JAWS Strikes Again - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

HobieScot · 08-19-2015, 04:50 PM

My buddy used to wear a shark shield when we dove. It used to crack me up every time. As a diver you already have enough gear, gadgets and other do dads that you need to set up and carry with you. The rest of us would be suited up and in the water waiting for him. It usually took him an additional 20-30 minutes to be ready to dive because of all the extra gear he would carry

I can not confirm nor deny that it actually worked or not since I never saw a shark turn away from him once they got within the 15 feet that it was supposed to work

But I do know we never saw a shark while he was wearing it and we did see them when he was not

I think he paid almost $1k for the unit. Was it worth it? Not in my opinion. But to him it was money well spent for his piece of mind

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radastaff · 08-19-2015, 05:32 PM

Interesting,,

Last year sometime

I scouted the Gaviota pier early morn,
saw that it was windy/really foggy, and did not launch.

next week

I watched a vid posted by a dude on the pier from that same day I was there.
The vid showed a big white cruising along side the pier.

reading this news article,
it seems to be an attack,
not a exploratory bite

things I also noticed..
yummy yellow
short yak

This attack (as well as Ryan's recent at Vandenberg) adds to my apprehension about fishing there.

still haven't as of yet

damn

Dave Legacy · 08-19-2015, 05:45 PM

Short kayaks said to be more enticing? I wasn't familiar with that theory. Something about being seal/sea lion sized?

08-19-2015, 04:50 PM	#1
HobieScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 370	JAWS Strikes Again My buddy used to wear a shark shield when we dove. It used to crack me up every time. As a diver you already have enough gear, gadgets and other do dads that you need to set up and carry with you. The rest of us would be suited up and in the water waiting for him. It usually took him an additional 20-30 minutes to be ready to dive because of all the extra gear he would carry I can not confirm nor deny that it actually worked or not since I never saw a shark turn away from him once they got within the 15 feet that it was supposed to work But I do know we never saw a shark while he was wearing it and we did see them when he was not I think he paid almost $1k for the unit. Was it worth it? Not in my opinion. But to him it was money well spent for his piece of mind Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by HobieScot; 08-19-2015 at 05:14 PM.

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08-19-2015, 05:32 PM	#2
radastaff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 314	Interesting,, Last year sometime I scouted the Gaviota pier early morn, saw that it was windy/really foggy, and did not launch. next week I watched a vid posted by a dude on the pier from that same day I was there. The vid showed a big white cruising along side the pier. reading this news article, it seems to be an attack, not a exploratory bite things I also noticed.. yummy yellow short yak This attack (as well as Ryan's recent at Vandenberg) adds to my apprehension about fishing there. still haven't as of yet damn

08-19-2015, 05:45 PM	#3
Dave Legacy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Hacienda Heights, CA Posts: 427	Short kayaks said to be more enticing? I wasn't familiar with that theory. Something about being seal/sea lion sized?