does any1 hEre lived from hawaii? shark-surfing Q
 

okay please no trolls in this thread thi sis a serious question i have a daugheter who wants desperately to go surfing in hawaii but i am concerned about the sharks there. what are the risks involved with shark attacks and surfing in hawaii? should i let my dauther surf there or should i encourage her to do rollarskating instead?

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Sprinkle some Meat Tenderizer on her and she will be fine

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I can't imagine where on the internet you could go to find statistics on shark attacks in Hawaii. Tough one.

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This can't be a serious thread. There are only a handful of shark attacks each year and they are usually done by one or two breeds.

Do you let your daughter play in the rain, or do you keep her inside so she doesn't get hit by lightning?

Quit being overprotective.

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If there was only a way to search the internet. I might need to start a company to do this. I think I'll call it Google.

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yes my wife says im being overprotective, our dautghter is 23 years old but i love my little girl and i have bad shark memories. finally to fully explain where i´m coming from a gypsy once advised me to be weary of the sea.

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Pics of daughter requested.

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Bruiser,

Did you ever pass that English class?

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F-

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Re: does any1 hEre lived from hawaii? shark-surfing Q
 

when you're going shark-surfing, the most important thing to do is to make sure you pick out a good shark. when you're starting off, it's best to choose one with a nice flat back because that's what easiest to stand on. after you get more experienced, try to find the shark with the roundest smoothest back that you think you can ride in. i had a friend in college who kept bringing in the easiest smooth-backed sharks we'd ever seen. ol' Flatback we used to call him!

once you've mounted the shark, make sure you've got your chum-bucket ready. that shark's not going to go where you want unless you really throw that chum way out in front of where you want to go.

when you've gone as far as you want to go on your shark, give him a pat on the nose. he'll know that he should swim up next to another shark and let you hop onto that one. and for the love of god, please don't sit on the shark. it's not a horse. even Flatback knew how to stand up on a shark.

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i'll allow it

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Isn't this Bruiser's new account? What the hell with having a daughter? I'll take coke bender/been up three days before making this thread for $1000, Alex.

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Fonzie jumped a shark once. It was awesome.

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who the f moved this to travel?

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Move this thread back to OOT.

It isn't about Hawaii.

It's about shark surfing.

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Someone who obviously believes that Travel has even lower standards than OOT.

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I grew up there and during the summers often went bodysurfing every day. We did have a shark circle around us once, but nothing happened.

It's one of those things that's terrible to think about, but the chances of anything happening are so remote, it gets crazy to worry about it. If you aren't not too frightened to let your daughter drive a car, you should relax about shark attack worries.

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Holy [censored] that's awesome.

If you, somehow, don't let your *23 year old daughter* go surfing in Hawaii, then how could you let your *23 year old daughter* eat french fries or drive a car which are two vastly more dangerous activities for her well being.

23 year old daughter highlighted for that fact that, she is 23 years old.

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is she going in the winter? i'd be more concerned about her swimming ability than getting hit. the currents and wave strength on north swells are no joke and she probably hasn't been in anything comparable unless she's surfed nor cal or other pacific spots. if she's done nor cal, then she's been in worse shark attack spots anyway.