Shark Cage Diving

Used to fetch and drop off staff in Manenberg CT early and late, surfing and spearfishing whilst bleeding for wussies.:)
 
Never ever will you catch me doing that s**t. Even at the aquarium in Cape Town I froze in fear when that ragged tooth f**ker swam by.
 
Gansbaai or Mosselbay. An awesome day out. You don't need a SCUBA certificate. Hop into cage and have fun. If you get sea sick take your pills.
Then near Margate if you want to SCUBA or snorkel, no cage, swim with the Tiger sharks.
I have wandered around in the ocean all over the world and never had a problem with sharks for more than 30 years
Take note I do not surf.
I have seen what lives down there.
 
I have done it in gaansbaai, it wasn't a bad experience, but frankly the show was better from the boat than in the cage
 
Thugscub said:
no cage, swim with the Tiger sharks.
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I've been Shark Cage diving at the Aliwal Shoal, I can't remember how long the dive was but at first it was magical experience like going down to another world but after 15 minutes it starts getting old really fast.

edit: I should point out that I'm one of those people who get easily bored
 
I did its in Gansbaai a few years ago with a company by the name of Marine Dynamics. We went out to Shark Alley (made famous on Discovery Shark Week) and experienced a decent sized Great White.
A great day out all in all, apart from the woman next to me throwing up in the cage.
 
JoburgBantam said:
I did its in Gansbaai a few years ago with a company by the name of Marine Dynamics. We went out to Shark Alley (made famous on Discovery Shark Week) and experienced a decent sized Great White.
A great day out all in all, apart from the woman next to me throwing up in the cage.
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Lol
 
Did it a few years ago.

Was awesome, seeing great whites up close and personal.

Would do it again.
 
A bit late to the party.

I do a lot of diving, including baited shark dives. They are exhilarating, and out of this world. If you love diving, this is bucket list item.

Some tips which I am sure you operator will speak to you about, but here goes:

Baited dives are shallow. Around 10m. You need to have your buoyancy sorted. Controlling buoyancy at 10m is harder than at deeper depths. This means you need to learn to keep your breathing shallow (and not take massive gulps of air) while on the dive and your weights need to be 100%. My weighting for 10m is heavier than recreational dives.

If you cannot control your buoyancy, you may put yourself in danger while sinking below the group which will make you vulnerable as you are lower than the rest of the group, or you may miss most of the dive as you will keep popping to the surface.

Avoid bright, contrasting colours if you don't want attention. I have a pair of large white fins and a black wet suit, which fins I used on my first dive, and I received a lot of attention. Sharks were brushing against my fins and lower body. It was a little unsettling, but didn't feel out of control.

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nm, I see it's cage diving. I don't see why anyone wouldn't do it. It's safe and controlled. Just do it.
 
Not a fan of the idea, especially considering how intelligent sharks are.

Spot a boat. Learn that chum follows. Nice, tasty snack in a cage comes next. If only they knew how to open it... never mind. There's loads of snacks without cages just a bit further down the coast... shark attack happens! Sharks are bad! Close the beaches! Put up nets for them to get caught in! Shark population starts dwindling again.

Alternatively, stop luring them for your entertainment and watch them on Shark Week instead.
 
Used to spend a lot of time in the ocean. Saw my biggest sharks in Gorden's bay while skiing. I also saw that air jaws thing where they tow the fake seals several years later. :unsure:
 
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