Most of the guys in here are from Cali. right?

I just watched a video of someone in here fishing some bay in Cali. and I was thinking, aren't you afraid of sharks? Watching my favorite movie (Jaws) just got me thinking,lol

my thoughts on that is theres ppl swiming at the beach and the beach is more open water then the bays but dont get me wrong im sure theres sharks in those bay just i dont think they would do anything im more scared of a seal

There are no sharks here in so cal that we need to be afraid of.

ya sep for those great whites there spottin in san diegio

Yes and no LOL

I would crap my pants if I did see one or if I heard of someone getting attacked by one. So far they seem to only go for kayaks.

hahah

choppywaters wrote:I just watched a video of someone in here fishing some bay in Cali. and I was thinking, aren't you afraid of sharks? Watching my favorite movie (Jaws) just got me thinking,lol

I was float tubing Dana Point with the guys here, and with my 8-year old son. He asked me what happens if we get a bloody nose? I asked him what he was worried about? He says, "Sharks".. I have to admit.. it got me thinking a bit.

There's another post here about fishing LBC White Island. That seems much more like open ocean, and I'd probably worry about it a bit more there. When I do that island, I'll probably bring a knife, a collapsible oar I have (so I can pull up my feet!), and maybe even a small drill trolling motor like Ed5000x made!

But I'll still do it!!

I was worried the first few times and when I go out it is alway a though in my head. But like miller said we don't have any aroud here that are a concern for us truly. You never know what is out there but I feel odds are we are safe more often then not.
Seals are my bigger concern along with sting rays in the hook. Its just a big current filled lake, come on out and try it you will be hooked.

I never thought about a big shark coming to attack me. unless theres major blood leaking then i would push away from that spot. I was always worried about the seals. they came about 3 feet from me before and it scared the hell out of me. he went back down and came back up with an octopus and ate it then disappeared. but i guess seals wont bother unless you have a stringer with fishes. thats why its good to have a bucket of some sort to keep them fresh if your keeping fishes

I have not yet seen a shark but i would just be careful and just kick away and thats way i dont take my fish finder cause it picks up big object and beeps and then i am looking around and can not fish i am worried about what is under me lol

ed5000x wrote:I have not yet seen a shark but i would just be careful and just kick away and thats way i dont take my fish finder cause it picks up big object and beeps and then i am looking around and can not fish i am worried about what is under me lol

lol yeah a 3' by 10' mark on your fish finder is never a good thing while in a tube. Sharks and seals the two main reasons I won't tube the salt in anything inflatable. Eastern Sierras and local lakes I break out the fishcat and bighorn now worries.

Ive came pretty close to some huge sea lions,but its still a pretty scarey thought to have one pop up next to me out of the blue,as for sharks im not really concerned unless theres a blood spill.theres some species like smoothhound which im sure are harmless.

Every time I tube at night for some reason I think about that jaws theme song but then I get into some really good spottie action and I forget about every thing else

No worries in the salt, even out in the open ocean. JFYI there have been Great Whites spotted by the Manhattan Beach pier..

Seals usually don't bother you, more often than not, they are more skeered of you, then you are of them, unless it's a big ole bull male..

Vagabond wrote:

ed5000x wrote:I have not yet seen a shark but i would just be careful and just kick away and thats way i dont take my fish finder cause it picks up big object and beeps and then i am looking around and can not fish i am worried about what is under me lol

lol yeah a 3' by 10' mark on your fish finder is never a good thing while in a tube. Sharks and seals the two main reasons I won't tube the salt in anything inflatable. Eastern Sierras and local lakes I break out the fishcat and bighorn now worries.

What is the capacity of your kick boat i really like that thing

Vagabond wrote:
lol yeah a 3' by 10' mark on your fish finder is never a good thing while in a tube. Sharks and seals the two main reasons I won't tube the salt in anything inflatable. Eastern Sierras and local lakes I break out the fishcat and bighorn now worries.

this one isn't inflatable either.. didn't seem to help his situation!?

ed5000x wrote:
What is the capacity of your kick boat i really like that thing

275 Pounds total but they don't make that one any more, Fishslayer and I got them on clearance from Sportsman's Guide a couple years ago for like $70-80.

They have a dura pro 4.5 at the bottom of the page that is similar to mine but the pontoons are now inflatable. Only hard shell toons they have now are the first two.

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lol Jay, honestly something that size comes at me it won't matter what I am in unless it's the Queen Marry I'm getting owned.