"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
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First off the dog was in no danger. Cudas do not attack anything they
can't eat unless it's a mistake. Dogs are not a food trigger since they
don't fall into the menu...which is fish. You are perfectly safe in the
water with even a 6 foot Cuda..... just don't wear shiny stuff.

Maybe the cuda was hawking the dog's shiny tag or something. If the fish
didn't find something of interest in the dog, I seriously doubt it would
have been hovering just under the surface off the stern of the cat.

Same goes for Tiger, Hammerhead and Lemon Sharks... I swam in water that
was full of them.... never even paid me any attention.

Are you a lawyer? That would explain it.

...and many times with sharks around I was actively spearfishing.

If they'd gotten a whiff of the blood from your speared fish, they'd have
taken notice. Ever seen a feeding frenzy up close and personal?

Max

"Maxprop" wrote in message

Are you a lawyer? That would explain it.

I consider myself a predator... far more dangerous than a shark.

...and many times with sharks around I was actively spearfishing.

If they'd gotten a whiff of the blood from your speared fish, they'd have
taken notice. Ever seen a feeding frenzy up close and personal?

I use a paralyzer tip ... blood alone may do it after a while but fish
struggling at the end of a pole is like a dinner bell. The paralyzer stops
that... and I get the fish out of the water in a hurry. Never had a
problem.

CM

"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote in message

Are you a lawyer? That would explain it.

I consider myself a predator... far more dangerous than a shark.

...and many times with sharks around I was actively spearfishing.

If they'd gotten a whiff of the blood from your speared fish, they'd have
taken notice. Ever seen a feeding frenzy up close and personal?

I use a paralyzer tip ... blood alone may do it after a while but fish
struggling at the end of a pole is like a dinner bell. The paralyzer stops
that... and I get the fish out of the water in a hurry. Never had a
problem.

We did a shark dive (with experienced guides, etc.) in the Bahamas some
years back. Let me tell you it was terrifying, all those monsters darting
around at top speed when they released the chum and feed fish. Why one or
more of us didn't get at least hit by accident is a mystery to me. Perhaps
we gave off a smell or electrical sensation that didn't appeal to the
sharks, or maybe they see better than reported. But it was something I
wouldn't repeat on a bet.

Max

"Maxprop" wrote in message
We did a shark dive (with experienced guides, etc.) in the Bahamas some
years back. Let me tell you it was terrifying, all those monsters darting
around at top speed when they released the chum and feed fish. Why one or
more of us didn't get at least hit by accident is a mystery to me.
Perhaps we gave off a smell or electrical sensation that didn't appeal to
the sharks, or maybe they see better than reported. But it was something
I wouldn't repeat on a bet.

Imagine if you will the commercial dock beside the Starkist Tuna Plant in
Pago. The water isn't the clearest to begin with, but while placing the 10th
or so zinc to the hull of a filthy Korean Longliner, the plant decides to
vent it's processing waste into the water beside you. The 2 or 3 sharks you
did notice before no become the 20+ as the water becomes clouded with blood
and fish guts. The Korean crew is yelling gibberish at me and pointing to
the dorsals behind me while loading more zincs to the basket.

Tell you what..... I was frickin' nervous placing the remaining 10 zincs.

CM

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Maxprop wrote:
We did a shark dive (with experienced guides, etc.) in the Bahamas some
years back. Let me tell you it was terrifying, all those monsters darting
around at top speed when they released the chum and feed fish. Why one or
more of us didn't get at least hit by accident is a mystery to me. Perhaps
we gave off a smell or electrical sensation that didn't appeal to the
sharks, or maybe they see better than reported. But it was something I
wouldn't repeat on a bet.


I did one of those hang off the side of the boat while someone feeds
the sharks in Tahiti thing. I was totally streched out, holding onto
the side of the boat with my feet (they said we had to stay attached
to the boat), because I wanted to get some close up pics of the sharks
feeding. It wasn't scary at all. Several passed within a couple of
feet of me, and were totally uninterested. All they wanted was the
food.
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