Banjo's at St Kilda pier.

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DavidJohn
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15 Dec 2009 6:47pm
The jellies are pretty much gone now but there's a lot of these Banjo sharks swimming around St Kilda Marina.. Here's a few pics from today.

DJ







byronmaui
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15 Dec 2009 4:34pm
How did ya get that thing on your board?

Aloha
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daletor
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15 Dec 2009 7:38pm
They are fun to pick up aren't they DJ. We get heaps at Pt Henry which happens to be on the end of Stingaree Bay

Dale
DavidJohn
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byronmaui said...

How did ya get that thing on your board?

Aloha
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Byron.. They seem to sleep in the shallows and you can sometimes just grab them by the tail.. and sometimes they scare the hell out of you..

Yeah Dale.. .. They are more of a stingray than a shark.

DJ

rogerthecat
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15 Dec 2009 5:09pm
He looks pretty annoyed with you in the second pic - cracking photo.
worrier
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15 Dec 2009 6:02pm
Interesting one that DJ
One thing to remember though, those and members of the wobegong/carpet shark family are the only sharks that can reach around and bite ya on the arm you are holdin em with.
Many a deckie or diver over here found that out the hard way
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tha dogman
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15 Dec 2009 10:25pm
as well

they get lock jaw and still hold on after you have cut there heads off tryin to get the prick off ya

try it again DJ just to see if I'm talking sh1t
Bnaccas
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15 Dec 2009 11:56pm
I'm curious, I've seen them before but never thought to grab one. Being sorta sting ray looking I thought they
might have a barbed tail.

Do they have any teeth? When they go to bite, if you're expecting it would you have time to move your arm?

I'd love to pull one out of the water to show people swimming near by!
JonathanC
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16 Dec 2009 9:13am
Bnaccas said...


Do they have any teeth? When they go to bite, if you're expecting it would you have time to move your arm?

I'd love to pull one out of the water to show people swimming near by!


Well I'd say it would be entertaining if you pulled one out for the swimmers.....but really special to see some nong hopping around with a banjo latched onto his right hand trying to beat it to death with the Kialoa in his left hand.....all to a wonderful screaming swearing soundtrack. Actually I'd like to see that too

In my experience just about any marine creature can move super fast if it wants to, even an abalone can clamp down onto your knife in about a millisecond if you get it wrong. My money would be on the Banjo if he was in the mood!
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