question: would this work with GWS? makos? tigersharks?
Ive never been in contact with a mako or a tiger, but I have been buzzed by a GW, thing about them is while hunting they are really sneaky bastards, theyll disappear and reappear behind you in a flash. When they know that you have spotted them they go down change direction and come back, or thats what happened in my case. In badish viz you dont really want that now do you? As mine came past my gun point to within a metre of me before our skipper ran over it with the boat.
About sticking them with a spear, its worked for alot of people I know. Allthough they mite have had to do it more than once for the shark to decide the meal is not worth the effort and to be able to do this you need to have seen the shark or atleast know where it is, so good viz is a prerequisite Id say. Some people also say swimming directly at them freaks the shark out but I havent tried it yet, also they say it workes better on the reefies than on the big boys
So a rule of thumb for diving in sharky waters is
1 Avoid murky water and bad viz, less then 6-8m viz I wont dive certain areas. Its also easier for the shark to mistake you for something else.
2 When surfacing, go up in circles and look above and below you while looking around you.
3 Try to avoid jerky swimming or surface splashing, works for hunting too as youll not scare all the fish away.
4 Be alert, be carefull and respect the environment your in.
5 If they come at you aggresively keep your spear in you gun and your gun between you and the shark, you want that point at the end of your gun, if you shoot and miss or you hit and the shark comes back you got nothing more than a stick to hit it over the head with. Or it mite have taken your stick too when it swam away with your spear.
6 When you spot a shark or sharks hunting in your area move on to another.