re: These Shark Attacks

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The sharks communicated and said, “you know what? Human tastes good. Let’s go get some more human

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If one of them ever tries to eat me or accomplishes doing so he is going to go back to his buddies and warn them not to frick with humans..."I ate one once, damn thing shite all over himself and me....nasty bastards....seals are way more hygienic...."

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It's all the pee (ammonia) in the water.

There's 500 people at the beach but no one ever goes to the bathroom, wink wink - they all walk out in the ocean.

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Its gonna wind up in the ocean anyhow.....

The frick is wrong with you retard? Talking to yourself in a thread.

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Deep sea fishing trips aren't putting a dent in bait numbers .

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There is sooooo much bait along the beaches of the panhandle this time of year and throughout the summer it is mind boggling. I would bet, as much as there is, it is far less than it was not many years ago given the state of menhaden along most of the coast. Bait has always been plentiful along beaches...and predators have always been present. I suspect its a combination of bait and predators being present when more and more people are also present....still almost statistically insignificant to be a victim of a shark attack.

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I am not trying to be argumentative here, but rather seriously inquiring.

Why is this stupid? Shark numbers were well below where they should be for the ecosystem to be properly balanced, right? Are you (and others) saying the conservation efforts are stupid because of more people getting bitten by sharks or for other reasons?

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I don't know that they are below ideal numbers along most of the US coast....I think the low numbers are worldwide. I know they seem to be about as plentiful along the Florida coast as they have always been. There certainly is not a shortage of them...

I’ve been calling Brett Robinson for WEEKS asking the same question

The fact that he allows this to happen in the water in front of condo I rented for the travel ball tournament is absolutely ludicrous.

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Stop fishing near resorts and crowded areas with common beach goers looking to swim. It's not that hard. Look for the place that had chairs, umbrellas and a bunch of people the day before. If you don't know where those place are, find out before you cast and if you've already got bait in the water and see them setup, reel it in and move.

Don't fart on planes
Don't mow your lawn at 6:45 on a Saturday
Return your shopping cart
Don't set up a 10x10 tent right in the middle of a crowded beach
Tip your servers
Say good morning, good evening
Respect other peoples time and property
Leave things better for the people behind you
Lead, follow or get out of the way
Share
Teach

Just practice common common courtesy, thinking of others you're sharing each day with

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once again it is not possible to attract fish to an area by fishing....if it were the process would be infinitely easier.

And why should a fisherman pick up and move from a public space when they were there first and someone invades their space? If it is common courtesy it works both ways.


Surf fishing categorically does not lure fish into an area where they do not already exist. There is a reason surf fishing is so productive at times...its because the surf is slap full of food for predators....6 more pieces of fish bites on a Pompano rig and adding anything to the amount of bait in the water. Go to a pier off a beach and look down at the first and second troughs....it is literally working alive with small bait fish....watch the birds. They are there for the same reason the sharks are there....it is a grocery store. People fishing would be akin to someone adding a tomato to the produce aisle at Kroger....the damn thing is loaded with tomatoes already, is the one extre one going to attract hoards of tomato hungry predators???

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He says blood has never attracted them—it’s when they are wriggling after he shoots one where they will swarm the dying fish

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He’s partially right and partially wrong

I’ve logged over 200 dives , most of those spear-fishing. A brain shot is preffered if possible but doesn’t always happen. When you don’t “brain” them the spastic vibrations they put out will most assuredly draw sharks and/or cudas.

But they do track by blood as well and they are damn good at it. Have seen a 5ft white-tip come barreling by me after I lost a jack one dive. He had passed by 5 minutes before so was probably at least 100 yds away when I thumped the jack.
He came in at light speed, paused, made a quick 10 ft circle and then shot off perfectly on the prior blood trail (which had LONG since visually dissipated) of the aforementioned wounded jack.


The quickness and ease with which he picked up the trail was unbelievable.


Like others have said… tons of bait in murky waters, greater numbers of ill-tempered sharks due to mating season and summer beaches full of swimmers are not a good recipe.


The fact you don’t hardly ever hear and which I personally feel plays a big part in these attacks, are females who unfortunately are menstruating while on beach vacay time. For women who are attacked I venture to say it could very well be the number one factor.

JMHO