What would you do for a sheepshead?

[havnmonkey]

I'm no spearfisher, but I've grown up in the water with sharks. How often have we been out and run into the random curious black tip or bull? We shouldn't be surprised or freaked out by the presence of a predator, who is quite often more at home as a scavenger.

That was a bunch of line in the water, but it seems that he managed it well.

He dropped his knife, now he'll have to buy a new one and use a lanyard! I believe the lesson was learned.

Spearing during the shark migration season is questionable, but it didn't seem like there was a swarm of fins after him. We should all be mentally prepared for a shark to suddenly realize we are more than able to provide a bitefull of nutrition.

Looks like he kept his guard up and successfully fended off the opportunist.

I'd go out with a buddy next time.

 

[deepstops]

Never give the shark the fish. It becomes trained behavior. Giving the fish to the shark would be a "rookie mistake".....

 

[Bogie]

I did not know you could train sharks.

 

[Shcubasteve]

Don't be a wuss- sharks are a part of spearfishing here is S. Florida. Its the OCEAN. I probably would have tossed the fish in my KAYAK to avoid the situation.

 

[deepstops]

I did not know you could train sharks.

If you want to see bull sharks here in South Florida, pull back the bands and fire. It's like Pavlov ringing the dinner bell.

 

[DebbyDiver]

Don't be a wuss- sharks are a part of spearfishing here is S. Florida. Its the OCEAN. I probably would have tossed the fish in my KAYAK to avoid the situation.

Yet one more reason why kayak diving totally rocks.

 

[ONESPEED]

I did not know you could train sharks.

Go diving with Stuart Coves in Nassau for their shark feed. Those sharks show up the minute they hear the engines of the shark feeding boats, I'd say they're pretty well trained.

 

[DebbyDiver]

Pavlov's sharks.

 

[DebbyDiver]

HowStuffWorks "Sharks and Underwater Acoustics"

Writer's Wanderings: Pavlov's Sharks?

 

[Shcubasteve]

Old news anyway

bull shark and I wanted the sheepshead... captured on video 2-18-09 - Spearboard Spearfishing Community