Where Are The Best Places To Surf?

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 10:47 am

Im just starting to learn how to surf and I was just wondering a place where there not shark invested I know there are sharks all over the ocean but where is there a beach with little to no sharks.

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2 Responses to “Where Are The Best Places To Surf?”

  1. John F Says:
    January 28th, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    First of all, there are sharks in every ocean of the world. They are an ancient species well adapted to varying conditions. They live in the ocean we are just visitors. They are not mindless eating machines like they are portrayed in hysterical Hollywood movies, but they are very dangerous predators.
    I have been swimming in the ocean and back bays for about fifty years, and surfing for almost 43. I spent years as an avid shark fisherman. I have since given up shark fishing, but not surfing. It is a professional courtesy. I don’t eat sharks, they don’t eat me. They haven’t gotten me yet, although I have learned enough about them and to generally know when it’s a good time to paddle into the beach.
    Unfortunately, they do come in shallow water, I have caught BIG sharks in three or four feet of water. And, sometimes, certain species, may mistake people in wetsuits for a tasty treat, thinking they are going to eat a seal. We are NOT their food of choice, and even most of the biggest species would much rather eat some tasty mullet or menhaden than some yucky human. Remember, they haven’t gotten me, yet. Go surfing!!!
    Statistically, you are far more likely to be struck by lightning on the same day that you hit the lottery than ever be nipped by a shark. It is a shame to let an unreasonable fear of something like that keep you away from surfing. Take some time to learn about sharks, and to understand them. Certainly, from time to time, they will eat a surfer, but that is just pretty rare. You don’t see the beaches littered with the bloody body parts of surfers who have been half eaten by brother shark, do you?
    Take the time to learn about sharks, and get that Hollywood terror out of your mind. remember, they are dangerous, but so is crossing the street to go to the beach in the first place. Check out this link, it has some facts, not hype, and then….Go Surfing! Good luck!http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/ISA…

  2. Anonymous Says:
    January 28th, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    If you surf you just have to accept that they are there and that the chances are you are not going to get attacked.
    The Surfboard Manhttp://www.thesurfboardman.com