shark issue

by **pacodontbeg** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:26 pm

As a beginner it is tempting to go out when the more experience surfers are out and they know the sharks are popping up. We had a bull shark nibble on a tourist last week and it was enough to put me out of the water..I stand on the shore despereate to go in. How does one know when it is good to get into the waves. It is also 2 dags after the hurricane Charely

by **namino tsume** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:05 am

umm.... i dont know how long to wait... at least a day but after two days it should be fine.... and if you see other surfers out there.... go out.

also ask the local lifegaurds if the shark has been seens recently

by **pacodontbeg** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:42 am

namino tsume wrote:umm.... i dont know how long to wait... at least a day but after two days it should be fine.... and if you see other surfers out there.... go out.

also ask the local lifegaurds if the shark has been seens recently

thanks.....Pam

by **jethro-bodine** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 12:09 pm

Dude just go out. Besides it's the sharks that you don't see that you should be worried about.

by **pacodontbeg** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:30 pm

jethro-bodine wrote:Dude just go out. Besides it's the sharks that you don't see that you should be worried about.

I guess you right....it's tough to balance with and common sense. Just looking for a defined answer....there is none.

by **newguy** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 4:17 pm

what beach did the tourist get "nibbled on" at?

by **pacodontbeg** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 6:04 pm

newguy wrote:what beach did the tourist get "nibbled on" at?

Carolina beach/Kure beach, she was 13 and was wearing jewerly on arms and toes. She was only in a few feet of water but it was a part of the beach where bait fish run....and there are run off pipes but near the opening of the Cape-Fear River and Ocean. .....lots of reasons for Sharks to be lurking around.

by **Guest** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:12 pm

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by **fredum12** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:27 pm

Did the jewerly that the girl was wearing, did that have any effect on her getting bit? Like can the sharks see the jewerly shinning in the water?

by **Guest** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:19 pm

Did the jewerly that the girl was wearing, did that have any effect on her getting bit? Like can the sharks see the jewerly shinning in the water?

its not uncommon for this to happen it can act as a lure for the sharks and many other fish

by **fredum12** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:21 pm

Did the jewerly that the girl was wearing, did that have any effect on her getting bit? Like can the sharks see the jewerly shinning in the water?

That would suck if u had ur bling bling on...lol!

by **Brent** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:38 am

Yep, sharks are commonplace, scary & a daily concern for surfers.
The more of you that actually believe that the better.....
More waves for the rest of us.

by **Hazy_daze** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:11 pm

Brent wrote:Yep, sharks are commonplace, scary & a daily concern for surfers.
The more of you that actually believe that the better.....
More waves for the rest of us.

Hahahaha! Nicely put Brent!!
Luckily for me sharks arent really a problem for me here in England, so I guess you have the worry of sharks, but nice warm water. And we have zero shark worries, but colder water....Dont know which ones the best combination really.

Oh and yeh, the sharks think the glint of jewellery is a fish...and apparently surfing between dawn and dusk is the best times...cause sharks hunt at dawn/dusk? Oh I dont know, there must be a sharky post on every single surfing site online! Its not gonna happen, face it, you'd have to be a very VERY unlucky surfer to get shredded, especially now when the surfer numbers are rising at a massive pace...but nobody can deny it doesnt happen.
Suppose its all down to your personal experiences and confidence levels. :wink: Ooohh, get me!
Hang Loose

by **wrightsvillesurfer** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 2:25 pm

just go to wrightsville way nicer there i live like 2 minutes from carolina beach but wrightsvilles so much better

by **deathfrog** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 2:11 am

pacodontbeg wrote:
newguy wrote:what beach did the tourist get "nibbled on" at?

Carolina beach/Kure beach, she was 13 and was wearing jewerly on arms and toes. She was only in a few feet of water but it was a part of the beach where bait fish run....and there are run off pipes but near the opening of the Cape-Fear River and Ocean. .....lots of reasons for Sharks to be lurking around.

gee, I wonder why a shark would bite somthing shiny, especally if there were lots of baitfish. no relation there whatsoever...

by **VBnorthendsurfer** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 2:32 am

haha yea fish dont shine or anything. sounds like a dangerous spot to be even if she wasn't wearing all that jewelry. but im sure it added to the risk.

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