I agree, sharks really shouldn't be a big concern. A couple of years back I was fishig off the beach in North Carolina, bathers were all around me, and I was pulling in bunches of little sharks (up to about 3 foot). Kinda woke up the swimmers. A friend then took one of those plane rides along the beach. He said they could see hundreds of sharks of all sizes right up into the surf, he wouldn't go back in the water.
Mike M -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deb Duran Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 9:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] float tubes/kayaks and saltwater fishing. Chris You had to read the whole thread. I'm not worried about the sharks here. We have makos, blues and brown sharks. I never see them where we wade and fish the shores. That doesn't mean they're not there but I don't think they would bother the fishermen. I wouldn't float tube around Block Island or down off Point Judith but I never see float tubers here in the salt anyway. The motor boats do have to give way to the kayaks but that doesn't mean they will. I kayak all the time and have grown up on the water paddling. If you choose either method in this location you take a risk because of the heavy boat traffic and the attitude they carry toward kayaks. I know they send their wake my way on purpose and I also kayak with a four year old in my boat. I've had other people with young children in their boat come within feet of me full throttle. They ignore boating safety so you must kayak defensively. I don't know if it's the sharks or the boats that keep float tubers out of our salt water. Each one probably has there own reasons. I personally wouldn't want to become a speed bump or a shark donut in the wrong place. We do have seals here also so I wouldn't want to come to close to imitating one. Chris we have surf here and we even have hurricanes. They do a pretty good job of wiping out a few fishermen and tourists each year. Ever see The Perfect Storm? We even have boogie boards and surfers here. You really should try it you might like it :) (just don't try it during a storm). Deb
