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Hi all,
I watched the 'Sharks around Britain' ( can't remember the correct title) programmed last night on the beeb. Anyone been lucky enough to see, or think they've seen a Great White on a dive? Whilst there is no conclusive proof, the scientific community seem to think they are probably here especially around Scotland and Cornwall where the bigger seal populations are.
Regards
Vincent
David Tombs
16-08-2006, 14:48
I thought I had,but then my buddy went on a diet and is fine now!:)
Mark Cowgill
17-08-2006, 11:52
Hope not,
not exactly my cup of tea that. I have this strange unexplainable fear about things that can eat me:) .
I know they have had bad press but I would not like to try and explain that to a Great White at twenty meters.
I am thinking of having a tatoo on my head saying I am not a Seal.Surely they can read, they have been here for millions of years:)
What about those divers that actively seek the Great Whites. The words Head and Testing come to mind, still everyone to there own.
Why dont you just find a dog fish and get one of those magnifying masks. believe me its safer.
If anyone spots one of the Farnes will you let me know:eek: , I will be washing my hair that day.
So slightly off the subject, what type of fish or other beings are there in our waters that could give you a nasty dive experience?.
Mark
If anyone spots one of the Farnes will you let me know:eek: , I will be washing my hair that day.
They had Orcas off the Farnes a couple of years ago, you know the things, eats seals, very smart, one of the few animals other than man to kill things for fun
Adrian Kelland
17-08-2006, 12:00
Hope not,
not exactly my cup of tea that. I have this strange unexplainable fear about things that can eat me:) .
I know they have had bad press but I would not like to try and explain that to a Great White at twenty meters.
I am thinking of having a tatoo on my head saying I am not a Seal.Surely they can read, they have been here for millions of years:)
What about those divers that actively seek the Great Whites. The words Head and Testing come to mind, still everyone to there own.
Why dont you just find a dog fish and get one of those magnifying masks. believe me its safer.
If anyone spots one of the Farnes will you let me know:eek: , I will be washing my hair that day.
So slightly off the subject, what type of fish or other beings are there in our waters that could give you a nasty dive experience?.
Mark
Put your hand on a weaver fish.
Nipped by a crab or lobster (seen it done).
Nipped by a conger (seen the damage)
Andy Wade
17-08-2006, 15:00
Put your hand on a weaver fish.
Nipped by a crab or lobster (seen it done).
Nipped by a conger (seen the damage)
Nipped? Fingers can get badly crushed by a large lobster or crab claw. I've seen it happen too and the flesh was crushed either side of the bone and when the blood eventually subsided you could see the bone on both sides. Makes me cringe just thinking about it. I didn't feel a thing though. Mind you, it wasn't my finger! :D It was only a 3 Lb lobster wot did it. :eek:
I have also seen someone get nipped by a small seal, I reckon it was just 'nipping' because the 'attack' stopped immediately, but again it was down to the bone.
There aren't that many really bad 'nasties' in UK waters, mostly it's stings from jellyfish or weaver fish, or bites if you get too close.
I did have a Great White shark attack me in very shallow water once. :eek:
Fortunately it was one of those plastic ones and I managed to beat it off with the loofah. The swine was heading for my Jacobs... :D
Adrian Kelland
17-08-2006, 15:20
Nipped? Fingers can get badly crushed by a large lobster or crab claw. I've seen it happen too and the flesh was crushed either side of the bone and when the blood eventually subsided you could see the bone on both sides. Makes me cringe just thinking about it. I didn't feel a thing though. Mind you, it wasn't my finger! :D It was only a 3 Lb lobster wot did it. :eek:
I have also seen someone get nipped by a small seal, I reckon it was just 'nipping' because the 'attack' stopped immediately, but again it was down to the bone.
There aren't that many really bad 'nasties' in UK waters, mostly it's stings from jellyfish or weaver fish, or bites if you get too close.
I did have a Great White shark attack me in very shallow water once. :eek:
Fortunately it was one of those plastic ones and I managed to beat it off with the loofah. The swine was heading for my Jacobs... :D
When I had just started diving, my buddy got nipped while he was showing me the ropes. Wishing to be a helpful buddy, I reached for my knife to prise the claw open. I don't think Chris was impressed with the snorkel I pulled out. :)
A lobby got me last year, mind you it was when we were back on the boat.
Being really friendly and understanding of its nature, I gave it a name.
Dinner.
Adrian
Mark Cowgill
17-08-2006, 15:20
What about these Monk fish or I think they are sometimes called Angler fish, Are they as nasty as they look and do we have them in our seas. People tell me they have a bad attitude and will actualy give chase. Has anyone any exprience of them?.
Adrian Kelland
17-08-2006, 15:24
What about these Monk fish or I think they are sometimes called Angler fish, Are they as nasty as they look and do we have them in our seas. People tell me they have a bad attitude and will actualy give chase. Has anyone any exprience of them?.
I've not heard of one giving chase, most critters will go the other way.
I've had one back on the boat hanging from my drysuit knee pad. I hadn't knelt on it's head far enough back when trying to give the coupe de grace. It was able to open it's mouth and grab on.
Hilarious.
Adrian
Andy Botten
17-08-2006, 15:27
Three stitches :eek: from a lobbie that grabbed my wrist on the way up
It weighed 5lb and the claw was the size of my hand
How do I know how much it weighed? - I landed it
It tasted extra nice :D
Adrian Kelland
17-08-2006, 15:42
Three stitches :eek: from a lobbie that grabbed my wrist on the way up
It weighed 5lb and the claw was the size of my hand
How do I know how much it weighed? - I landed it
It tasted extra nice :D
I was far more worried when one grabbed my torch umbilical cable :eek:
Andy Wade
17-08-2006, 16:10
What about these Monk fish or I think they are sometimes called Angler fish, Are they as nasty as they look and do we have them in our seas. People tell me they have a bad attitude and will actualy give chase. Has anyone any exprience of them?.
Ah angler fish, yes. I once gave a small one a tap on the head with my lobster hook and it went ape sh*t, a ferkin great big gob on it too. :eek:
Did you know that divers can go backwards almost as fast as they can go forwards?
I didn't until then. :D
We had a good chortle about that one in the pub that evening.
We had a good chortle about that one in the pub that evening.
Before or after you hosed your dry suit out? :D
Andy Wade
17-08-2006, 19:27
Before or after you hosed your dry suit out? :D
I had quite a job getting someone to open the zip. Talk about being as welcome as a f*rt in a drysuit... :D
H'actually, I have an amusing story on a similar note. It's from a very long time ago when we all wore two piece wetsuits with just trousers and a tunic top (with attached hood). It is a true tale with no embellishments. There's no need as you will see.
This bloke (a mate of mine) was on a dive and realised he needed to do a no. 2.
He decided to take off his kit underwater, undo his tunic and lower his pants to do the deed in the sea (this was off Cornwall in the summer and just a shallow dive (off Porthoustock IIRC).
Anyway this was all successful and he did himself back up, put his set back on and carried on with the dive.
When he came out of the water we all noticed a strange smell... :eek:
Yes folks, you've guessed it, the 'floater' had floated under his tunic top and was lodged/squished in the small of his back.
He went back out for a snorkel for a bit and came out a bit less smelly. Not much though.
This really happened and we had to invent a special award at the next annual dinner especially for him. The dirty sod... :D
Mark Cowgill
18-08-2006, 10:48
I had quite a job getting someone to open the zip. Talk about being as welcome as a f*rt in a drysuit... :D
H'actually, I have an amusing story on a similar note. It's from a very long time ago when we all wore two piece wetsuits with just trousers and a tunic top (with attached hood). It is a true tale with no embellishments. There's no need as you will see.
This bloke (a mate of mine) was on a dive and realised he needed to do a no. 2.
He decided to take off his kit underwater, undo his tunic and lower his pants to do the deed in the sea (this was off Cornwall in the summer and just a shallow dive (off Porthoustock IIRC).
Anyway this was all successful and he did himself back up, put his set back on and carried on with the dive.
When he came out of the water we all noticed a strange smell... :eek:
Yes folks, you've guessed it, the 'floater' had floated under his tunic top and was lodged/squished in the small of his back.
He went back out for a snorkel for a bit and came out a bit less smelly. Not much though.
This really happened and we had to invent a special award at the next annual dinner especially for him. The dirty sod... :D
Thats my sausage sarnie in the bin then:)
Andy Wade
18-08-2006, 10:59
Thats my sausage sarnie in the bin then:)
Hmmm... yes, I'm sorry about that imagery.
Talk about getting your own back... :D
I had a grey seal threaten to bite my nadgers off on a dive in the Scillies - My partner laughed so much she flooded her mask.....
A pal of mine was diving off Girvan (Just south of the Clyde) and the large Cancer Pagarus he had found decided to grab the purge valve on his Buddy Auto Air.......
I recall diving of Weymouth a good few years ago, on the way back the skippers mate announces he is going to get his tea, so we stop over a reef the skipper knows, on goes a drysuit that looks like it should have a brass helmet attached and an ancient cylinder with the 'pull for reserve' lever and over he goes (on his own of course).
We watch the bubbles for a while and after 20mins or so he resurfaces swearing and cursing with a lobster crushing the hose to his DV...
Iain.
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