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BigR
Since 05 Jul 2005
372 Posts
White Salmon
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Around my parts, it is fairly common (maybe Im just lucky) to run over a big Tiger shark. I usually cruise over at least 2 or 3 during the season. Thats just Tigers, I usually see plenty of others. |
Thats weird. Tigers are deep water guys and Bulls are in shallow waters.
Anyways, Bull sharks are what I have seen in FL.
Jumped over a 12 footer without knowing until I looked down below..........
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krazedkiter
Since 08 Jun 2009
183 Posts
Florida
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| Fri Oct 21, 11 5:10 pm |
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Please tell that to the Tiger. I want him to stay in deep water. It isnt uncommon for them to come to shallow waters. I have seen them in about 20 feet of water not far from the reefs and also have seen a few fairly close to shore in grassy bottom, but more so in the first scenario.
Their markings are fairly recognizable so I am pretty certain I am seeing Tigers. I do agree that Bulls are much more common.....but that doesn't make me feel any better LOL. It alos sucks when a big bull comes up on you in a Kayak. I dont know what freaks me out more...seeing them in the yak or kitesurfing over them. Although it makes me a little nervous, I do agree with the others that you just gotta do your thing and co-exist.
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Justsmile
Since 20 Jul 2009
1530 Posts
Not Portland
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Scribble
Since 18 Nov 2005
636 Posts
NoPo
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| Sat Oct 22, 11 10:19 am |
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| Nak wrote: | | Is it a coincidence that both boards are white? Just wondering if a white board with legs hanging over the side looks more like a seal from below. |
I've never heard anything about the color white and sharks, but I do remember that sharks really like yellow from shark week. I think the only coincidence there is that most surfboards are white.
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4304 Posts
Camas
Site Lackey
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| Sat Oct 22, 11 4:41 pm |
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| Scribble wrote: | | Nak wrote: | | Is it a coincidence that both boards are white? Just wondering if a white board with legs hanging over the side looks more like a seal from below. |
I've never heard anything about the color white and sharks, but I do remember that sharks really like yellow from shark week. I think the only coincidence there is that most surfboards are white. |
Yellow? Great. I've been painting the bottom of my boards yellow for visibility.  I didn't realize most of the boards in OR were white. In HI it seemed like most of the boards weren't, At least at the spots I went to...
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
Hick
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lykaneagle
Since 14 Apr 2011
76 Posts
Oregon City
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| Mon Oct 24, 11 7:19 am |
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| snowkiting is looking more and more appealing
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DVS
Since 02 Mar 2009
69 Posts
Mt Hood
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| Mon Oct 24, 11 7:27 am |
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So signs are up at South Beach but was still surprised that nobody but me took advantage of the steady wind and sweet surf yesterday. Are white's territorial? Seems to me , the odds of another encounter there are about the same as anywhere else.
I've got to admit though, It was a little sketchy the couple of times I went down outside.
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Mon Oct 24, 11 7:46 am |
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like a lot of things in life if you think about it enough it will happen
they are there all the time, just a lot more surfers this time of year
because the surf is so damn good/great (this time of year)
and it really helps your body dragging skills 
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
Hick
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| Mon Oct 24, 11 7:55 am |
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| Don't you feel like a hero when you really go for it though? Don't waste wave sessions being conservative just cause you're scared of the body drag!
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Mon Oct 24, 11 8:03 am |
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anytime I ride 10'+ surf ,and don't get piled up, ruin my board or swim in
I feel pretty damn good
but yesterday was epic ,smooth waves , 6.0 wind ,warm water and beautiful sunset
reload 
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pjc
Since 06 Mar 2005
649 Posts
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| Mon Oct 24, 11 3:50 pm |
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Forget sharks, how about whales?
Haven't been kiting in a while, but the last time I was in flo it was calm and flat and I SUPed out to the mouth. Half dozen greys breaching and blowing right there off the rocks, 20-30 feet away.
At least I think they were greys, I don't know whales, but they had the ridge backs, which I think is grey whales.
Didn't look very big by whale standards. Big enough to give me the shakes. I just laid down on the board and cried out "I'm sorry Wilson!" as I drifted in.
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Sella
Since 21 Apr 2007
1794 Posts
Doin' The Dalles
FLY'IN HIGH PIE GUY
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| Mon Oct 24, 11 4:05 pm |
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| pjc wrote: | | I just laid down on the board and cried out "I'm sorry Wilson!" as I drifted in. |
hahaha.....classic. Been there.
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boardrider
Since 05 Apr 2006
1034 Posts
Ventura, CA
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| Tue Oct 25, 11 1:21 pm |
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Intersting recount of the Oct. 2010 fatality at Surf Beach, Santa Barbara @ surfline this week :
http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/shark-attack-witness-shares-story_61442/
Story gave me the chills.
I don't know if it's the way the water looks, or the way the wildlife is acting, or just my level of paranoia on a particular day - But, some days just feel sharkier than others ..
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kt
Since 16 Mar 2005
763 Posts
Portland, Or
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| Tue Oct 25, 11 2:46 pm |
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At least he moved south and you weren't talking about me this way today.
We went out at the cove and had a nice day. Sunny, waves and warm. Going again this weekend and while it doesn't look like sun, it will still be nice to be on the water.
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| Forrest wrote: | HHAh! Funny to have to eat my words. Oh well, I'm not worried, the rest of you can worry your little hearts out. If you get killed by a shark, at least you died doing something you love and went out in a way that will always be remembered. Wish I had some quotes handy from "300", haha!
I used to be so scared in the ocean, then I spent 6 hours a day in it for three months straight... Complete desensitization! |
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
1034 Posts
Aloha
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| Tue Oct 25, 11 3:03 pm |
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I disagree with the whole "co-exist" thing. I want to use the ocean and I don't want to be eaten or even take a small chance of being eaten.
If it was a damn lion roaming the beaches, we wouldn't think about co-existing with it. If a grizzly was hanging out picking off folks, we'd deal with it. If it was some psycho human wandering around trying to wrap bear traps around surfers, we'd put a stop to them damn quick. How long would we let a hungry pack of wolves co-exist with us while night skiing at meadows? Why do sharks get a free ride?
Screw sharks near shore. Until they quit trying to eat us, I'm all for eating lots of shark sandwiches, the other white meat.
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Windian
Since 28 Apr 2008
901 Posts
Newport, OR
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| Tue Oct 25, 11 6:52 pm |
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| FlyDunes wrote: | I disagree with the whole "co-exist" thing. I want to use the ocean and I don't want to be eaten or even take a small chance of being eaten.
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I think we should reintroduce all the predators back into the game. There are way too many stupid people in the world now, I think the scales just got tipped over 7 billion. Survival of the fittest and natural selection worked for millions of years till humans screwed it up. Wolves and grizzles should be roaming the local hills if I could make the rules!!
By the way, I like White Sharks at our local beaches, it helps to keep the crowds down. Also, just got thru kitesurfing South Beach after work this afternoon, by myself, looked like a ghost town. Would have been nice to have a few others to kite with out there, but at least I had sharks to keep me company, and keep me honest!!
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