Biotech Diver
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I’m considering doing a shark dive here in Florida. I have mixed feelings about it but just wanted to know what others on here who have done them thought about their experience?
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Guessing you are talking about a baited dive and there's only 2 regular waters offering it, Key Largo & Jupiter.I’m considering doing a shark dive here in Florida.....
Neither. It’s the feeding of sharks to bring them in I have mixed feelings about.If you looking for sharks, plenty down in the Keys, go to the reefs and you will see a variety sharks and rays in water from 10ft to 40 ft deep.
You have mixed feeling? Is this an issue with sharks or the depth you have to go to see them?
Guessing you are talking about a baited dive and there's only 2 regular waters offering it, Key Largo & Jupiter.
All the Jupiter divers that offer it we are good friends with and talk often, we all know each other. But since there are many choices of Ops, you really need to state what you are looking to accomplish. Do you want >>>
* Photography with sharks 1-2 feet from you and probably bumping you.
* Photography with sharks 6-15 feet from you, not really getting in touching distance
* Photography where you can see the jaws wide open and looking inside
* Photography 30 feet away just watching them circle
* No camera, just want to sit on the bow of a wreck and watch below
* Do you want to be in a cage for safety, cause it's available too
* Just want to swim along the reef and see sharks naturally
What do you want,,,cause that will help tell what operator will suit you best.
Neither. It’s the feeding of sharks to bring them in I have mixed feelings about.
That's pretty much every dive boat in Florida. But if you want 100% guaranteed to see a shark(s) on a reef non-baited then ask your Jupiter or West Palm Bch dive boat if they will take you to the Jupiter dive site called “Tunnels”. It is impossible not to see a shark on that dive site 365 days a year.6-15 feet away or seeing them naturally.
So there is a difference between hand feeding and closed milk crate baiting. Jupiter sharks will come in 6 – 15 feet of a closed baited milk crate to investigate it. Some sharks may stay around, but if there's no handouts, the smart sharks leave and go look for a charter hook & line fishing boat nearby that is bottom fishing and just steal from them. Dive boats that are routinely known for closed baited milk crates are:Neither. It’s the feeding of sharks to bring them in I have mixed feelings about.