Kyle Burden. A 21 year old Australian surfer was looking for his next wave near Bunker Bay. He would never catch it. A great white shark attacked him from behind, cutting him in half. Death was quick and instant! Kurt Morris, who witnessed the attack, was visibly shaken. He looked at Kyle’s lifeless remains after…
Category: Florida Sharks
Divers Feeding Sharks (thrill seekers are making beaches unsafe)
I’m Captain Bill Goldschmitt, I co-wrote Sharkman of Cortez. I was also featured in the award winning documentary, The Shark Con. And I was the first charter captain in Florida to offer underwater cage dives. Nearly fifty years ago. That’s right, I was the first. My charter brochure proclaimed a guaranteed, face-to-face encounter with…
Shark Protection: IT’S ALL ABOUT OIL!
For over a decade I’ve struggled to understand why countless environmental groups wage a massive campaign to brainwash the public into believing sharks need protection. This unprecedented juggernaut of nonsense defies rational understanding. Countless Eco websites, news stories, even public figures seem intent to jump onto a bandwagon of government and non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) which…
Shark Protection! A Growing Nightmare for Humans
On September 4th, 21 year old surfer Kyle Burden was looking to catch a wave off Bunker Bay Shore, a popular Southwestern Australian Beach. His luck ran out. A great white shark attacked him from behind, seizing the young man in his jaws, instantly cutting him in half. Amid bits of flesh and red blood,…
Catch and Release Shark Study: A Waste of YOUR Tax Dollars!
During the month of June, Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC) held 5 public meetings across the state to announce their plan to protect tiger and hammerhead sharks, and to require the use of Circle (Japanese Tuna Hooks) Hooks when targeting all sharks. These underpublicized meetings were meant to inform as few anglers and general public…
DISCOVERY’S SHARK WEEK, ONCE FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT IS BECOMING AN ECO-PLATFORM FOR FRUITS AND NUTS (WHO WILL PAY?)
As a commercial shark fisherman for four decades, I’ve often been entertained (as millions of others) by the annual episodes of The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. The reenactments of countless shark attacks as well as interviews of victims have emphasized the need of those who enter the world’s oceans to be vigilant. Anyone entering the…
SHARKS ATTACKING CHILDREN: while Florida Fish and Wildlife declares open season on southern bathers!
This is no joke—during the month of June, FWC held quiet meetings in five Florida cities with as little fanfare as possible to inform the few who showed up of their proposal to add dangerous hammerhead and tiger sharks to their banned fishing list. Armed with no evidence, FWC analyst Aaron Pody, claimed both species…
SHARKS BITE YOU BECAUSE THEY CAN’T SHAKE YOUR HAND!
My God, these eco-scientists (lunatics) defy logic again! I’m captain Bill Goldschmitt, author of Sharkman of Cortez and after 40 years of capturing sharks for a living, I thought I’d heard every reason from the eco-experts why a shark attacks. (Aside from the fact they might be hungry.) This summer’s explanation will floor any rational…
SHARK PROTECTION AND CASEY ANTHONY VERDICT—BOTH DEFY LOGIC!
Captain Bill and fans protesting FWC’s call to put the great hammerhead and tiger sharks on the protected species list SHARK PROTECTION AND CASEY ANTHONY VERDICT—BOTH DEFY LOGIC! I‘m Captain Bill Goldschmitt, nearly 61 years old. I’ve been studying shark attacks for over four decades and am still baffled by shark protectionists hell-bent on claiming…
Tax Dollars used to protect killer sharks
“Holy shit, we just saw a gigantic shark eat what looked like a person in front of our house. . . that shark was huge. Like dinosaur huge!!” Typed witness Greg Copper. There were plenty of eyewitnesses to the shark attack that took the helpless victim in three bites – that’s right, three bites. So…