Wing/exposure suit colour and sharks

[Geobound]

Presumably the camo colour BCD's would hide you from things, so not only will the sharks not see you, but neither will your dive buddy.

 

[WinfieldNC]

Your question made me think of this older thread. Longimanus shark attacks my SMB
The shark in this video is attacking the guys red/orange smb.

 

[BlueTrin]

Presumably the camo colour BCD's would hide you from things, so not only will the sharks not see you, but neither will your dive buddy.

Haha, never thought of this. Maybe not a good idea to hide from your buddy

Your question made me think of this older thread. Longimanus shark attacks my SMB
The shark in this video is attacking the guys red/orange smb.

I saw videos of seals and sharks attacking divers on YouTube (non fatal videos). Every time it seems that they targeted either a mirror or someone wearing yellow or orange.

This is why I thought it may be better to avoid high contrasts.

 

[Dirty-Dog]

I've read about how split fins suck for a while and you can't frog kick, etc.,! I've dived with Scubapro Jets and more recently switched to Atomic X1 paddle fins which I like a lot- very powerful fins. However, I tried a set of Atomic Smoke on the Water split fins on my last Cayman trip in July and they were really good - no issue with frog kicking at all and no issue with subtle control either. They are also quite powerful, yet very easy/low effort, even in modest current (no idea how they would do in strong current, though). My advice is to take the split fin hate with a grain of salt.

They're no doubt fine, for a single tank dive with no current. Now go try that with doubles, a couple stages, and some current. And don't forget to back fin a few times, too. I have yet to see anyone back fin with any real success using split fins. Maybe you're just that special one in a million?

 

[EastEndDiver]

Bluetrin I have probably close to a thousand wreck dives off NY/NJ in areas that are now known as a Great White Shark nursery in an Orange Viking Dry Suit and have never even seen a shark on any of those dives.

I wouldn't worry about color if I were you.

 

[ls23]

Your question made me think of this older thread. Longimanus shark attacks my SMB
The shark in this video is attacking the guys red/orange smb.

It's probably less about the colour and more about an object floating at the surface. They really like to investigate those. That's why you are not supposed to stay on the surface long on the BDE sites and snorkeling is not a good idea or even prohibited.

 

[Joneill]

They're no doubt fine, for a single tank dive with no current. Now go try that with doubles, a couple stages, and some current. And don't forget to back fin a few times, too. I have yet to see anyone back fin with any real success using split fins. Maybe you're just that special one in a million?

I don't dive doubles/stages and have not dived in high current with splits, but they were absolutely fine in moderate current, though. I'm not a photographer/cave/wreck diver so no big need for much in the way of back kicking. and...I never said I was special - I was just sharing my actual, recent experience with split fins.

 

[hroark2112]

Wear whatever you want and remember one very important rule:

You don't have to swim faster than the shark. You just have to swim faster than your buddy!! Just bring a BFK.

 

[TMHeimer]

Bluetrin I have probably close to a thousand wreck dives off NY/NJ in areas that are now known as a Great White Shark nursery in an Orange Viking Dry Suit and have never even seen a shark on any of those dives.

I wouldn't worry about color if I were you.

I wear all black, but likewise have never seen a shark in over 750 dives-NY, NJ, FL, Carib., etc. Oh, btw, I wear split fins, can't back kick with them (well, didn't give it much of a try), hate the idea of ever seeing a shark, BUT, don't own SpareAir…..

 

[hroark2112]

NEVER SEEN A SHARK!!??!! OMG!!

I weep for you. I love sharks!

(except for those damn baby shark videos)