So people that skate in salt water..

brassmonkey · Posted: Feb 04, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject: So people that skate in salt water..

Seriously, always wondered this. Do you have to worry about sharks and stuff? I mean, I'm sure it's nothing to be all paranoid about, but is it something to keep your bananas peeled for?

OLLIES WAKE · Pop Shuvit Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 225 City: Nokomis

No I grew up in Slat water and it is something that you ahrdly think about. Kinda like Growing up in Florida dn Worring about Alligators IF you grew up here you don't seem to be as worried about them.

urinal mint · Backside 180 Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 1991

I've slowly gotten over my fear of gators here in Arkansas. Being a duck hunter I've seen my share of 10ft. gators. I ride a river infested with them but have never had one problem.

tad · 360 flip Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 5031

I've seen a little 3-4 footer at our island spot but nothing bigger than that. We weren't riding that day either I don't think. The whole island is only waist deep and the water is perfectly clear. I'd be more worried about them damn sea cows.

soyelfuturo · Posted: Feb 04, 2008 4:41 pm Post subject:

brassmonkey, we dont have to worry about sharks at all, all the glass spots we ride at are away from everything but manatees lol.

brassmonkey · Posted: Feb 04, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject:

Damn you manatees!

DMoneyy · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 1576 City: SK 941

haha only seen a shark once Very Happy

and it was a whimp nurse shark but the damn manatees run into you on occassion and alligators i'm still a bit ify about but i almost never ride in freshwater

Poo · Guest

the crew that skates down in australia(chris kallas, ryan leary, a few others) ride in a river with bull sharks Shocked

bob. · Posted: Feb 04, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject:

i've seen a few nurse sharks, nothing to really worry about

bullsharks would be a different story Shocked

Raven · Posted: Feb 04, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject:

what about the kid who was eaten whole in australia Shocked

australia is def. next level

here in the bay in MD, there may be some small sharks nothing too crazy, when u try and push things to the next level.......the next level predators come with the turf

on the ocean, i have been bumped,.........hard. there are definetly some tigers, hammers, and rumors of great whites. yeah u thought they we're only in the pacific, i've seen some pictures of some big mofo's caught 2 miles off. and i've seen some big a$$ tigers wash up on the beach.... so, i guess it's always there in the back of your mind.

let's face it though.....we gotta do what we do, and depending on how much u love it....well i think bodizoffa said it best....

"if u want the ultimate, u gotta be willing to pay the ultimate price"

so if u get in that sticky situation, hit em in the nose and gauge the eyes, and drag him up on the beach and get a pic for wakeskating.com
Twisted Evil

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

back where I learned to ride, you used to have to worry mostly about jellyfish, but over the years I have seen some pretty gnarly Transient Ocra Whale attacks on seals in the same waters that I rode in... so that was always on my mind

Le Jalapeno · Guest

Raven, geez, you guys almost make me not wanna ride down there Neutral

, all this talk of gnar pike, and tiger sharks i mean yeesh

i'll lose my arm anyday for a fun day of skating though Smash

pipo · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 1214 City: 0172

Le Jalapeno, Thats the spirit and you only need 1 arm to wakeskate.

DMoneyy · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 1576 City: SK 941

Parker · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 1731 City: Norman

can any place really be considered a hotspot when more people are killed yearly by bees and deer

nate_ · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1226 City: toronto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwNi8dzj0S8 dont ya love em?

brassmonkey · Posted: Feb 04, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject:

When I'm down there I would like to ride one. Can you ride the manatees, or are they way to evil?

DMoneyy · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 1576 City: SK 941

brassmonkey, ha it's against the law to touch them but you could give it a try Very Happy

kornhouse · Posted: Feb 04, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject:

we got dolphins. they scare me.as do manatees. but i never think about such predators at my normal skating spot its the new places the frighten me. i saw 2 snakes goin around me once! Shocked

DMoneyy · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 1576 City: SK 941

nate_, haha manatees are baller