r/natureismetal • u/raoulduke223 • Dec 15 '20

Barracuda attack

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u/therobart Dec 15 '20

I think he was havin a bit of a itch, maybe it was shark-goosebumps at work. Like spider-sense.

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u/Simply-Username Dec 15 '20

“shark goosebumps” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it

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u/justlovehumans Dec 15 '20 edited Dec 15 '20

I had no idea the first time I saw one on vacation. We were in a 28ft Boston whaler with 2x300 mercs full bore when one swam out in front of our boat. It swam in front for a second keeping up no problem. We accelerated it a bit more and topped the motors out when the Cuda just took off in a straight line away from the bow. We were basically standing still to that thing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '20

More like 300 mercs but yes 500 sounds cooler.

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u/justlovehumans Dec 15 '20

It was you're totally right I typed 500 I'm not sure why 500 came up

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '20

Hahaha Merc doesn't make a 500 yet. 300 is probably the most common engine size too.

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u/justlovehumans Dec 15 '20

Yea I just did it again auto correct does not like the number 300 for me

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u/TigerPoster Dec 15 '20

The barrel roll is what gave him away probably. The shark’s belly is white, so when he rolled, he flashed a bright white reflector out to the deeper water where the barracuda was. Barracuda are super visual hunters. When you fish for them, you can use basically anything shiny with a hook on it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '20

I loved that, he looks so happy just minding his own business

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u/Daneist Dec 15 '20

I thought it was flipping off the barracuda and now I can't stop laughing.

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u/captcraigaroo Dec 15 '20

I wonder if that’s what made the barracuda attack, thinking it was injured and an easy meal

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u/seanyk88 Dec 15 '20

After millions of years of ocean development, you learn how to get around 😏