swimming with a Great White

[MarkUK]

Heh, no worries, fella, just thought everyone would like to know who it was, etc.

Andre does freedive with GWS as well, but Mike seems to have taken over the mantle somewhat as the one always seen on TV. And it is indeed awesome to see.

His website is: www.sharkdivingunlimited.com

Cheers

Mark

 

[WVDiver]

So you like swimming with Great Whites egh??

http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/madshark.jsp#None

 

[Randy-S]

Great game? I got 1080

 

[james croft]

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I did wonder, what might be the point of the spear gun? Like a bear, bash it on the nose? What was the smaller item the diver carried in the second half? First I wondered if it was a bang stick but then later it looked thinner, maybe a knife? A shark seemed to bite at something, was it chum on a line?

I noticed the bands were not cocked on the gun. I believe he had it as a shark billy to fend it off if needed. I had also noticed the small ice pick looking item in his hand. Not sure but I think it might have been a Farallon Shark Dart. Like a hypodermic needle it injects a blast of CO2 into a shark and screws up the shark for good.

 

[james croft]

I found a link that has a picture of the Farallon Shark Dart. You will need to scroll down to the end of the page. http://www.chss.montclair.edu/~pererat/mshark6.htm

 

[redrover]

Mahalo!
Hey that second photo....that's a keeper!

 

[spectrum]

We settled for a beluga, pretty cool.
http://home.gwi.net/~spectrum/poco.html

Pete

 

[redrover]

Spectrum, you were blessed. I loved to see them in Cook Inlet – and to see that little guy so close, ahhhhh. Thanks for the photos. Hey, that's Poco - your avitar!

 

[Diver Dennis]

A shark seemed to bite at something, was it chum on a line?

That was bait, large chunks of flesh on a rope. I don't think they just happened on these guys. You're right, they were chumming.

 

[Missdirected]

We settled for a beluga, pretty cool.
http://home.gwi.net/~spectrum/poco.html

Pete

Wow, wow. That is so special. Reading it reminded me of how dolphins can be sometimes and how manataees are often - wanting of attention.

I was out with the manatees quite recently. Those guys, especially one in particular, demanded attention. I thought my arms were going to fall off at one point, trying to meet the demands of this manatee that was enjoying my rubbing its belly.