20 ft. or more. Seen it from the overlook twice and a kayaker had a up close sighting along with a couple of divers too.
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Like 5 years ago in September I was out in my buddies powerboat fishing for bottom fish just south of Depoe Bay when a shark of 12 to 14 feet long swam up and checked us out. Got within 8 feet of the boat. Was either a tiger or great white. I thought it looked more like a tiger.

Tiger sharks are a dark olive greenish with barely perceptible stripes on their backs. White sharks are gray on top with a white underbelly. I think the greenish water color of the PNW makes it difficult to tell - had to watch the video in rogerdodger's link a couple of times before I was able to say for sure it was a white shark. I've seen both in the wild, if anyone wants to hear some fun shark stories.
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By all means, lets hear the stories, please!
A day without fishing probably wouldn't kill me,
but why risk it?

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Asully503

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A dory guide, Grant Rilette just posted a picture of a salmon shark up close an personal on his Instagram page. I think I would need to change my shorts if I spotted one of those that close to me on my kayak.


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You need to look up "The Salmon Shark Video" ... brought to us by our founder, polepole himself

Edit: can't easily find the video, but here is the beginnings of the trip : https://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=411.msg2676#msg2676

And this gives you a bit more: https://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=411.msg2947#msg2947

Bear in mind, this was back in '07
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It may have been a salmon shark, but it is worth telling the tale anyway....
A couple years ago while sorting through coho out of PC, I hooked a salmon that put up the usual fight and acrobatics.  As it got a closer and tired, I pulled out the net and got ready to look for a dorsal fin.  The salmon made one last short run under the kayak and I heard what I assumed was it splashing on the surface right behind my kayak.  To my surprise, the line then went deeper and ran toward the front of the kayak.  Then surprisingly, it pulled harder and started taking line as it ran away from me off the bow.  When I pulled hard to turn it's head, the line really started pealing and I soon was traveling faster than I can pedal my outback!  I quickly wrapped the line and broke it.  My first thought was that a seal had taken my fish, but I had not seen one in the area and none surfaced after this encounter. (I also remember a NWKA posting from a few years ago where a seal had taken someone's salmon and run - they got quite a sleigh ride too.)  A couple other kayakers fishing nearby suggested I had just hooked a salmon shark....
I have fought 6 to 7 foot sturgeon in the kayak - none pulled quite like that fish did.  It made me uneasy enough that I went in closer to the rock before I continued fishing - I did not want to see what had taken the salmon again. 
Also, now I bleed my fish in a kill bag, so I can dump the water and quickly move to another area....
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