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Insane Surfer Hitches a Ride on Monster Shark
Written by Linda 
Image by: Casch
Surfing and sharks don’t mix. If you’ve ever seen the underbelly of a surfer lying on their board they make fantastic fish fodder but if a surfer gets bitten there’s a massive furore and a witch hunt for the toothy perpetrator.
But some surfers know that the odds of getting mistaken for a tasty treat come with the territory. If you choose to spend hours in the ocean – home to all things sharky – chances are you might come face to face, or rather leg to jaw, with one of the finned creatures.
So, what exactly was this guy thinking?
Brave man, that, or mental.
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paul (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 5pm
are you dumb? its for a commercial, ie: fake!
nathan v. (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 5pm
Does he realize how stupid that was? I mean, it's one thing to increase the danger to his own life, but what about the other surfers in that water? What a moron.
That said, i hate to say it, that was pretty cool.
Alex L. (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 5pm
Not so impressive when the shark is fake, and the acting is as bad as it was in the video.
Geoff (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 5pm
If only it were real. The shark fin doesn't look real and based on the ending, I was say that in order for this to be real, the shark would have beached itself because the line is being pulled towards shore when he lets go of it and rides a small way in.
idiots (not verified) says:
Jun 17th, 2009 at 12am
sick jetski wake in front of the shark, fakeee..
poorshark (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 5pm
it's not too impressive to leave a shark with a fishing rod caught in his mouth. Poor shark!
Emperor Norton the Second (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 5pm
So what, He leaves all of his hardware in the shark? that doesn't seem very polite...
Bob Cornero (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 5pm
Pretty sure this is fake. I saw it a while ago, but if you look closely, there is a wake on the shark. Ever see a shark leave a wake?
Ray (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 5pm
Fake.
What product is this one going to turn out to be a viral ad for?
aussiedude (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 5pm
Well done, but fake!
You can see the churned up water from the boat that is really towing him in front of the sharks fin.
dbcn (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 7pm
why is that shark going slowly and in a straight line?
Rich Hudson (not verified) says:
Aug 10th, 2008 at 7pm
Too bad that when he's a mumbling old man (assuming he lives that long) no one will believe his story.
Richard (not verified) says:
Aug 12th, 2008 at 5pm
What a SELF-CENTERED jerk!!! Exactly how is the shark suppose to hunt & survive pulling around that hook, line and rod? Sharks are an endangered species; unfortunately a--holes like that surfer are not.
jaylarson (not verified) says:
Jun 20th, 2009 at 8pm
What an jerk. Now that shark (if it was real) will have to swim with a fishing pole dangling from its mouth. Who know if the hook will ever fall out or if the rod/line will tangle on something.
Drew (not verified) says:
You people complaining about the poor shark are all morons. There is no shark, it's a fake.