Shark Encounters

So I'm surfing the the 4th of July this year. Beach is packed. Lineup is getting crowded.

I catch a wave into the shallows and a dude who looks like this is his first exposure to the sun in a while, surfboard under arm, says to me as he's getting into the water, "hey man, have you ever seen any sharks out here?".

I tell him, "not yet today".

Surprisingly he still paddled out haha.

 

There was an annual shark fishing tournament out of Mass. that was canceled due to pressure from Hollywood, there was/is some shark documentary being made and the tournament was going to be focused on as a point being made on the cruelty to sharks. I think Eli Roth and Leonardo DeCaprio were involved.
In other shark news, Poopies, the newest member of jackass got bit by a shark doing a jackass/ discovery channel shark week episode. Doesn't sound bad but I saw an interview with Tony Hawk and it was bad, easily almost lost his hand.

 

We used to scare away the newbies or there was a slick non surfer guy obviously from Miami, planning to swim (the swimmers can be a pain ) . We would casually mention the sharks, and which friends got nipped.

It kept the number of surfers down in the ocean, as they usually got out an left if they even got in.

But, this past year, my crew said our home break has become overrunned by tons of aggressive surfers from Miami. Such a shame…

 

Tell the story, brother! What happened?

 

I'd have done the same thing. I'd never shoot at a shark, but I'd give him a defensive poke if I had to.

 

WOW, that is nuts. Reminds me of the scene in The Beach with Leonardo except I like your ending better with the shark swimming away.

 

That's fkn amazing, glad you're ok and love your outlook on the whole thing.

 

Holy Sh!t dude, is your last name Flintstone? LOL

So... tell the story, man!

 

A woman got seriously bit in the thigh yesterday in Rockaway, NY. Nearly lacerated her femoral artery.

 

Stepped on a Northern Stargazer. Been there, done that.

 

I'm just know reading @Notaseal story. That is just crazy. And @CJsurf stepped on a stargazer? Did you get stung and shocked?

 

Bit.