drrich2
Contributor
Hi:
California Diver Magazine recently posted an article, Captured on a GoPro: Santa Barbara Spearfisherman encounters a Great White Shark. The camera was on his spear gun; basically, he was heading along in about 10 feet of water, and at one point it bit his food and broke a couple of toes. He poked it with his spear gun to 'encourage' it to move on off. Looked like the viz. was a bit poor; I imagine that made the encounter even worse. Pretty neat little video. I didn't see whether he had speared anything; it would be good to know. One comfort non-spearfishing scuba divers often take from spearo/shark stories is the idea that 'If I don't spear fish, that won't happen to me.' Well, if he hadn't killed anything yet...
It does raise an interesting question for you spear fishermen. When you encounter a big, dangerous shark in close quarters, at what point do you poke it, and at what point do you say 'forget that' and try to shoot it in the gills or something?
Richard.
California Diver Magazine recently posted an article, Captured on a GoPro: Santa Barbara Spearfisherman encounters a Great White Shark. The camera was on his spear gun; basically, he was heading along in about 10 feet of water, and at one point it bit his food and broke a couple of toes. He poked it with his spear gun to 'encourage' it to move on off. Looked like the viz. was a bit poor; I imagine that made the encounter even worse. Pretty neat little video. I didn't see whether he had speared anything; it would be good to know. One comfort non-spearfishing scuba divers often take from spearo/shark stories is the idea that 'If I don't spear fish, that won't happen to me.' Well, if he hadn't killed anything yet...
It does raise an interesting question for you spear fishermen. When you encounter a big, dangerous shark in close quarters, at what point do you poke it, and at what point do you say 'forget that' and try to shoot it in the gills or something?
Richard.