Check out this link out for the basis of Sharkcamo
Cash
Don’t remoras (the ones that are always stuck to sharks) have markings a lot like the shark camo?
I know sharks don’t eat them.
hey josh the sharks are paddling around on the super bank…Ive tried everything…I had a peice of it by myself for a while…then that disappeared the peice goin into kirra…then it got taken over…so instead of shark camo…shark suits…thats the call for crowded days…shark suits…are u on the goldie?
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Here’s the real deal. Wear a Polar Bear or Ape costume when you surf. Sharks don’t eat Polar Bears or Apes, when was the last time you heard of a Polar Bear getting attacked by a shark??? See mystery solved.
-Jay
nice photo buddy …
is that one of your family members you use in your …er…ummm… ‘experiment’ ?
at least with halloween fast approaching you’ve got the costume sorted already … yeah !!
kong chip
Why yes, i actually attach my leash around it’s neck and paddle out. It feels like I’m pulling a chunk of kelp but once it calms down and stops thrashing like a freshly gaffed mahi you get used to it. And when the waves are small, and long lulls between sets, you can toss it around to your buddies, kind of like a modified game playing hot potato.
Anyhow, with this system I’ve never been attacked by a shark. And when I put my clown costume on complete with red nose, It’s funny how people get out of my way, I get lot’s of waves with this set up.
I’ve heard of some other people in Indo using some kind of modified Giraffes outfits?
-Jay
you’d fit right in at trigg point here in summer… HEAPS of clowns surf there !
ben
Back in the early 80’s I decided to shape me a Florida slop groveler and proceeded to the library to do some research on shaping, Al Gore not having invented the internet yet. As usual, between scanning books on shaping, I’d get “lost” and go off on tangents, and so it was that I got absorbed in a '70’s book written by a female icthyologist who had devoted a chapter to surfers versus sharks. It had lots of pictures-I like that-of guys who had put various designs of sharks, snakes, and assorted monster-things on their board bottoms to discourage toothy-feely predator explorations. The author concluded the chapter by asserting that if she were a surfer, she’d paint large, dark “eyes” on the board bottom, conveying to predators all sorts of ugly subliminal information.
Well, the board project didn’t work out since I was, am, somewhat of a perfectionist, and I scrapped the project when the blank approached the thickness of a skimboard (I don’t “even out” my 40 yr old 'stach anymore either). My design for a 7-0, fast, responsive single fin for a 200-205 pounder in physical prime, was executed by Rich Price, then with Natural Art, and the result was magic-I still have, and occasionally ride it. AND…the flat bottom had two 8" diameter black circles 30" apart centered on the stringer. When I paddled out, the panic among the sharks was apparent-dorsals were observed by all to rapidly flee the area. The “eyes” became my trademark 'til '00 when I started to switch my quiver to custom EPS/epoxies and the fabricators refused to “eye” the bottoms of my otherwise clear boards. I resorted to using indelible markers to paint 2 1/2" “eyes” on my sidefins. So…cogitate!
That takes care of the sharks, now, re crowded lineups and floating like a turd, etc. Wanna be alone? Next session bring along a dozen Baby Ruth candy bars. Surreptitiously spread 'em around the peak. You’ll soon be almost alone. The hangers-on may be induced to flee with a snag of one of the “turds”, a vocal expression of glee, a maniacal grin, and a zesty bite. Alone at last!
The latter part of this missive works…I came very close to suspension in my junior year in high school when I pulled this stunt during a swim team workout resulting in one of my teammates puking in the pool, thus ending the practice. I reprised the act in college but only got a coupla dry-heaves from teammates. Ahh, maturity! Both Coaches appeared to be VERY pissed-off. But neither could hide the glint of humor in their eyes.
This topic is really hitting home this week. A guy’s board got munched in Pismo right after my brother got out of the water about a week ago and the shark has been spotted a few times since down there. We had another of the periodic “chased out of the water at Wadell” episodes and then today a guy I’ve met who is good friends with a friend of mine got attacked up near Point Reyes. It’s getting a little insane around here…hope you science types figure this out soon! Until then I think I’m going to spend more time lying on top of my board and less time sitting with my legs in the water…
i think ive heard sharks are afraid of seals…so if you put a lifelike picture,or maybe even just the dark outline . that might keep sharks away. bark and balance a beach ball on your nose that keeps sharks away as well…no, if you dont wanna get bit by a shark…just watch lots of TV i think thats safer than surfing with sharks.
It was really only a matter of time before sharks in North America realized that humans were actually edible. Humans have been in Africa for millions of years, and Australia for at least 50,000 years, and sharks eat humans in both places. Same for Japan, the South Pacific, and the Indian Ocean. So now we’ve fished the oceans to death, and we’re surprised that the apex predators are looking at us and licking their lips. The Orcas probably aren’t far behind.