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    Mate, you want a shark attack story check this one out. It's a 60min doco about an Aussie spearo who got pinged by a bull shark. What's makes this even more tragic is that the American guy in that doco who saved the young spearo also got his leg bit off just a couple of months ago.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdB9...nutesAustralia

    Check out this one too. A bit violent though. Starts at 2:05. It's like a balloon full of blood just popping. Poor bastard.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4oa...l=MHakimMHakim

    I think it's important to note though that shark attacks are EXTREMELY rare. In fact, statistically speaking, you're more likely to die in a car crash getting to your spearfishing location than you are in the water.
    In my limited experience with sharks, I've found that they follow a very simple mentality which can be boiled down to two perspectives. Are you food or are you a predator. Obviously there are other things that go into it like species specific characteristics, but for most of the sharks in NZ like Bronzies, it seems that if you're bigger than the shark, appear aggressive, or are confederation with others, they tend to back off. With Great Whites though, you're unlikely to be bigger than it and even a 'curiosity' bite is enough to absolutely carve you up. What scares me the most is the increase in juvinile numbers here in the Bay of Plenty. The Big Angry Fish boys recently did a video where they went fishing for Bronzies only to end up catching 3 Great Whites in the bloody Waihi Harbour. They actually had to stop because they knew that if they tried again that they would end up catching another Great White and legally speaking, you cannot target Great Whites.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Kwon View Post
    Mate, you want a shark attack story check this one out. It's a 60min doco about an Aussie spearo who got pinged by a bull shark. What's makes this even more tragic is that the American guy in that doco who saved the young spearo also got his leg bit off just a couple of months ago.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdB9...nutesAustralia

    Check out this one too. A bit violent though. Starts at 2:05. It's like a balloon full of blood just popping. Poor bastard.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4oa...l=MHakimMHakim
    yea thanks, i wasnt planning on sleeping untill next year anyhow...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Kwon View Post
    Check out this one too. A bit violent though. Starts at 2:05. It's like a balloon full of blood just popping. Poor bastard.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4oa...l=MHakimMHakim
    I've dived that spot many times. Those oceanic whitetips are getting over familiar and the divers are pushing it a bit. The posturing of the shark is not friendly! I've done it myself though. All part of the fun, until someone loses a leg!


 

 

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