Tiger shark captured on a beach in Brazil

[Jer]

This 6'7" 330lb male tiger shark was found today in a fishing net in Pernambuco, Brazil. The fishing net was located 500 yards from the beach.

Are they usualy found in shallow waters or that's not common?

[GALAZIO]

Only when people are splashing around like a school of bait fish Jer. Actually, see if there was a migration of some sort of fish ( hence, the nets to catch those fish). If it is a primary food source, tigers will follow them anywhere.

Tigers are well known here to be more inquizitive than most sharks and have a bite first attitude compared to other sharks that seem to scope things out first.

Great critters. My second favorite behind white sharks.

EDIT: ...and they can lay a ass-whoopin' on other sharks:

[HOLWACHAGOT]

It's Brazil Jer, he was five football fields farther out than the last Blue Marlin I saw reported. He was way out there in the deep. No doubt scared to come closer for fear of catfish.
Holwachagot

[Jer]

No doubt scared to come closer for fear of catfish.

Indeed. Catfish are bad boys.

[flatbottom]

I heard some one has been chumin with gulp products in Brazil.....just might be a reason for the big fish coming in close????

Jer is there a fish processing plant near by. restaurant over looking the water? What could be attracting the tiger ?

[gottaflylee]

Sorry Jer but I wantta know. Ok G, whats the story behind the hammer Head...Inquireing minds wanta know... Cool picture.
Jer, that Tiger kinda looks like your catfish without the wiskers, only bigger, with teeth...

[joeksr]

Somethin seems off. 6' dont = 300#.

[Jer]

Somethin seems off. 6' dont = 300#.

Actually I posted the wrong numbers. The numbers I saw were 6'7" and "about 330 pounds"

[Jer]

Jer is there a fish processing plant near by. restaurant over looking the water? What could be attracting the tiger ?

I have never been to that area, only to a few miles to the south. I just looked at an map and there's a river mouth on that beach. It's possible there's a fish processing plant around "chumming" the beach.

[joeksr]

Actually I posted the wrong numbers. The numbers I saw were 6'7" and "about 330 pounds"

I caught a 6' tiger, First real shark I ever caught and it weighed in at 150#.
Wouldnt keem tigers anymore but he was my first and got me hooked on shark.
6'7" = 330#. dont know but
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he will have learned how to drink beer an make up lies.