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Deep Thought · 28th November 2005, 15:06

Quote: (Originally Posted by Skipbreather)

I dove OC for over 30 years before I came over to the dark side. I can say without reservation that diving RBs does indeed attract more sharks, by at least one order of magnitude. The really scary part is that they bypass you and the rig- they go directly for your wallet and thoroughly shred it. Then your savings. Then they bore a SERIOUS hole into what’s left of your credit rating……….

Ken

Sharks have feeling too… and from one shark’s perspective, consider that I had to fight off the plague of moths that flew out of your wallet when it was finally opened; I mean some of the currency in his wallet has kings and not presidents on it!

But seriously I have dove with sharks on o.c. and closed circuit and the sharks know you are there regardless of the bubbles. Consider Cocos where you can dive amidst hundreds of hammerhead sharks, white tips, Galapagos and others??? – seen or unseen. As soon as divers enter the water, the sharks scatter – poof! If you are patient and lay still, very still, they will return by singles then by mass. I have seen photos by divers on o.c. that have great interaction with sharks in Cocos, and I think it has a fair degree with how you interact in the environment. If you get up and start swimming around the sharks swim further off, if you swim slowly and don’t rush after the animals they relax…

On other occasions, at different seas, I have found sharks and rays that swim up to you unaware that you are there until the moment of close contact. So yes bubbles are a factor but not a limiting factor in enjoying marine life encounters. Having a ccr at Cocos allowed me the time to relax and wait for the sharks to return without worrying about running out of gas

ron

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Deep Thought Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Megalodon Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Optima Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great Lakes Posts: 190	Re: Rebreather attract sharks? Quote: (Originally Posted by Skipbreather) I dove OC for over 30 years before I came over to the dark side. I can say without reservation that diving RBs does indeed attract more sharks, by at least one order of magnitude. The really scary part is that they bypass you and the rig- they go directly for your wallet and thoroughly shred it. Then your savings. Then they bore a SERIOUS hole into what’s left of your credit rating………. Ken Sharks have feeling too… and from one shark’s perspective, consider that I had to fight off the plague of moths that flew out of your wallet when it was finally opened; I mean some of the currency in his wallet has kings and not presidents on it! But seriously I have dove with sharks on o.c. and closed circuit and the sharks know you are there regardless of the bubbles. Consider Cocos where you can dive amidst hundreds of hammerhead sharks, white tips, Galapagos and others??? – seen or unseen. As soon as divers enter the water, the sharks scatter – poof! If you are patient and lay still, very still, they will return by singles then by mass. I have seen photos by divers on o.c. that have great interaction with sharks in Cocos, and I think it has a fair degree with how you interact in the environment. If you get up and start swimming around the sharks swim further off, if you swim slowly and don’t rush after the animals they relax… On other occasions, at different seas, I have found sharks and rays that swim up to you unaware that you are there until the moment of close contact. So yes bubbles are a factor but not a limiting factor in enjoying marine life encounters. Having a ccr at Cocos allowed me the time to relax and wait for the sharks to return without worrying about running out of gas ron __________________ Creature Of Habits; Mostly Bad www.gudcscuba.com
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