hammerhead encounter vol.647383746467

[2-Stix]

i fished there 2 weekends ago, bleed and gutted 2 bonito and 2 hammers showed up, fought over the guts and followed me for a bit. A 6' that looks to be in the video and a 10-12' huge thick fat one, that was pretty intimidating. They were a bit active. I went in, the lifeguard chatted with me, older guy, he said he never saw guys go so far out on yaks, I shared about our day, no big deal. These people that are causing problems are calling the news and sending in video. With no footage and just conversations no one cares.

[kareem korn]

I wonder if he's related to Phil

[taggermike]

Damn, that shark was fired up like the guy said some thing about its mother. Or maybe because the guy was thrashing and flailing all over. I'll go with the a second option. Either way, stay cool if a HH drives by. Mike

[monstahfish]

I'm not going to click the link as it would encourage the news to further pursue these stories.

[King Saba]

Why do these guys keep reporting their tales of shark encounters to Fox? You know you're asking for trouble if you give them "news".

[domtesta27]

Originally Posted by 2-Stix

i fished there 2 weekends ago, bleed and gutted 2 bonito and 2 hammers showed up, fought over the guts and followed me for a bit. A 6' that looks to be in the video and a 10-12' huge thick fat one, that was pretty intimidating. They were a bit active. I went in, the lifeguard chatted with me, older guy, he said he never saw guys go so far out on yaks, I shared about our day, no big deal. These people that are causing problems are calling the news and sending in video. With no footage and just conversations no one cares.

That does look like the smaller hammer that was bothering us up there, I wonder if he still has that 5 ft of fluoro hanging over his head.....

[domtesta27]

also this video is now on the homepage of CNN and Yahoo news.....

[Jim Sammons LJKF]

Yeah pretty ridiculous all these news hounds with these sharks.
With that said when a bigger HH is bumping your kayak it can be a bit unnerving.
If you do want a little confidence when out there the Shark Shield is a good way to go. Yes I am sponsored by them on my show, so I want that upfront. But I have been sponsored by them for a few years now and have never promoted them on here because honestly we just don't have the shark issue here that I see at many destinations I visit around the world.

All I can tell you is that it does work and I have seen it work first hand. Will it stop a GWS in full attack mode, I have no idea. But for the pesky curious sharks that just wont seem to leave you alone, it will dissuade them.

I mainly don't even bother turning it on unless I am landing a fish in a sharky area or in the case of these bumping sharks that just drive you nuts. I tend to drop my feet in the water when landing fish so the SS certainly gives me a bit more confidence that I am not going to lose my catch to the shark, or worse.

Again I don't come on here pumping sponsors, and certainly would never do it unless I believed in the product. So if the sharks are something that is of concern to you you might consider taking a look at this product.

But please stop sending in your videos of "shark attacks" to the news. It really is not a good thing for our sport.

[summers in kuwait]

Originally Posted by Jim Sammons LJKF

But please stop sending in your videos of "shark attacks" to the news. It really is not a good thing for our sport.

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