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dfx
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Misleading title. He wasn't feeding sharks when it happened, he was spearfishing.
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He spears fish to feed to the sharks. The purpose of the dive is shark feeding, not to feed himself.
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Sorry, about that; I did not mean to mislead anyone.
I used 'shark feeder' as his name, as that is how he is known around here. More people know him as "that shark feeder" than by his name or by the name of his boat.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/fl...es-illegally-feeding-sharks-state-waters.html
I used 'shark feeder' as his name, as that is how he is known around here. More people know him as "that shark feeder" than by his name or by the name of his boat.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/fl...es-illegally-feeding-sharks-state-waters.html
drrich2
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Grisly photo there. Sorry to hear about this. Hope he has a prompt recovery, as best he can. I wonder if this was a shark feeding trip, and sharks had been fed (in which case the bull shark might've been watching feeding), or whether it was not.
I knew he did shark feed dives, but in the pics I've seen he was handing out pieces of fish, not putting whole ones off a spear.
I'm thinking something like this could happen to most any spear fisherman using the same gear. If shark feeding was actively taking place on that very dive, I suspect it would be somewhat more likely.
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I knew he did shark feed dives, but in the pics I've seen he was handing out pieces of fish, not putting whole ones off a spear.
I'm thinking something like this could happen to most any spear fisherman using the same gear. If shark feeding was actively taking place on that very dive, I suspect it would be somewhat more likely.
Richard.
Misleading title. Please read.
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Post it? Don't post it? There is a lesson, so Ill post. New years eve, we were diving in Jupiter on the deep ledge. I shot a small but legal Cobia. I pulled the line toward me to retrieve the fish. From nowhere, a Bull Shark charges over and grabs the fish. The line goes slack and wraps around my fingers just as the Bull sees me,he takes the fish and shaft and hauls ass. As soon as that dog hit the end of his leash, POP! My glove goes flying. I thought , Damn he got my glove and I reached for it. Thats when I noticed my fingertips were missing on my left hand. St Marys Hospital took me in and the hand surgeon fixed me up. They could not re attach the digits, so they cut the bone at the first joint and did a "flap over". Personally, I will be super careful to stay clear of the gear when spearfishing.
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Emerald Charters
8 hours ago · Edited ·
Post it? Don't post it? There is a lesson, so Ill post. New years eve, we were diving in Jupiter on the deep ledge. I shot a small but legal Cobia. I pulled the line toward me to retrieve the fish. From nowhere, a Bull Shark charges over and grabs the fish. The line goes slack and wraps around my fingers just as the Bull sees me,he takes the fish and shaft and hauls ass. As soon as that dog hit the end of his leash, POP! My glove goes flying. I thought , Damn he got my glove and I reached for it. Thats when I noticed my fingertips were missing on my left hand. St Marys Hospital took me in and the hand surgeon fixed me up. They could not re attach the digits, so they cut the bone at the first joint and did a "flap over". Personally, I will be super careful to stay clear of the gear when spearfishing.
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Randy does NOT feed Cobia to sharks.
It was a Cobia that he had popped when Mr. Bull Shark showed up, and the mono on gun looped around and then popped his finger tips off.
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Not into feeding sharks, and wishing Randy a speedy recovery, while thinking up a Sooper-Kool nickname.
It was a Cobia that he had popped when Mr. Bull Shark showed up, and the mono on gun looped around and then popped his finger tips off.
Chug
Not into feeding sharks, and wishing Randy a speedy recovery, while thinking up a Sooper-Kool nickname.
HalcyonDaze
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I was on the boat the day after this happened. Randy met us at the dock when we got back; his hand was entirely wrapped in gauze but he was in pretty good spirits. No clue when he'll be able to get back in the water. We avoided the deep ledge that day; figured things were a little too hot.
We can debate endlessly whether or not this was related to feeding, but from the sound of things it was another case of a bull managing to snag a fish off a spearo. Randy didn't know the shark was out there and his fingers were in the wrong place when the line went taut, simple as that.
We can debate endlessly whether or not this was related to feeding, but from the sound of things it was another case of a bull managing to snag a fish off a spearo. Randy didn't know the shark was out there and his fingers were in the wrong place when the line went taut, simple as that.
This...A bummer for Randy, but wishing him a speedy recovery.
bilsant
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What he said....
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