03-03-2003, 12:44 AM
[cool] I'm more interested in an instant takeoff high thrust jet propulsion system that would get me the heck outta there. Something kinda James Bondish. Then again, if I suspected...or saw...a great white in the vacinity my last meal of burritos would probably kick in to launch me like a Polaris missile. If you wanna field test those waders, you go head on til your head hurts. Me? My mama drowned all the dumb ones.
By the way, they already have a steel mesh diver's suit. But, they have only tested it on "wussy" blue sharks and small black tips and reef sharks. A great white would crush you to death with their powerful jaws, even if the teeth did not penetrate the steel mesh.
If you want to work out something of commercial value, maybe you could make a lure that looked like a dead whale...for those who would like to catch and release a great white on artificials. Once again, I'll leave the field testing up to you. A lure that size would be nasty to cast.
I have seen documentaries on some of the nature and science channels that have shown the kind of behavior you describe. That would be an awesome spectacle. I have also witnessed the demise of sea lions, such as you did. My experience was off the Faralon Islands out off San Francisco. Like Catalina, these rocky protuberances are gathering spots for pinnipeds...and the sharks that feed upon them. You only have to see the bloody acre of water and the disappearance of a sea lion as big as a human once. That's enough to convince you that you don't belong in the same waters as those big eating machines.
As you will read, in the chapter on Floatable Waters, I strongly advise all tubers to stay out of any water or any conditions which are not guaranteed safe. It is not worth risking injury or death for a macho fishing trip. Yeah, we're all a little whacko sometimes, but we don't have to prove it.
Thanks for the report. Probably made a few folks swallow hard a couple of times and rethink that next trip to the salt.
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By the way, they already have a steel mesh diver's suit. But, they have only tested it on "wussy" blue sharks and small black tips and reef sharks. A great white would crush you to death with their powerful jaws, even if the teeth did not penetrate the steel mesh.
If you want to work out something of commercial value, maybe you could make a lure that looked like a dead whale...for those who would like to catch and release a great white on artificials. Once again, I'll leave the field testing up to you. A lure that size would be nasty to cast.
I have seen documentaries on some of the nature and science channels that have shown the kind of behavior you describe. That would be an awesome spectacle. I have also witnessed the demise of sea lions, such as you did. My experience was off the Faralon Islands out off San Francisco. Like Catalina, these rocky protuberances are gathering spots for pinnipeds...and the sharks that feed upon them. You only have to see the bloody acre of water and the disappearance of a sea lion as big as a human once. That's enough to convince you that you don't belong in the same waters as those big eating machines.
As you will read, in the chapter on Floatable Waters, I strongly advise all tubers to stay out of any water or any conditions which are not guaranteed safe. It is not worth risking injury or death for a macho fishing trip. Yeah, we're all a little whacko sometimes, but we don't have to prove it.
Thanks for the report. Probably made a few folks swallow hard a couple of times and rethink that next trip to the salt.
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