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March 3, 2016 at 8:06 pm #39914

waterfield
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You will enjoy this:

March 4, 2016 at 10:17 am #39941

wv
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Awesome. …before i die, I’d like to make a pilgrimage
to a place where i can see moving-water like that.
Maybe the Pipeline in Hawaii or Mavericks.
I’ve never been to a beach where the water was big
like that.

I watched a show the other day about shark repellant.
I didnt know they had made some progress in that area.
I guy jumped in the water in the middle of a feeding
frenzy and popped the top on this container of
‘dead-shark-essence’ and all the sharks just took
off immediately.

Have you ever been in the water with sharks?

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March 4, 2016 at 11:50 am #39945

waterfield
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“Have you ever been in the water with sharks?”

Many times-especially in the Indian Ocean and the Coral Sea. The only times where you are concerned is after spearing a big fish that bleeds a lot. But they usually just pay attention to the dying fish. The bad guys are the Tiger sharks and the Great Whites. The Tigers are in warm waters while the Great Whites are in colder waters. Never been around a Tiger but been in the water when others have seen them. I have been in the water with Great Whites but only in a cage. Ironically a very peaceful and serene experience. Not frightening at all. But I would never venture outside the cage. That’s nonsense.

You mentioned Mavericks. I’ve been there-but had just recovered from hip replacement and was on crutches. I hiked up the hill to get a view during a contest. Not much to see as the breaks are so far out. That’s the problem with big wave surfing. Unless your on a nearby boat the “spectatorship” is not too good.

March 4, 2016 at 1:03 pm #39951

nittany ram
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waterfield wrote:

“Have you ever been in the water with sharks?”

Many times-especially in the Indian Ocean and the Coral Sea. The only times where you are concerned is after spearing a big fish that bleeds a lot. But they usually just pay attention to the dying fish. The bad guys are the Tiger sharks and the Great Whites. The Tigers are in warm waters while the Great Whites are in colder waters. Never been around a Tiger but been in the water when others have seen them. I have been in the water with Great Whites but only in a cage. Ironically a very peaceful and serene experience. Not frightening at all. But I would never venture outside the cage. That’s nonsense.

You mentioned Mavericks. I’ve been there-but had just recovered from hip replacement and was on crutches. I hiked up the hill to get a view during a contest. Not much to see as the breaks are so far out. That’s the problem with big wave surfing. Unless your on a nearby boat the “spectatorship” is not too good.

Years ago you sent me a video of one of your cage diving adventures with great white sharks. I would love to try that some time. There’s an outfit out of Chatham, Mass that offers cage diving with white sharks that I may check out this summer.

March 4, 2016 at 1:17 pm #39953

waterfield
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Your likely to find it “non-scary”. That was my experience-and these were big guys-if you recall the video. But again that was in relatively warm water off Guadalupe Island in the Pacific. Not sure how much fun it would be in the cold Atlantic. There were a few people on our boat that never did get into the cage but once your underwater the surface noise is gone and it really is peaceful. And those sharks are sooooo graceful. They are marvelous creatures. But if you recall in that video there was one trouble spot. That was near the end when some “newcomers” were in the cage and one of the great whites got caught up in the lines between the cage and the boat’s swim step. When these guys got out of the cage they were as white as a sheet. And of course that did it for those who were hesitant to begin with.

March 4, 2016 at 4:18 pm #39980

wv
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I guess this guy has pioneered the ‘outside the cage’
research with Great Whites. He seems to know
what he’s doing :

March 5, 2016 at 11:55 am #40019

waterfield
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No thanks.

Here is an article on Guadalupe Island-known for the Great Whites and where I did a cage dive. The diver mentioned in the article who was killed by a white shark there was an acquaintance of mine. While some may find it a unique place to dive I find it downright scary. Call me timid-that’s fine.

http://www.alertdiver.com/Isla_Guadalupe_Beyond_the_Shark_Cage
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