hammet
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I'm hooked. Gonna book for next month w/ emerald.
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Didn't know it was baited. I should have assumed though. Just watched the video again and saw the milk crate with the food at the end.Baited/fed shark dives are controversial in SE Fl, to each their own
Baited/fed shark dives are controversial in SE Fl, to each their own
And perhaps those two categories should not be casually lumped together. Using bait to attract sharks is one thing, especially if it is primarily scent which is used to attract them and keep them interested rather than the delivery of meaningful amounts of food.
Actually feeding the sharks (often by hand) or from the end of a pole spear is something quite different. Some people find this practice more disagreeable because they feel it endangers the feeders, the observers and any other divers who may come in close contact with sharks that have been taught to approach humans within 2 feet to get fed.
It also may endanger the sharks, because not all divers will be accepting of these sharks making extremely close approaches to divers who have spearguns or pole spear or divers who are collecting lionfish.