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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Am I the only one that loves watching Shark Week? I love seeing the Great Whites, they are just so cool. Andy Cassgranda is really good at his job  | |
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Location: North Dakota | I always look forward to shark week! I've been watching all night and will be glued to the TV all week  | |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | MidWest1452 - 2016-06-26 9:47 PM I always look forward to shark week! I've been watching all night and will be glued to the TV all week
Watching Shark After Dark, pretty cool how they sit around and talk shark, kinda like Talking Dead, lol  | |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Thats insane that the camera man Joe films these great whites without a cage.. | |
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Location: North Dakota | Southtxponygirl - 2016-06-26 10:02 PM Thats insane that the camera man Joe films these great whites without a cage..
Everytime they get in the water on these shows I just think to myself "these people are nuts!". I appreciate sharks and I am facinated by them but I will not get into water that they occupy.  | |
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Location: Kentucky | I'm not big on Shark Week, but the commercials leading up to it are hilarious! https://vimeo.com/158528638 | |
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Location: Northwest Florida | I LOVE shark week! We went to see the Shallows last night too, to prepare to kick it off:) I do go to the beach at least once a week though... and I over react just a little bit to sea weed touching my legs after watching stuff like that! | |
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Location: Stuck in a cubicle having tropical thoughts | To much shark week as a kid is the reason that I won't get in the water. But I'm completely fascinated by watching the shark shows.
I think getting bitten, attacked or eaten by another creature is my worst fear. Shark, Bear, Mountain lion......pretty much why I don't go in water or mountains. | |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I've always been fascinated by sharks. I've had a few encounters and one of the most vivid memories I have was when I witnessed an actual "attack".....when I was rooting for the shark. I was on a dive boat and one of the divers was a jerk from NYC. Divers understand that you don't need to touch coral reefs to enjoy them, and it's not nice to tease or harass the animals. This guy decides to unsheath his foot long knife and just "poke" an innocent looking 2-3 foot long little nurse shark....just to get him to swim. The annoyed youngster swam up to a little ledge on the coral reef. The dink followed him and started poking at him again. My dive buddy and I just watched and shook our heads in disbelief. Suddenly, the youngster darted out from the ledge in a flash, whipped around, bit the cocky lawyer in the ass, shook violently, and sauntered off into the blue. The guy shot up to the surface, about 80 feet, like a bullet. He had about a dozen little lacerations on his hairy ass and a big hole in his fancy, color- coordinated wet suit. I'll never forget the sound of myself laughing hilariously underwater. Later on, when our dive was over and we were back on board, I asked if he felt better after teasing the baby nurse shark. "(Expletive) you!" was his only response, as he sat on his blood soaked towel, grimacing in pain.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Bear - 2016-06-27 9:53 AM I've always been fascinated by sharks. I've had a few encounters and one of the most vivid memories I have was when I witnessed an actual "attack".....when I was rooting for the shark. I was on a dive boat and one of the divers was a jerk from NYC. Divers understand that you don't need to touch coral reefs to enjoy them, and it's not nice to tease or harass the animals. This guy decides to unsheath his foot long knife and just "poke" an innocent looking 2-3 foot long little nurse shark....just to get him to swim. The annoyed youngster swam up to a little ledge on the coral reef. The dink followed him and started poking at him again. My dive buddy and I just watched and shook our heads in disbelief. Suddenly, the youngster darted out from the ledge in a flash, whipped around, bit the cocky lawyer in the ass, shook violently, and sauntered off into the blue. The guy shot up to the surface, about 80 feet, like a bullet. He had about a dozen little lacerations on his hairy ass and a big hole in his fancy, color- coordinated wet suit. I'll never forget the sound of myself laughing hilariously underwater. Later on, when our dive was over and we were back on board, I asked if he felt better after teasing the baby nurse shark. "(Expletive) you!" was his only response, as he sat on his blood soaked towel, grimacing in pain. Karma.
That was sooo funny, I am laughing so hard after reading this, that jack wagon really got what was coming to him, I know that nurse sharks are really layed back and mind their own business and then someone comes along and bugs them, ha ha ha ha ha, thats just to da* funny. I think it was on wild life animal show I was watching, were someone came across a small nurse shark in shallow water and picked it up and wanted to kiss it and it latched on his top lip, what a dumb butt, he had to of course get stiches after that kiss of death, lol. | |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | BigStarBound - 2016-06-27 8:32 AM I LOVE shark week! We went to see the Shallows last night too, to prepare to kick it off:) I do go to the beach at least once a week though... and I over react just a little bit to sea weed touching my legs after watching stuff like that!
I want to see the Shallows too, looks really good. But I hate going to the movies so will just wait untill it comes out on HBO or something like it. | |
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Location: Dearing, GA | I took these photos last year, shark cage diving in Oahu, Hawaii. I cannot wait to do it again. I love sharks! I love shark week, too, and have been watching it since I was a little girl.
Nevermind, they won't attach!!!
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | I LOVE shark week, usually the only week I'm glued to the TV!
I want to do a cage dive with great whites so bad! Here's my biggest shark catch - she's a 6.5 ft 2-300 lb nurse off Melbourne beach, fl. Took me 60 minutes to reel in and my arms were so sore the next day!
And yes, I released her, unless we eat them we release tbem. Its also bad karma for a surfer to kill a shark
Don't mind my pole on the ground (big no no for fishermen)
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | Just Let Me Run - 2016-06-27 12:06 PM
I took these photos last year, shark cage diving in Oahu, Hawaii. I cannot wait to do it again. I love sharks! I love shark week, too, and have been watching it since I was a little girl.
Nevermind, they won't attach!!!
Use photobucket to do uploads! That's what I use | |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | Bear - 2016-06-27 9:53 AM
I've always been fascinated by sharks. I've had a few encounters and one of the most vivid memories I have was when I witnessed an actual "attack".....when I was rooting for the shark. I was on a dive boat and one of the divers was a jerk from NYC. Divers understand that you don't need to touch coral reefs to enjoy them, and it's not nice to tease or harass the animals. This guy decides to unsheath his foot long knife and just "poke" an innocent looking 2-3 foot long little nurse shark....just to get him to swim. The annoyed youngster swam up to a little ledge on the coral reef. The dink followed him and started poking at him again. My dive buddy and I just watched and shook our heads in disbelief. Suddenly, the youngster darted out from the ledge in a flash, whipped around, bit the cocky lawyer in the ass, shook violently, and sauntered off into the blue. The guy shot up to the surface, about 80 feet, like a bullet. He had about a dozen little lacerations on his hairy ass and a big hole in his fancy, color- coordinated wet suit. I'll never forget the sound of myself laughing hilariously underwater. Later on, when our dive was over and we were back on board, I asked if he felt better after teasing the baby nurse shark. "(Expletive) you!" was his only response, as he sat on his blood soaked towel, grimacing in pain.
Karma.
What an idiot, he got what he deserved. He is also lucky that while darting to the surface he didn't get the BENZ and kill himself. Some people.....smh.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | RnRJack - 2016-06-27 12:15 PM I LOVE shark week, usually the only week I'm glued to the TV! I want to do a cage dive with great whites so bad! Here's my biggest shark catch - she's a 6.5 ft 2-300 lb nurse off Melbourne beach, fl. Took me 60 minutes to reel in and my arms were so sore the next day! And yes, I released her, unless we eat them we release tbem. Its also bad karma for a surfer to kill a shark Don't mind my pole on the ground (big no no for fishermen )
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Just Let Me Run - 2016-06-27 12:06 PM I took these photos last year, shark cage diving in Oahu, Hawaii. I cannot wait to do it again. I love sharks! I love shark week, too, and have been watching it since I was a little girl. Nevermind, they won't attach!!!
Send the pictures to me and I will try to load them for you, I cant do videos but pictures I can..So if you want me to send a pm and I will give you my email.  | |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | RnRJack - 2016-06-27 12:30 PM
Bear - 2016-06-27 9:53 AM
I've always been fascinated by sharks. I've had a few encounters and one of the most vivid memories I have was when I witnessed an actual "attack".....when I was rooting for the shark. I was on a dive boat and one of the divers was a jerk from NYC. Divers understand that you don't need to touch coral reefs to enjoy them, and it's not nice to tease or harass the animals. This guy decides to unsheath his foot long knife and just "poke" an innocent looking 2-3 foot long little nurse shark....just to get him to swim. The annoyed youngster swam up to a little ledge on the coral reef. The dink followed him and started poking at him again. My dive buddy and I just watched and shook our heads in disbelief. Suddenly, the youngster darted out from the ledge in a flash, whipped around, bit the cocky lawyer in the ass, shook violently, and sauntered off into the blue. The guy shot up to the surface, about 80 feet, like a bullet. He had about a dozen little lacerations on his hairy ass and a big hole in his fancy, color- coordinated wet suit. I'll never forget the sound of myself laughing hilariously underwater. Later on, when our dive was over and we were back on board, I asked if he felt better after teasing the baby nurse shark. "(Expletive) you!" was his only response, as he sat on his blood soaked towel, grimacing in pain.
Karma.
What an idiot, he got what he deserved. He is also lucky that while darting to the surface he didn't get the BENZ and kill himself. Some people.....smh.
Yes, he's lucky he didn't get decompression sickness. He inflated that BCD vest and shot up like an elevator. I reminded him that he was a dish!t for that as well. I'll never forget watching him dart up, with a swirl of bloody water streaming from his ass in his wake. | |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | Bear - 2016-06-27 1:05 PM
RnRJack - 2016-06-27 12:30 PM
Bear - 2016-06-27 9:53 AM
I've always been fascinated by sharks. I've had a few encounters and one of the most vivid memories I have was when I witnessed an actual "attack".....when I was rooting for the shark. I was on a dive boat and one of the divers was a jerk from NYC. Divers understand that you don't need to touch coral reefs to enjoy them, and it's not nice to tease or harass the animals. This guy decides to unsheath his foot long knife and just "poke" an innocent looking 2-3 foot long little nurse shark....just to get him to swim. The annoyed youngster swam up to a little ledge on the coral reef. The dink followed him and started poking at him again. My dive buddy and I just watched and shook our heads in disbelief. Suddenly, the youngster darted out from the ledge in a flash, whipped around, bit the cocky lawyer in the ass, shook violently, and sauntered off into the blue. The guy shot up to the surface, about 80 feet, like a bullet. He had about a dozen little lacerations on his hairy ass and a big hole in his fancy, color- coordinated wet suit. I'll never forget the sound of myself laughing hilariously underwater. Later on, when our dive was over and we were back on board, I asked if he felt better after teasing the baby nurse shark. "(Expletive) you!" was his only response, as he sat on his blood soaked towel, grimacing in pain.
Karma.
What an idiot, he got what he deserved. He is also lucky that while darting to the surface he didn't get the BENZ and kill himself. Some people.....smh.
Yes, he's lucky he didn't get decompression sickness. He inflated that BCD vest and shot up like an elevator. I reminded him that he was a dish!t for that as well. I'll never forget watching him dart up, with a swirl of bloody water streaming from his ass in his wake.
I meant BENDS not Benz, it's not a car but you know what I meant. That always worried me the most about diving as I've heard horror stories. Even at 40 ft I would ascend as slowly as I could. I'm more of a free diver as I never got fully certified and everything is shallow here. We used to go to the west coast where you had to go 30 miles just to get to deeper water because the boys wanted to do 90-120 ft dives, I never went. I usually scrubbed the barnacles off the Rudders while they were diving.
I love shallow reef and ship wrecks. We did have an encounter with a quite large tiger shark off the coast of ft pierce one year, it's like now you see it, now you don't! It was massive, probably 15ft range.
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