surfer's an shark's

[JEEPINSURF]

Hello I am just getting into surf fishing an offshore fishing an I love everything about it!! I grew up fishing the bay an crabing the bay. Anyway my question is I am a big surfer an wanted to know why if there are some many sharks in the maryland waters is there no attacks. I have seen sharks getting pulled out by fisherman an I have seen sharks when in the water surfing!! I just dont understand how we can catch them with are fshing gear but they dont taste my toe's I mean I like it this way trust me but why in SC NC an down the coast do they have so many attacks an we don't NY an NJ has even had like 5 attacks or more

[Charkbait]

I think we're in the sweet spot of some of the less aggressive species, they are around but not in the numbers like down south. Plus there are plenty skates to eat.

[Randy Stinchcomb]

Originally Posted by Charkbait

Plus there are plenty skates to eat.

LMAO, good 1 Ben


oh and Jeepinsurf, Welcome Aboard

[Sam]

Welcome to the site.

Sharks have evolved over millions of years to eat certain foods (fish, skates, rays, dead things..) I'm sure the type that normally cruise Delmarva waters instinctively shy away from us and go for the croakers and other smaller fish. A few that I have eaten have had several croakers in the belly.

People have asked me many times on the beach if I was scared or nervous out there. I just reply that we (humans) are not on their menu and leave it at that. I hope I'm right.

Now, I'm sure there are larger, more aggressive sharks out there such as bulls, tigers and as rare as it may be, could pose a threat. It would be interesting to do some research and figure out how many "attacks" have occurred over the past 20 years or so. I'm sure we would be surprised to find that the accidental "stingray step upon" causes more pain each year than any shark bite.

Another question I often pondered is kind of a tricky one: How many shark attacks go unreported to the general public (outside of the EMS and OC town officials) ? Florida doesn't seem to have a problem reporting them, so I doubt this is an issue.

[Sam]

I have e-mailed Captain Sampson and asked his opinion on the matter.

Check out his site at Big Sharks

[JEEPINSURF]

It is funny you say that becouse my buddy was attacked or what ever you want to call it on 9th street june july 03 I have pic's I will try to get them up. When beach patrol finally came to take a look after the oc paper was there they said ow it was just a blue or a rock no biggy LOL it must be in the trainning... just playing. The samething happend in 05 when I was surfing in SC a women was attacked an had half her calf ripped off like 150 feet from me. The bad part is I asked before I started surfing if any sharks have been seen or spoted in the area in the past few days an nope they laughed I always ask even in oc anyway after the women was taken away they said it was from a broken glass bottle

[Charkbait]

reporting shark attacks is not good for business...

[Steve]

Charks don't like Yankee blood.....
nuff said!

It's really pretty simple, the more people in the water and the longer the surfing/swimming season, the more bites.