Who Would Want To Fish Where There Are Seals?

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Steve i wonder if that part invthat story of a GWS following a fisherman in S.A. might be the same story Minni was telling me? It sounded so familiar while i was reading it different shark obviously but similar story ;) sharks definitely like yellow though, I've watched fishing shows where they've caught them on yellow poppers and stick baits, I've thrown all my yellow lures out now lol
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peatop wrote:Steve i wonder if that part invthat story of a GWS following a fisherman in S.A. might be the same story Minni was telling me? It sounded so familiar while i was reading it different shark obviously but similar story ;) sharks definitely like yellow though, I've watched fishing shows where they've caught them on yellow poppers and stick baits, I've thrown all my yellow lures out now lol
Thomas Peschak and Michael Scholl are published in reputable Geographic magazines. If the SA story uses that same image, if was probably lifted from Peschak's stock of images.

GWS are possibly more curious than intent on eating non-natural food.
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Yellow possibly more resembles dead whale belly (???) than other colours but don't rely on colour to protect you. The kayak in the photo below was tasted (but nothing eaten) by a GWS in News Zealand.
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laneends wrote:At the end of the day the number of deaths of kayakers being killed by sharks is practically nil.. That said it gets the adrenelin running when a shark fin cruises by...you feel totally vulnerable
OK so its practically nil but then who is putting up their hand to become the next statistic? No thank you
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Steve there was an attack reported earlier this year of a same colour yak in NSW or Qld, i don't think sharks are a cause for concern but definitely deserve our respect, lets face it if we were scared, we wouldn't do it ;) i guess it comes down to what/where we feel comfortable, I've now been offshore twice knowing there are sharks around as there were hookups and sightings, i personally enjoyed both occasions lol to me it was something new, however if i was on the other end of different story then im sure it wouldn't have been a pleasant experience ;)
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Steve_R wrote: GWS are possibly more curious than intent on eating non-natural food.
This. When we're curious about something we pick it up and examine it, sharks don't have hands so if they want to find out what something is the only option they have is to give it a nibble.

A lot of shark "attacks" seem to be this sort of thing. You almost never hear of a victim being eaten, just bitten and the shark swims off to find something more to it's tastes.
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Maybe we should eat loads of garlic, this might keep them away, not to mention everything and everyone else lol
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peatop wrote:Maybe we should eat loads of garlic, this might keep them away, not to mention everything and everyone else lol
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pete49 wrote:
laneends wrote:At the end of the day the number of deaths of kayakers being killed by sharks is practically nil.. That said it gets the adrenelin running when a shark fin cruises by...you feel totally vulnerable
OK so its practically nil but then who is putting up their hand to become the next statistic? No thank you
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Statistically and factually and any other ally you are more likely to die driving to your launch than being hurt by any shark let alone a GW. So if that is your position on kayaking in shark waters then maybe you should reconsider getting out of bed at all. But then that is more dangerous to your health than sharks too.
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spider25160 wrote:
pete49 wrote:
laneends wrote:At the end of the day the number of deaths of kayakers being killed by sharks is practically nil.. That said it gets the adrenelin running when a shark fin cruises by...you feel totally vulnerable
OK so its practically nil but then who is putting up their hand to become the next statistic? No thank you
Pete
Statistically and factually and any other ally you are more likely to die driving to your launch than being hurt by any shark let alone a GW. So if that is your position on kayaking in shark waters then maybe you should reconsider getting out of bed at all.
Then you're a huge risk of getting a nasty infected bed sore. I'll take my chances with noah
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4liters wrote:
Steve_R wrote: GWS are possibly more curious than intent on eating non-natural food.
This. When we're curious about something we pick it up and examine it, sharks don't have hands so if they want to find out what something is the only option they have is to give it a nibble.

A lot of shark "attacks" seem to be this sort of thing. You almost never hear of a victim being eaten, just bitten and the shark swims off to find something more to it's tastes.
People bleeding to death is nothing more than an unfortunate side-effect of GWS curiosity. Just keep saying, "it didn't mean to harm me", as you bleed out :lol:

Something to bear in mind is that small sharks mostly eat fish. As they grow, logic says they become less maneuverable and need more substantial food sources to satisfy their appetite. From
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au ... k-nursery/
“We were surprised that although the teeth and jaws of our juvenile sharks looked the part and the muscles were there to drive them, the jaws themselves just couldn’t handle the stress associated with big bites on big prey,” says study co-author Dr Stephen Wroe. Until great whites reach about 3m there is insufficient mineralised cartilage in the jaws to resist the forces involved in killing large prey, such as seals and sea lions – or people.

“This study also explains why many shark attacks off NSW by great whites are aborted after a single bite, as those involved are usually juveniles who may sustain jaw injury if they persevere with the attack,” says another study co-author, Dr Vic Peddemors.
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