Greetings all,
I'm training for the Shark Swim in July. I've decided to wear a wet suit. Most wet suits I've worn for scuba or windsurfing come in black. This makes one look like a seal. All the shark attack research I've read says that most attacks on humans occur because of mistaken identity. The logical conclusion is that one should wear bright colors that proclaim to sharks, "I am not a seal". But have you ever strolled around a fishing tackle shop? All the expensive lures are bright and loudly colored which seem to suggest fish like bright. Do any of you have an opinion on the question 'dark like a seal or bright like a lure?'.
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I forgot to say that the thread message about looking like a seal or a lure Last year a lady in California was swimming with seals and she was attacked by a shark and killed. She went swimming just about every day and liked to swim with the packs of seals (not Navy SEALS) she was wearing a black wetsuit. However lifeguards
said that the real danger was being in the pack of seals not so much being out there swimming or wearing the black wetsuit. Around Monteray Ca. I think..try a google search for the full story.
I forgot to say that the thread message about looking like a seal or a lure Last year a lady in California was swimming with seals and she was attacked by a shark and killed. She went swimming just about every day and liked to swim with the packs of seals (not Navy SEALS) she was wearing a black wetsuit. However lifeguards
said that the real danger was being in the pack of seals not so much being out there swimming or wearing the black wetsuit. Around Monteray Ca. I think..try a google search for the full story.
