What is the best proven anti shark device, other than nets or drum lines ?

[PRCD]

I think the Shark Shield probably works but probably not all the time and not on all species as well. Personally, I'd use one if I lived in certain counties since my mind goes certain places it shouldn't. Whatever psych-aid gets you in the water, use.

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ocean-guardian.com

Defintiely a good idea if you're a free diver since there's no foam between you and the bottom row of teeth.

 

[sponge]

Can't vouch for its effectiveness but this local surfer/doctor used to wear Sharkbanz shark repellent on her ankle.

 

[jamesgang]

Seems like you could do it to any clear board with a little time, some black broad tip Posca Pens and a rattle can of clear acrylic.

Yeah I did it with masking tape, newspaper, and black spray paint to my son's board when he was nine. We were surfing all the reefs near my place and they are super sharky. I was so paranoid. He would have been like a little snack morsel to a tiger or even a healthy reef shark.

 

[PRCD]

Can't vouch for its effectiveness but this local surfer/doctor used to wear Sharkbanz shark repellent on her ankle.

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That definitely does not work.

 

[oneula]

back in the day we'd catch one in our no longer legal overnight lay net. One of our uncles told us to rub part of the carcass on the bottom of our surfboards to make them slick and to scare away the mano. Dead shark smells terrible. We used to hang the big ones from trees fronting the paddle out spot to remind surfers of the man in the grey suit. Then we found a way using milk to get rid of the smell and taste so we could eat the meat. This was all pre-jaws the movie. We believed the mano shark god the aumakua for the people of pu'uloa but paddling out in the dark was different after that movie came out.
BTW I heard the B/W striping works from a bunch of people, that or a big ass spear gun.

home with a baby they didn't name this spot for nothing.

 

[kelpcutter]

 

[elcalvo]

Spear gun?
Bang stick?
Chain mail wetsuit?
Did I forget any?
We used to have a shark emoji. What happened to it?

Thanks for returning our shark

 

[elcalvo]

I read an article on the Internet that many shark repellents don't work, it's true?

If it says it on the internet, it must be true.
I never even thought about sharks around here until the seal population exploded on Cape Cod and Southern New England became a popular Great White fast food joint.

 

[TheEl]

zebras

 

[r32]

Growing up watching shark specials on tv, the divers always had these funky chainmail suits on. Now it seems like nobody wears them.

 

[_____]

Quite a few commercial urchin and pickle divers recently started using the Shark Shield ankle attachment.

Ocean Guardian FREEDOM7 Ocean Guardian FREEDOM7 - Shark Shield

Ocean Guardians Freedom 7 gives up to 6-hours protection from all predatory sharks – including Great Whites. The only proven shark deterrent.

neptonics.com

 

[Autoprax]

 

[afoaf]

I read an article on the Internet that many shark repellents don't work, it's true?

the best repellant is buying gold online with Frost Gold Exchange of Wichita

 

[bluemarlin04]

Shark Eyes Shark deterrent

Shark Eyes is the world’s most affordable visual shark deterrent. From watermen to professionals to every day ocean lovers, Shark Eyes is for all water users who want to minimize their risk of a shark attack with the use of visual shark repellent products.

www.sharkeyesusa.com

 

[000]

crowds seem to keep the attacks down

 

[Cest]

remember "shark bans"?
it was just a magnet

Saw one the other day. I asked what it was to make sure. Kook

 

[keenfish]

I'll take "don't swim in the ocean" for $1000 Alex.

 

[groovn]

 

[~rwright~]

here's my 'freedom 7':

ah, yes, they do work, kinda bitchin' to see an animal,
in thee wild, turn tail as it hits that electronic force field
when it is headin' towards ya, to investigate you...
no ~ ~ no, + no!

 

[GromsDad]

When I worked in a fishing tackle store many moons ago the owner used to joke that 90% of the fishing tackle business was about catching fishermen.....not fish. The shark repellent business is virtually 100% about catching those scared of the unknown.