sharks at new smyrna inlet

He made that point that he never pushed his beliefs on me...That's what it was about.

 

side note... You said you met your wife at a tourney in MTK... Remember (approx 6 years ago) when that dummy came in to the Star Island weigh in with a 9' White and thought it was a Mako?! That sh!t was hilarious. Poor guy thought he had the winner, but got a hefty fine instead!!!

 

Oh and seldom,

Why do you think it's ok for you to murder people because they don't conform to you exacting principles on wildlife political viewpoints?

These people are doing a LEGAL hunt. They deserve to die at your hands because you don't agree with their ethics? But if they ate the wolf....then it's all good? But if they don't then you execute them?

 

Dude, funny how you quote my tweak post today, saying how great it was(which it wasn't), now you're saying that my post directed at you was flipping out??? Can't have it both ways man.

Years, really? I guess you've found me elsewhere online b/c I've only been talking about them on here since Doug's Yukon thread.

I'm plenty cool right now dude, what I posted to you is way less harsh than others would've said, for sure.

I've said shark culls weren't the answer. I never told you via PM not to fish sharks. Do you not see the difference?

And the moron comment. That's because it was a moronic comment. And I said no hard feelings b/c I meant it...just b/c I think something is moronic doesn't mean I wish harm. Also b/c we surf the same break and i don't want you to think you have a beef in the water.

This is the last back and forth I will participate in. Funny thing is, a while back, when you showed up here after a hiatus, probly Doug's wolf thread, I had you on ignore for a while. Didn't advertise it it like these other guys are doing, just didn't want to see your posts. Now I remember why.

 

Thank you nynj.

Shark hunter, I enter my post and see you called me out several more times. Seriously dude, get over it, you're barking up the wrong tree at this point. And now you're really annoying the sh!t out of me. Please, leave me out of your trouble making. I can say and think whatever the f**k I want, regardless of how it makes you feel or whether or not you agree with it. I'm asking you nicely to leave me alone.

 

You didn't ask nicely at all

But,

Done...........................................

 

Now boys, do I have to pull the car over?

Back to the video clip, that was nice footage. Sharks don't scare me much, but the waves do when they're big! It's the Jellyfish I hate, not the sharks.

Sharks have swum right under my board, one surfed a wave next to me, and so forth. Now and then I get a "Sharky" feeling and I figure it's the primitive part of the brain saying that it's not an average shark situation, time to get out. But usually they're just amazing to watch. I figure they're ALWAYS there, just usually can't see them.

 

I was scared sh*tless when run off a trail by a Grizz Sow and her cubs, & I've been scared plenty by a Brown Bear too..

If I saw those sharks, I would be scared. I might paddle in, I might man up. If I saw a Bull, Great White, or Tiger shark, I would turn tail and exit the lineup.

A huge reason many of us love surfing so much is the wilderness aspect of it all. This is why so many surfers tend to appreciate the outdoors and be environmentally concerned people.

I count my experiences with wildlife among the greatest I have had the pleasure of living through. I understand that rabid mammals and man-eating beasts like Tremors should be kept from our urban and suburban centers. But culling shark populations due to the possibility of an attack is environmentally destructive at worst and archaically poor environmental management at best.

You can take sharks from the ocean. And the bears from the woods, so that hikers don't get hurt. Take the snakes from the jungle. And the pumas from the desert. And hell, why not shoot the eagles from the sky? Don't want them snatching up your Yorkie.

Once they finally build a Flowrider close to your house, you can safely surf all you want (even all year round!), in warm water and air, without any risk of soiling your Pac-Sun boardies. Safely surfing an endless chlorine wave until you're out of breath. Then back off of it, and have another Mountain Dew, only to suddenly realize that your child is missing (probably abducted for human trafficking), and to frantically call your wife, only to have a strange man answer her phone, whereupon you drive home as quickly as possible, frantically running a red light, finding yourself in the path of a tractor-trailer, and then suddenly finding that you are one with your car, a bloody pool of flesh and wreckage, soon to expire, thinking your last few thoughts ... 'Michael Jr., I'm bleeding from my artery, where are you?' and 'Boy oh boy I wish I killed those sharks ... and those idiots on Swellinfo too.'

Is that really the world you want to live in?

 

I didn't see any remotely close to swarming kids or any aggressiveness at all. The video just proves sharks swim in the ocean and exist at New Smyrna Inlet, not breaking news. I've been surfing there for years and have only been ran out of the water once maybe twice because I was a little too close to a rather large shark that was chasing after pods of fish.

Nothing to see here for those who surf there and know what's up. The nickname "Shark Bite Capital of The World" is a bit misleading. Sure, some get pinched here and there but like someone else said, most times its very minor and is nothing more than a couple stitches or less. I realize there are a few out there who got worse, but no deaths, and it's really no more dangerous than anywhere else, at least in my experience. I've surfed the Inlet before sunrise by myself and it was sketchy, but honestly nothing happened and didn't even see anything that morning.

Most times I don't see a thing other than dolphins, rays, turtles, fish, etc., maybe i'm just so focused on catching waves that I don't care really, but maybe it's just that it's not really as bad as the media and other people make it sound IDK

BTW, there is a lot you don't see lying down on your board, I always see a ton more stuff in the water when I pull out the SUP, which isn't very often, but let me tell you that they are there ALWAYS, you just don't see them 99% of the time.

 

so about that video....

too many words, opinions and whining today.

 

My IQ just took a hit reading this thread. There was no bait in the video, so the sharks were just cruising. I've been with them many many many times, and the main thing is if there is bait, they feed, and you don't want to get between them and their target, or mistaken for a target with a flash of your feet. Being in a crowded lineup is a good thing at that point. Oh, and watch out down here for big rogue sharks (tigers, lemons, hammerheads, and bulls, oh my) in the summer on flat days, bored and hungry. If you get eaten by one of those, it's just a case of that was your time to go. Better than on I-95 or being run over by a jet skiier.

As far as culling them to protect our enjoyment of our sacred pastime, that is ridiculous. Once they are gone, we will be overrun with sea vermin. Don't feed them, don't chum them, but don't actively wipe them out. They reproduce slowly. Sack up and paddle out, or go play golf (watch out for alligators, spiders, and AIDs filled mosquitoes). I'll take my chances with the sharks. You mighty hunter types should just go down there with a spear gun and give the big guys an even chance. Post a thread. Bawk Bawk Bawk!

 

What chance does a deer have with a guy with a gun? Shark has a better chance of getting loose. Have you ever even fished for sharks? Do you know hard some of them fight and how powerful they are? You got no clue what you're talking about.

Under you logic, Since we don't belong in the water and it's "their home" then we shouldn't fish at all. Also, no way to know true population of fish at all so we should stop all fishing. In fact why not end the human race completely since people who think like this basically hate people.

Also, your lack of respect for human life is disgusting. You'd be the douche bag talking about how we can't kill the leopard if there were rogue leopards running around a village eating the children. You're like the rest of these conservationist nutcases. Hell you'd probably blame the victims and make it illegal for people to carry firearms. Same type of person who blames the victim when a dog attacks. "you moved wrong" "my dog never bites" ect ect.

It's ok to kill/hunt animals as long as it's not done to protect people. How friggin insane is this type of thinking?
Why not save a few lives by killing a few sharks in a controlled bag limit cull? Completely reasonable. I guess you want to be the dumbass who's kid loses his life or arm to a shark.

ALso, you don't seem to understand you're being lied to and manipulated to about chance of a shark attack,

 

I catch and kill stuff to eat. Alligator meat is really good tastes like fish and chicken.

 

A dude from Bluffton that hunts "Nuisance" gators put some through a meat grinder and made gator meatballs out of it. It was the best, most tender preparation I have had... The rest of the meat, even when pounded out is so damn tough and stringy.

 

I side with the conversationalists. Ask a marine biologist how important sharks are to the marine ecosystem.

 

U all need help.
Get off the puter.
Some of my best sessions where made by sharks.
Waves full of sardines, dark thirty.
U step back on land.
U fear nothing!

 

reading sharthuffers posts is hurtful to my brain. Good god this is a terrible thread.

hey mods, is sharhuffer fluffing your naught bits> why da fock isnt he infracted?

 

I've personally spearheaded the ban on dive operators feeding sharks in Florida state waters. They were banned by the FWC after listening to scientists on both sides present their expertise. I have forgotten more about sharks and their behavior than you will learn in five lifetimes. "Disgusting", "Douchebag" "Nutcases" 'Dumbass" is what I've quoted from yor last post. Go look in the mirror you mouthbreathing troglodyte knuckle dragging kooooooooook! You don't want to learn one thing. You are officially on my ignore list due to your lack of respect, arrogance and total negativity. Don't PM me unless you have a photo of yourself missing a limb from a shark attack. Until then, go fu(k yourself.