Great White Sharks - Up Close and Personal

[Down2bizDiver]

Video I shot earlier this week with GoPro HD in Eye of Mine Housing off Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico.

Click here: A Great White Shark Encounter - YouTube

 

[drrich2]

Enjoyed it! Hope to do something like that somebody.

Richard.

 

[blkirk91]

Awesome

 

[jcclink]

It appears that one of the cages basically has an open side - very few bars. If so there is absolutely no protection from that side - sort of like no cage. Why not just jump in the pool? I've been there - had a whole shark head in the cage right next to me, even with bars. High voltage but big teeth a foot from your face.

 

[Wantonmien]

Down2bizdiver, Brilliant, hope to see those sights for real some day, from in a cage ! Thanks for posting and the BBQ also looked good !

 

[Down2bizDiver]

It appears that one of the cages basically has an open side - very few bars. If so there is absolutely no protection from that side - sort of like no cage.

Yes, the "submersible platform" that is lowered to 35 - 40 feet is not a cage at all and, as a practical matter, offers no physical protection.

 

[sharksdelight]

Enjoyed it very much. Been there a few times in past years. You don't say what boat you were on though, would like to know. Did you have to pay extra to go on the submersible scooter? If so, how much? Also, who was the leader for this trip.
Steve

 

[Down2bizDiver]

Leader was Lawrence Groth.
I'll add some more info in the video "description."

 

[sharksdelight]

What boat and what of the submersible?
Steve

 

[Down2bizDiver]

Solmar V was the boat, out of Ensenada. I don't have any information about the submersible scooter ... it wasn't offered to me.

I've shortened the video. Here are links to the original and shorter versions:
original:
Great White Takes the Bait at Shark Fiesta - Solmar V, Isla Guadalupe - YouTube

shorter:
Solmar V - Great White Shark Encounter - Isla Guadalupe - YouTube