A Complete Waste of Space

fatman wrote:

callmeslick wrote:on a related note, I saw the piece about the filmmaker in NZ who got attacked, 200 yards offshore on some reefs. If you are in those waters, that far out, and aren't extremely wary for sharks, you deserve the fate.

Thats not that far out it just sucks he swam into them when the sharks were feeding on fish and birds wrong place wrong time considering there were other swimmers and surfers near by

I realize, as a long-time beach person, that it isn't THAT far out. That said, you wouldn't find me that far off the coast of Cape Cod, Long Island or other known white shark areas here in the States, unless I was really, really sure that a pod of whites wasn't out there.

CUDA wrote:Maybe they should just limit the size of the shark, or even better make every one that swims in those waters get a shark permit

or, to run with your fun little analogy, perhaps we should expect folks to use COMMON SENSE.

callmeslick wrote: realize, as a long-time beach person, that it isn't THAT far out. That said, you wouldn't find me that far off the coast of Cape Cod, Long Island or other known white shark areas here in the States, unless I was really, really sure that a pod of whites wasn't out there.

Its a roll of the dice i used to surf within sight of seal rocks off Philip Island needless to say they were always in the back of my mind especially since the biggest great white caught in Aus was there, and considering the amout of people using the water from Woolami to Cowes you would be pretty unlucky to be attacked mind you a few people have drowned and dissapeared so..... And the closest i know i have gotten to one was waist deep about to paddle when a mate and his gf came in a 5m swum between them out the back

callmeslick wrote:

CUDA wrote:Maybe they should just limit the size of the shark, or even better make every one that swims in those waters get a shark permit

or, to run with your fun little analogy, perhaps we should expect folks to use COMMON SENSE.

EXACTLY!!! Common sense legislation, creating shark-free zones.

Strict Immigration Enforcement

fatman wrote:

callmeslick wrote: realize, as a long-time beach person, that it isn't THAT far out. That said, you wouldn't find me that far off the coast of Cape Cod, Long Island or other known white shark areas here in the States, unless I was really, really sure that a pod of whites wasn't out there.

Its a roll of the dice i used to surf within sight of seal rocks off Philip Island needless to say they were always in the back of my mind especially since the biggest great white caught in Aus was there, and considering the amout of people using the water from Woolami to Cowes you would be pretty unlucky to be attacked mind you a few people have drowned and dissapeared so..... And the closest i know i have gotten to one was waist deep about to paddle when a mate and his gf came in a 5m swum between them out the back

closer than I ever got, Fatman.....then again, here in the Mid-Atlantic, we have warm water and surfing is frequently done without needing wetsuits, which make one look rather 'seal-like'. Saw a couple whites from a distance on my board, but most of our near-shore sharks around here are other, smaller species like blacktips, some smaller makos and the rarer hammerheads(only seen two of those in the wild).