The Dangerous Finned Friends Of The Deep

[chillyinCanada]

Sharks have fur on the inside?

Sure, didn't you know about that?

 

[Frontpointer1000]

Sure, didn't you know about that?

Truth be told, every time I’ve been inside a shark, my eyes were closed tight. Duh. So, no. I didn’t know they were innie-furry animals.

Learn something new every day.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Truth be told, every time I’ve been inside a shark, my eyes were closed tight. Duh. So, no. I didn’t know they were innie-furry animals.

Learn something new every day.

 

[Frontpointer1000]

Hehehe

 

[Vicko]

Sharks have fur on the inside?

Maybe, it was dark in there so I did not see.

 

[RayfromTX]

Share your stories of dangerous encounters with our finned friends while keeping your tongue firmly in cheek. I'll start it with a few posts removed from a basic scuba thread as off topic. It seemed a shame to just let them poof into the internet abyss.

 

[Marie13]

Ferocious little bastards. My OW (AOW?) instructor put a hotdog in my wet suit neck without my noticing. Since it's been 21 years and I still remember, I guess it is a legend.

Wannabe piranhas of the Midwest

 

[Aviyes]

Those dangerous men and women with GoPros on a stick and no situational awareness that continually crash into the reef and other divers trying to capture that perfect pic. They are frightening and I join the wildlife in trying to stay far away when they swim near. Those fins hurt!

 

[MrVegas]

Wannabe piranhas of the Midwest

This cracked me up. I am a multiple bluegill attack survivor. The first time, I was amused at the swarm of blue gills gathering around me as I tarried by the ladder out of the quarry . . . glad they don't have teeth.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

I once made the mistake of entering a shallow warm water area while bluegills were on their nests. I truly feared for my life, but managed to fight my way through it.

The stuff legends are made of....

I did that and one kissed me on the nose of my mask, I named her 'Pecky' and actually missed seeing her on my safety stop after the hatch. She liked to nibble at my fingers too. Never had a fish make me laugh. I saw her on several dives over six weeks.