Have you seen sharks???

[trinisurfer]

AH ha no sharks in trinidad!!

[Dec]

Actually it's the one without the surfer in is photoshopped. The picture with the surfer and *What appears to be a shark* is real.

Someone poorly photoshopped the other.


(It's a dolphin by the way!!!)

[tracylala]

Check snopes? Now where's the sport in that?

[alexalexalex]

Dude I was just watching a video of a girl getting attacked by a great white at Revver.com. So fleshin' gnarly, the person on the boat was filming and it just came up and took her leg clean off.

Yikes.

No sharks in these waters at least haha:

revver.com/video/30150/

[surfrguy91]

well it does spook tha crap outa ya wen u bump n2 somthin.....funny storie about dolphins me and my cousin paddled out a good wayz my mom was looking out and started yelling shark shark!!!!! behin yall look get out!!! we couldnt understand her and started lookin around hardly anyone was in tha water and the entire beach was at a angle facing us we looked behind us and saw dolphins swimmin a few feet from us we said everyone look dolphins!

[Dec]

and now in english?

[surfrguy91]

i was reading this magazine and this guy always surfed this spot by himself because it was oly reachable by boat.....he was looking at this seal a few feet away and a shark jumped out of the water and killed the seal

[Bwgan]

Click on the link, then scroll down and look for the pic of a shark.

Click on the link, gives you a quick vid of some car then shows a S African surfer being attacked by 2 sharks!!!

http://www.surfermag.com/av/

[bluesnowcone]

i saw a shark at an ocearium once

[Hurleydog999]

I just wanted to clarify a few things. I am not sure where everyone is from, or how long he or she may have been surfing. What I do know is that my personal experience with shark sightings while surfing has provided me some information on location and temperature. I am using data acquired during the past decade, averaging 150-250 days of surfing per year. This includes shortboarding, and yes, longboarding (out of desperation). Most sharks I have seen have been during spring through fall swells, and especially during their mating seasons. Maryland area only seemed to have sandsharks, and they weren't too big. North Carolina (Outer Banks) seemed to have a few rare sightings, although I did see more dolphins than anything. The Gulf Coast of Florida has a variety of sharks that you will see regularly, and not by the fin usually, because the water is so clear. The only place where I have encountered numerous species of sharks by seeing the fin pop up is central and north east Florida. In the Jacksonville area, many Spinner sharks can be seen. For every ten spinners I have seen, the occasional Bull has come my way. The average size of the spinners I have seen is 4-6 feet, whereas the Bull sharks have been more around 8 feet. I was given the horrifying opportunity to encounter what seemed to be a 13 or 15 foot Tiger Shark in New Smyrna a few days ago. He was only 10 feet away from me, and I am still shaken up about it. I am very thankfull he was just cruising the drift, and a "lucky wave" came in that I did not take any chances on and just boogie boarded my 5'9" fish all the way in to shore. ((whew!)) My biggest suggestion is KNOW YOUR SHARKS! You may not always need to get out of the water if you see one, maybe they are just cruising by, or young and checking you out. I usually face them and lift my arms and legs. I may even swim near them slightly (unless its a bull or tiger) to not give them the hint of a chase. The other day I got lucky with the savior wave, because I really did not want to panic in that scenario. That was my first Tiger Shark sighting. But the more I have learned about each species and its natural environment, the more comfortable I have become surfing with them. I encourage all who read this to learn about sharks and respect them, because we owe it to them, not the other way around. We are, after all, in their home.

[RUSS-D]

I have been Surfing for over 25 years, and yes I have seen Sharks. The worst was a feeding frenzy happening around us in Melbourne, Florida. We had been out for about an hour, and all of a sudden fish started jumping out of the water all over the place. Then we see Sharks, I'd say 5-8 of them, chasing the Fish all over the place. The Sharks where about 3-6 ft in size. We got out of the water as soon as we could, which seemed like it took forever. It was just amazing how all of a sudden the whole Ocean came alive around us.
IO have also had a 6-7 ft Bull Shark roll on it's side and take a look at me. It was only 3-4 ft away from me. When it riolled on it's side, the film that covers its eye, rolled back, and I was staring at the Sharks souless looking jetblack eye. I think I was walking on water at that point, because I barely remember paddling in.
I have had many other encounters with them, but never seen an actual attack. And I hope I can keep it that way.

[Otter]

Only seen Leopard Sharks and Barracudas, none of the great man eaters... Lucky me!

[Otter]

http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/pacific_coast_shark_news.htm

[Hurleydog999]

That previous link was pretty informative. I hope to find something like that for the east coast. The beauty of the west coast is the rare sightings, but when you do see one...WATCH OUT!

[Otter]

Got that right! Not much man eatter activity on the west coast, but I hear you guys have it fairly regularly over there, good luck to ya! Avoid the man in the grey suit at all costs!

[Hurleydog999]

True, we do have more attacks, and yes...a majority of them are in Florida. Luckily, however, they are mostly "nab-and-release" which allows them to be treated like a dog bite in most cases. (a really bad one) Just lift your feet when schools of small fish are running under you, don't splash around too much (which can't be avoided when catching a wave), and get out of the water if you get a fin cut or some other blood inducing injury. And if you are superstitious like me...I never eat shark (karma) and I never enjoy seafood before I surf...just incase the smell is lingering on my hands (ie. tuna sandwich).

[rich r]

I've had a medium sized shark brush up along my leg (4 foot, maybe), but that's about it.

the worst, though, is being caught in a blue fish school in a feeding frenzy. They can take off a finger.

[RUSS-D]

I've had a medium sized shark brush up along my leg (4 foot, maybe), but that's about it.

the worst, though, is being caught in a blue fish school in a feeding frenzy. They can take off a finger.

I had a Yellow Fish smack me in the head when I was duck diving once. It was good sized, about 18-20 inches. Almost took me off my board.