Kayaks and Sharks

nonong · Jul-23-2009, 08:03 AM

One Safety S.O.P. is to regularly consult your internet weather forecasts before going out. We have this in the Philippines. :: Typhoon2000.com® :: The Philippines' First Website on Tropical Cyclones (Since 1997) and PAGASA. Typhoon 2000 has links with U.S. Navy, Hong Kong and other meteorological stations.

tinfish · Jul-23-2009, 05:22 PM

I fish next to fat people

There was some talk last year that the fins on a mirage drive strongly resemble those of a sea lion...

nonong · Jul-25-2009, 06:07 AM

"Pedal Pushers" produce propulsion in the water. I sometimes think that a kayak makes a rather good surface lure for sharks. I think it all depends on the hull color parameters(i.e. funky shine, reflection, fluorescence); the elongated surface plug shape of the hull; the scent trail of fish carelessly stringer towed over the side(or blood/offal scent splattered on the hull) and the sonic rattler effect of pedal pushing gears and non-rythmic, erratic paddling that is so attractive to sharks. Add the time of late afternoon (4:00 P.M.) to early evening and you increase the strike ratio.

Carelessly going far out into deeper water without knowing what is out there also increases risks. Going near rookeries, areas or points where Great Whites hunt in numbers is just too much for my nerves.

Point is.... asking around won't cost you anything. No intel means get ready to collect on your insurance.

nonong · Aug-01-2009, 07:33 AM

Think smooth rythmic paddle strokes. Noisy, splashy, erratic paddling near a rookery will attract attention underwater. This may have been one factor that attracted sharks to bite or nudge kayaks. Surfboards were also attacked due to shape and color. In any case, take a long, hard, look at the shark shield. This device will save lives.

I posted the shark shield info for U.S. Navy Seals to evaluate in applying the same to their training exercises. These gallant specwar operators are more at risk in their open water qualifying swims. I also know that they do unpowered boat training exercises. Their calculated risks are high in Great White waters.

dorado50 · Aug-01-2009, 09:31 AM

Overkill,over sell, whatever you want to call it,we get the picture! Time to give it a rest.

nonong · Aug-02-2009, 08:16 PM

Now, now David... Whatever happened to the American Dream and Freedom of Thought and Free Expression to Write? The Jihadists don't like us either in the Philippines. Same with the so-called freedom fighters who want to establish an ideal communist state.

Let it go man.... it's called Freedom of Choice. I am selling an idea here. Kayak Safety and Health on the water. It is no big deal when you are out there on a kayak or a surfboard or a float fishing tube. It was always about saving lives.

Have a nice day.

nonong · Aug-02-2009, 08:31 PM

I was kicked out without due process from the US Navy Seals website because i was for safety in spreading the word about the shark shield. I had the gut feeling this would save lives of the brave and gallant specwar operators.

It was more because i questioned one person's view of the sole use of capital ship policy. I also recommended tactical innovations on how to deal with the growing threat of international piracy. For expressing suggestions i was locked out because a paying spoiled brat said that destroyers standing alone can finish off with finality the Somalian "rat" infestation.

He of course doesn't know that warfare is not only direct action but multi-faceted. I hope the parallel logic i presented does not mean that i am off-thread. I am just explaining the "whys" of my motive. It was always about saving lives. I am clear on that.