Freediver's Great White "Fish Story" Makes Headline!

[MauiScubaSteve]

So, a solo spear-o "claims" to have seen a GW and the Advertiser prints a story based solely on his claim, with no other witnesses or evidence.

Hawaii diver says he escaped shark | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser

The Advertiser forum is flaming this one; anybody know this guy?

 

[ScubaAndDreams]

I found the last of the undiscovered mini-subs...I found it right next to the Corsair...unfortunatley my camera broke that day, and now it seems that the rough south side conditions have obliterated it...

 

[Lopaka]

Chumming for 15 minutes in blue water and then jumping in? Is that SOP for spearfishing?

Like ringing a dinner bell I'd think. Damn............................

 

[deco_martini]

Chumming for 15 minutes in blue water and then jumping in? Is that SOP for spearfishing?

Like ringing a dinner bell I'd think. Damn............................

Unless you do it in the Bahamas, then its "extreme diving"

 

[Lopaka]

Unless you do it in the Bahamas, then its "extreme diving"

Particularly since the article said he heard a "loud splash" before the chumming began.

Loud splash = big fish in my mind. I'd a thought this one through a bit more before passing out the hors d'oeuevres..........

 

[goldenbear01]

i wish i could see a gws whenever i wanted; the dude sounds pretty lucky! who knows maybe next time he might see a gws coming at him on a nuclear warhead a la dr. strangelove.

 

[MauiScubaSteve]

I really liked the part where he said he didn't see the GW until it was only 100' away because of the murky conditions.

 

[drbill]

So the guy does everything he can to attract sharks, then seems surprised that one actually appears? I'm a little lost on that one.

 

[ScubaSam]

My friend's southern grandmother use to always say, "God looks out for babies and fools"...this dude was definitely the latter.

 

[drmndiver99]

The only GWS stories I've heard on the islands were in Maui. B& B Scuba has a photo of a GW that popped into Molokini Crater. Maui Dive Shop claims one of their boats pulled a kayaker from the water that was being bumped and trailed by a large GW.

Any confo on this??