Landlord? with pic's

Wow,

Quite an encounter!

Thanks for making us all scared of the ocean

I recall reading recently about a highly effective shark repellent using an electrical wire you trail alongside....the low energy electrical field the wire emits disrupts the sharks sensors and they do not like it.
Also, after spending 3 years on a DER Radar Pickett ship in the USN 51 years ago, I know why I like fishing fresh water in my kayak

I recall reading recently about a highly effective shark repellent using an electrical wire you trail alongside....the low energy electrical field the wire emits disrupts the sharks sensors and they do not like it.
Also, after spending 3 years on a DER Radar Pickett ship in the USN 51 years ago, I know why I like fishing fresh water in my kayak

Shark Shield: http://sharkshield.com/

It seems to be the most effective method of repelling sharks so far.  I'd love to have one.  They run for about $600 though. 

Just drag around some rotting shark meat.  Only pull it out of the stinky bag as a last result!

funny thing.... I was watching the video on the shark shield about a week ago before this post. It was amazing. sharks swimmming around the diver and then he turned the device on and the sharks split immediately. then i clicked on a sidebar and it was an article about one of the guys who did a testimonial for shark shield. Peter Clarkson..... he had been killed by 2 great whites this february as he surfaced.  Some people think he thought he was safe as he neared the boat and turned the shield off. 

Sorry didn't mean to give anyone the heebie jeebies, but it is something to keep in mind, way way way in the back if possible .  I can honestly say when it turned and headed right at my yak it was one of the most helpless feelings I've ever had.  Lot like being in a car wreck and seeing the other car hurtling at you and all you can do is think "well, here we go" and hope for the best.   
Not saying I wouldn't think about buying a shark shield, hell if someone had been selling them on the beach when I landed I'd have bought two ..  Having something like a "seal bomb" to toss at it would have been great but Zee put it in perspective in that you never see the one's that really attack you. They just hit out of the blue (as in those 2 recent attacks in Cali) the one I had yesterday was in "Check you out mode" it still could have decided to see if I was tasty and I'd like to avoid that. But in the long run you pay your money and you take your chances.  That said, conditions permitting, I be back out there tomorrow morning

That said, conditions permitting, I be back out there tomorrow morning

I can't wait for the next few days, looks like a small window early each day to go be shark bait!...

That said, conditions permitting, I be back out there tomorrow morning

I mean, cuz what are the chances, right??

Too bad it didn't happen to Rawkfish he would have got way better pictures with a nice video and underwater shots

Glad nothing happened to you had to be a sucky feeling

I can't believe you didn't put on some chunk bait and tie into that bad boy.   

As was said earlier, you never see the one that gets you. 

-Spot-

I recall reading recently about a highly effective shark repellent using an electrical wire you trail alongside....the low energy electrical field the wire emits disrupts the sharks sensors and they do not like it.
Also, after spending 3 years on a DER Radar Pickett ship in the USN 51 years ago, I know why I like fishing fresh water in my kayak

Shark Shield: http://sharkshield.com/

It seems to be the most effective method of repelling sharks so far.  I'd love to have one.  They run for about $600 though.

Didn't some poor sap get attacked a month ago using one of these?  Must've forgotten to check the batteries 

Didn't some poor sap get attacked a month ago using one of these?  Must've forgotten to check the batteries 

Yep. 

His name was Peter Clarkson (see sequim salty's post above)

He was once an avid spokesperson for shark shield and had a nice testimonial on their site.. but evidently if you get eaten by a shark (or two) they toss your testimonial.

Peter Clarkson
Professional Diver
Western Australia
For the last six years, when diving I have worn a Shark POD attached to my bail-out bottle, upgrading earlier this year to the new and more powerful unit, the Shark Shield. In early August, I was hookah-diving in 50m water off Kalbarri, Western Australia, researching a group of cowry shells which are the subject of a book I am co-authoring. After completing a bottom time which had incurred for me a reasonable decompression penalty, I was making a slow ascent when I realized that I was no longer alone. Ten metres away, swimming vertically at the same rate as myself, was a Great White Shark. It was a scenario I had rehearsed in my mind a thousand times during the 27 years I have been diving, but this was the first shark of this species that I had encountered underwater.

My first reaction was to check that the Shark Shield was working by crossing one leg over the other, the braided steel “tail” immediately causing my opposite leg to twitch uncomfortably as it brushed over it. By this time I was 10m below the surface, and signalled my deckhand to lower the decompression shot-line. The shark had continued on a parallel course and in fact briefly broke the surface with its dorsal fin before making an unhurried turn downwards in my direction. Head-on, the shark was a very intimidating sight and prior to this moment I never really felt “threatened” by its presence. It halted 5-6m away from me. I had the distinct impression that the shark sensed something was “not right” about the wetsuit-clad creature which was the focus of its interest. Several times, it swam out almost to the limit of visibility (15m) before returning and stopping again at the same distanced from me.

The minutes were ticking by as I kept one eye on the shark and the other on my decompression meter. Had the shark begun to behave aggressively, I would probably have boarded the boat immediately, but the Shark Shield appeared to keep it from approaching too close. To say that I felt “safe” would be an overstatement-one feels very vulnerable dangling solo off a line in 50m water in the presence of a 4m Great White Shark-but the Shark Shield gave me the confidence to complete my decompression and avoid a possible incidence of the “bends”. The last I saw of the shark was its tail disappearing into the distance; this was a moment I chose to quickly climb into the boat, turning the Shark Shield off once I was on the dive ladder and out of harm''s reach.

My lifestyle involves diving many remote and deep water locations off the west and south coasts of Australia. The Shark Shield offers me an element of safety and peace of mind without which I would be unable to pursue my chosen profession with the same enthusiasm.

His testimonial used to be right after Tim Miles' and before Rene Spruyt's.

Old list of testimonials via internet archive..
http://web.archive.org/web/20081217022410/http://www.sharkshield.com/Content/Testimonials/

Current list of testimonials..
http://sharkshield.com/?/m/testimonials

Guess it would kinda bad for business to have the guys names on the list of testimonials with the date they were eaten next to it..

That guy opitimizes this quote:

"A venturesome minority will always be eager to get off on their own, and no obstacle should be placed in their path; let them take risk, for God sake, let them get lost, sun burnt, stranded, drowned, eaten by not one,  but two great white sharks or buried alive under avalanches-that is the right and privilege of any free American."

*some liberties were taken in the reproduction of this quote*

On an unrelated but still quite ironic note. I was listening to the radio yesterday and a news blip came on saying that a man was killed when he was thrown from his motorcycle. A police spokesman said he would have suredly lived had he been wearing his helmet as he died from obvious head trauma. The ironic part of the story is this happened at a rally protesting mandatory helmet laws!!

Oops... I bet that wont make the newsletter

Make sure to try and get your encounter added to http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/.  It's always good to share these things with as many people as possible.  You might be the first Oregon encounter reported this year.   It's always interesting to read the reports on there. There was an actual attack last year which usually fulfills our 4-5 year quota in Oregon.  But I know the PC surfers would definitely like to know one is prowling.  Some of the Cali boys are crazy seeing fins and continuing to surf course it's a lot more common down there. 

Glad you got a good story and not much more out of the deal.  I've always wanted a similar encounter thinking it would be awesome.  I'm sure I won't say that when it happens.  But better on my kayak than my surfboard lol.

familiar with that "Ah-oh, here we go" feeling. Interesting to be frightened & feel stoic at the same time. As for "the one you never see", bet that was on your mind while you set a Hobie speed record for the shore.

I can't believe you didn't put on some chunk bait and tie into that bad boy.   

As was said earlier, you never see the one that gets you. 

-Spot-

know yer kidding, but

White sharks and basking sharks are prohibited and must be immediately released unharmed.

Or fish regs, pg. 103