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Any documented metal detectorists eaten by sharks?

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Finderskeeper

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I was talking to one of my friends about my metal detecting in the Gulf and the Atlantic side. He asked me if I had ever heard of any folks who detect in the water that were killed by sharks.

He is a diver and was wondering because he heard about a shark repellent device that uses electronic waves to keep sharks at bay. He said that maybe a metal detector gives off electronic signals that sharks may not like. He's never hear of anyone with a metal detector getting bit or eaten.

Has anyone have a link to a story about detectorists being eaten or any info on metal detectors and sharks?
 
I've wondered Dig, about you and the boys going out at night...wondered if the discharge from the coil attracted them, or drove them off, or hadn't any affect at all...just one of those things for the group of us who grew up in the "Jaws" era...It would really suck to have a calf muscle peeled off a fellows leg like a chicken drummie at at barbeque joint...theres no creepy crawlies up here, except the 2 legged variety.
 
Scarey stuff, being shadowed by a shark!

I read somewhere that Bull sharks have killed more people world-wide than any other kind of shark.

I didn't worry much about them, but an old newspaper article about a couple of tiger sharks being caught near the mouth of the Connecticut River in the '60s got me thinking!

Carefull out there Friends,

CJ
 
amberjack said:
more chance of something not so nice happening on the way to your spot. odds wise anyway! :biteme:
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Yep, that what we all tell ourselves! Cant let a little fear get in the way of Livin'! I heard that those big crocodiles in Africa stomachs are full of Zulu golden armbands! Always wanted to go and check that one out!
 
i know black shadows in the water are scrary for sure i have seen them while surfing and i think i can walk on water or something close :wiggle: it would be intersting to see how many beach hunters have seen a shark while detecting?

oh dear crocks are not so nice they go in water and on land eeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :surrender:
 
Seen quite a few... i was at Bethune beach fishin one day and a guy caught a 5 foot Black Tip in an 8 foot cast net. they pulled it up and oohed and aahed over it. I ask them if they were gonna release it, but they wouldn't touch it, so i took it and revived it. There was a 10 ft bull caught at the Coast Guard station a while back in the river. Not really anything to worry about, the small ones are curious and in experienced and only take a small nibble:blink: I would be more worried about sting rays... i have seen the damage they can inflict. The shark deterrent uses electrical pulses to run them off, big in Oz. A md doesn't put out an electrical signal that can be felt. They run a few hundred bucks over there.
 
Put some plastic ties on your coil with the long end down.put one at 9,12,and3.the ties touch what ever and they move out of the way.shuffel feet.HH
 
I've seen lots of sharks... If I see more than one in the first 30 minutes I wet-sand. In my area when they migrate or follow the food in close you see them often. Just the other day a hunting buddy and I got in the water not far from a guy surf fishing. I turned around 30 seconds later and he was reeling a small shark onto shore. We didn't get out of the water but it does give you pause, especially on days when the water is murky and your foot can easily be mistaken for a fish or ray. All in all though my family would tell you that I have spent more time in the water than out of it and I have seen the "man in the brown suit" up close and personal quite a few times. My only advice is do what you're doing in the water and do it with purpose, and realize that fear can't kill you...that being said... Keep your head on a swivel and use common sense.
 
I enjoy diving - Here's an informative website for the West Coast regarding contact with sharks.

http://sharkresearchcommittee.com/pacific_coast_shark_news_2009.htm

Check out the report from - La Jolla April 6, 2009

Be aware of what is going on around you, whether you're in the water or a public park. Some sharks have 2 legs.

Rich (Utah)
 
I was diggin a target last year in almost chest deep water when 2 bull sharks came swimming by 10 - 15 feet away I abandoned target and headed for shore when the sharks went swimming through crowds of people and no one noticed but me. I just hope I was about to dig up gold. Sharks get your attention real fast.
 
People gets bitten by sharks every time they go to the Coinstar machine.

Mark
 
I hunt the Lincoln City area of Oregon and always see Great Whites around the surfers. I have not yet bothered to go in the surf, but was told they have a natural shark repellent. Lower the wetsuit and let it fly!
 
Are you counting some of the "We buy gold" places?
 
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