Shark shield

[TJones]

Anyone try it out ? Or have any opinions about the product . Personally I don't think it is all that necessary at Lj, Malibu is a different story . Is just my encounter , or is Malibu just the perfect grounds ?

[Old Man in the Sea]

I got new one on the cheap via ebay...I do believe they work...my friend Jon Schwartz tested it on a Tiger shark in Kona and it worked...if you are married with kids and have a good job and you kayak offshore then it is a good extra protection to have especially with the HUGE increase in seals...
http://www.sharkshield.com/blog/jon-...ifornia-usa/20

BTW most kayakers or guides will not talk about their GWS close encounters except to close friends..

Did you see a GWS?

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by TJones

is Malibu just the perfect grounds ?

Malibu has it's dangers.

[Old Man in the Sea]

is that real?

[driftwood]

Originally Posted by Old Man in the Sea

is that real?

Old picture not for real....Fiska man wants everyone to keep away from his fishing grounds.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by Old Man in the Sea

is that real?

Ha Ha Ha..... Run Rob Run....it's a old Joke pic I made up with Photoshop. Someone took a pic Rob paddling like hell for a BKR bite, and I just added some incentive.

Whatever floats your boat on the shark shield. In other words if it gives you peace of mind go for it.

The deal is it's got a limited range. I'd think it would probably deter a inquisitive shark from taking a nibble but a big white coming straight up from deep water in full attack mode might not even notice it.

There are definitely whites that frequent Malibu and a while back some kayakers were even killed there by a white shark there. That said the odds of getting killed by one while fishing there are pretty slim.

[lowprofile]

its not necessary.

I've had three encounters with white sharks while kayaking. one, just as big as the PA, was within arms reach In La Jolla.

its the ones you don't see you should be aware of. and they don't care about any shark shield.

out here, if you don't want to see the sharks, kill and bleed out a blacktip. but know there are bigger sharks looking for that blacktip.

[bigbarrels]

Ever year someone seems to get circled or has a sighting in La Jolla. Just a matter of time before someone has the wrong type of encounter. So I think I may test run one of these one day

[wiredantz]

Originally Posted by Fiskadoro

Ha Ha Ha..... Run Rob Run....it's a old Joke pic I made up with Photoshop. Someone took a pic Rob paddling like hell for a BKR bite, and I just added some incentive.

Whatever floats your boat on the shark shield. In other words if it gives you peace of mind go for it.

The deal is it's got a limited range. I'd think it would probably deter a inquisitive shark from taking a nibble but a big white coming straight up from deep water in full attack mode might not even notice it.

There are definitely whites that frequent Malibu and a while back some kayakers were even killed there by a white shark there. That said the odds of getting killed by one while fishing there are pretty slim.

I always see great whites in Malibu, earlier this year. This huge fin was patrolling the outside of the kelp line. I even warned a a scuba diver. The scuba diver reaction was the funniest, he said "if its my time to go then it is my time."

I continued on.


All i know, is if i see a shark. I go the opposite way...


About the shark shield, I am very skeptical about it. The shark can either run away from it, or tear it apart.

[Old Man in the Sea]

They don't call me a baller for nothing...