East Coast Shark attacks. Any safety tips?

[Dancer]

Seems to be an unusual year for attacks. I water hunt in the Gulf during January -February. But I dunno , I think maybe with a buddy this time of year. Where I hunt sometimes near a fishing pier, they sometimes hook on to a nice one. One guy posted chances are slim on being bit. I guess so . What do you guys think?

 

[mudpuppy]

I think the electrical field a coil sends off masks us and also repels sharks, they cant tolerate the upset to their electrical field!...thats why nobody ever has gotten shark bit while detecting in the ocean...Its just a theory mind you, but it would be easy enough to test...if a guy chummed up a bunch of sharks, then stuck a coil down in the water to see...if it did indeed work, a guy would have a business platform to create a product that surfers and divers would want to have...

Again, just a theory!
Mud

 

[Elton]

I think the electrical field a coil sends off masks us and also repels sharks, they cant tolerate the upset to their electrical field!...thats why nobody ever has gotten shark bit while detecting in the ocean...Its just a theory mind you, but it would be easy enough to test...if a guy chummed up a bunch of sharks, then stuck a coil down in the water to see...if it did indeed work, a guy would have a business platform to create a product that surfers and divers would want to have...

Again, just a theory!
Mud

Maybe Mud !! I sure would not want to jump in and test that theory though..............

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[GeorgeinSC]

Sharks are primarily attracted to two things. Blood. They can smell it for a considerable distance. The second thing is Vibrations such as a struggling fish. Swimmers and youngsters playing in the water put off plenty of vibrations and the sharks with their less than golf ball size brain think it is FOOD.

I had one about 5-6 ft long one swim by me a months or so ago. It was unaware of my presence till it got even with me in the water and then it took off like it was wanting to get out of Dodge in a hurry. I thought about yelling "Shark" just to see how the folks at the beach would react.

The odds of getting bit by a shark are far lower than the odds of getting hit by lightning. Especially when we are out in the open with a Lightning rod in our hands.

 

[Dancer]

George that was a happy ending to that encounter. What went through your mind when you first spotted the creature? If it was me, it would be. "Aw, just let me make it to shore!!!!!"

You think it musta happened somewhere. Getting hit by lightning while holding a detector. Or attacked by a shark while hunting. I just never heard of either happening.

 

[Woodchuck]

WELL if your like me I can't swim so I stay out of water so JAWS can't get me

 

[GeorgeinSC]

Dancer I wondered what was making the disturbance in the water ahead of me. The shark was not aware of my presence until it was beside me and when it discovered it was not alone it got out of dodge as fast as it could. I just kept my coil between it and me. I was ready to smack it with the coil.

My heart rate did not even increase until after it was long gone. Happened too quick to get excited.

Since I am not bleeding or splashing the water I don't worry about sharks. They don't like the taste of Human Flesh. Thats why most shark attacks are one bite and done.

 

[SirCupajo]

[size=x-large]Stay out of the water[/size]

 

[pck100]

We just had 2 more here on the west coast, best advice I ever heard- STAY OUT OF THE WATER!!!