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"The Chairman, post: I saw one on the Speigle back in 2003 or 2004 before she flipped. I kind of hid behind her at first, but the shark wasn't interested in us.

For whatever reason, I couldn't get the video to play. Do you have it on Youtube???

They only posted this to Facebook. Sorry!
 
I am super jealous. A buddy and I did the Guadalupe trip a couple of years ago, and by the third day of seeing Great Whites, we'd become somewhat desensitized to them. However, encountering one in the open would be quite another thing. I'll never forget the first time I encountered a big momma tiger shark on a solo dive in Kona. But even then, I was diving in a place known for tigers, and actively looking for them. I've rarely encountered sharks when I wasn't looking for them -- much less a GWS!
 
Can anyone explain the logic behind wanting to dive with a GWS? It's like backpacking in Alaska and intentionally trying to have Grizzly encounters.

No, the non brain damaged backpackers are trying to avoid encounters with Grizzly Bears.

Now when I dove the Speigel a few weeks ago we saw a big Reef Shark but I don't want to see a GWS.
 
Can anyone explain the logic behind wanting to dive with a GWS? It's like backpacking in Alaska and intentionally trying to have Grizzly encounters.

Pop media would have you think so, that a GWS is as aggressive and territorial as a grizzly. But sometimes pop media exaggerates for entertainment. Like this movie Jaws that came out a while ago... had everyone believing that sharks are insatiable maneaters.

When I dive here in So Cal, there are plenty of GWS in the vicinity... they stay out of sight, waiting for us to leave. If GWS were really like grizzlies, no one would be able to get in the water here.
 
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