Seeking information about the Tiger Shark encounter at Noosa.
My understanding is that Josh - the owner of the Noosaville Kite Shop was kiting with a mate from the mouth of the Noosa River towards Tea Tree Bay when a drop in wind strength caused their kites to fall to the water. Allegedly during this time a Tiger Shark of large proportion circled them moving in closer on each completed circle. It was reported to me that if it was not for the intervention of some Lifesavers training on the beach, Noosa would no longer have the services of the Kite Shop owner.
Can anyone confirm the validity of this alleged encounter.

ps. UBER, I believe you are the resident SHARK HUNTER on the forum - are you able to shed any light on this issue.

awaiting with interest
many thanks
windchaser

Shark leashes work....very,very well. A good investment (once you get used to shocking yourself on the leash during early days)

I'm not into shark stories, but we have our fair share of first hand stories up here from guys/girls who work with sharks around them every day. They swear by them.

Yes i have shark shield works really well you get a few belts every now and again but thats a good thing as you know its working away. I do most of my kiting in south australia , and it is the home of the great white so the leash does not bother me at all , you can jump with it, do backrolls forward rolls its all good.Although we all know the chances of being taken are very small , having the shield on gives you that extra bit of confiedence when things go wrong a long way of shore and you have a big swim in, it could very well save your life.

isnt the noosa tri coming up??

might mean the heat's not the only danger this yr...

They electrocute your ankles, numbing the central nervous system, creating a false sense of security and confidence. They have worked in 100% of cases, no kiters with shark leashes have ever been eaten by sharks! "It could very well save your life" or the electric shocks could disturb your heart rhythms, leading to heart failure and drowning. Then sharks will feed on your bloated corpse......

Check out the review I did on the Shark Shield last month.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9764
Graeme

Thanks for the responses fellas.
15 to 25 NE , I take my hat off to you South Aussies.Given kiting is one of the great adrenalin rush sports, I figure the added bonus of kiting with the Great Whites must really pump you. Happy sailing.
windchaser

Well I guess kiting where we do, their is the added danger of great whites, but in saying that have kited around numerous pods of dolphins seen whales out their while i have kited, which makes it all worth it.And best of all 99.9 percent of kiters are a great bunch of people.

How big is the tiger you keep spotting.

This is to you UBER THE SHARK HUNTER , do you wear a shark leash since you are so worried about sharks.I think it worries everyone some more than others, and it has probably crossed everyones mind when kiting a long way of shore.

Andris, all the reading I've done says it bull sharks (bronze whalers) which will go into rivers. I've not read anything that says Tiger sharks go upstream. I've kited at Pelican Point for several years and been frightened of my own shadow sometimes but no shark. Besides there's barely enough water to kite in.

But I'm interested. What, who, when was this report?

Graeme

Everyone takes this forum so literally so...

Does the Shark Shield zapper repel dolphins as well ?

How about seals ?

Or is it just a fish repeller ?

Regards
'slave

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Originally posted by waveslave

Does the Shark Shield zapper repel dolphins as well ?

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I think the navy has the dolphin and whale zapper!
Sharks can sense the electric pulses generated by contracting muscles.
"The shark's "sixth sense" is electroreception, the ability to sense weak electric fields. Although humans build devices that detect electric fields, we do not feel the presence of weak fields around us. Sharks not only sense these fields but also rely on them to locate prey and, perhaps, navigate through the ocean.
The receptors responsible for detecting these weak electric fields are concentrated in the shark's head at the base of tiny, jelly-filled canals over the shark's snout and lower jaw and around the eyes. Dark pores on the skin's surface mark the external openings to these sensory structures, which are called ampullae of Lorenzini. The ampullae contain nerve cells that respond to very faint electric stimuli."

So basically you're poking it in the electric eye with a sharp stick.

Apparently their has been a few shark sightings out at boat harbour, the local fisherman have said their is a big great white that shows its big fin sometimes.

You guys are f----n paranoid, I have surfed all my life ,and have been kiting for the last 3 years, have never seen anything.If your that worried dont go in the water, take up fishing.

Just received an SMS from a mate doing the big kite trip across South Aussie to WA. He said he had just come in from a kite on a beach somewhere on the Bite and saw a sign he hadn't seen when he first went in.
Apparently the beach is notorious for Great White sightings.
As he walked from the water he saw this sign that said DON'T GO IN THE WATER DUE TO SHARKS and just next to it was a memorial for a surfer who had been eaten by a Great White. Needless to say ,my mate was a little unsettled by the info given that he had spent a lot of time in the water as he had been practicing new tricks.
Is South Australia really that crook for sharks.
pops