Belzelbub
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I try to have two knives with me on every dive. I usually carry a stiletto type with serrations on my leg, and a mini fog-cutter on my BC. Occasionally, I've left without the knife strapped to my leg, but it's pretty rare. Those are generally for entanglements, not for dispatching sharks. I dove for years without seeing my first shark.
Since most of my salt water dives are for spearfishing, sharks do come around more often now, and I carry a spare shaft and powerhead in the event I need to defend myself against an aggressive shark.
A knife for shark defense is useless unless you are planning to stab your buddy so the shark will go for him and allow you to escape.
Since most of my salt water dives are for spearfishing, sharks do come around more often now, and I carry a spare shaft and powerhead in the event I need to defend myself against an aggressive shark.
A knife for shark defense is useless unless you are planning to stab your buddy so the shark will go for him and allow you to escape.
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