10-22-2009, 08:33 PM
[quote flygoddess]Okay, but seriously, I think you don't hear of attacks from Gators, or etc on Tubers because, I am sure tubers just don't float the waters where these things are active.
I mean, sure there are sharks all over the ocean, but if there were a sighting of one in a bay that is normally used for tubing, I am betting no tubing till it is gone.[laugh][/quote]
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[#0000ff]1. You are right. Very few other wackos out on the waters I tubed in the south...unless they were in boats with high sides. But, there are a growing number of both tubers and tooners in some of the potentially hazardous areas. The one thing I tried to pay attention to was the season and the water temps. In the colder waters of late fall, winter and early spring, reptiles are torpid and much less of a potential problem. But, as soon as I noticed them coming out to sun themselve, I put my tube away.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]2. Not all sharks are SHARKS. Only a very few species are proven to attack humans unprovoked...or even as a case of mistaken identity. I would NEVER knowingly tube in waters where there was a liklihood of encountering great white sharks, tiger sharks or bull sharks. After that, I am not worried. I have caught a lot of small sharks while tubing and have seen a few medium sized sharks, but have never seen big sharks nor had any act like they wanted to invite me to lunch. I do not go out of my way to flaunt danger, but I do not worry about things that do not need to be worried about either.[/#0000ff]
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I mean, sure there are sharks all over the ocean, but if there were a sighting of one in a bay that is normally used for tubing, I am betting no tubing till it is gone.[laugh][/quote]
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[#0000ff]1. You are right. Very few other wackos out on the waters I tubed in the south...unless they were in boats with high sides. But, there are a growing number of both tubers and tooners in some of the potentially hazardous areas. The one thing I tried to pay attention to was the season and the water temps. In the colder waters of late fall, winter and early spring, reptiles are torpid and much less of a potential problem. But, as soon as I noticed them coming out to sun themselve, I put my tube away.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]2. Not all sharks are SHARKS. Only a very few species are proven to attack humans unprovoked...or even as a case of mistaken identity. I would NEVER knowingly tube in waters where there was a liklihood of encountering great white sharks, tiger sharks or bull sharks. After that, I am not worried. I have caught a lot of small sharks while tubing and have seen a few medium sized sharks, but have never seen big sharks nor had any act like they wanted to invite me to lunch. I do not go out of my way to flaunt danger, but I do not worry about things that do not need to be worried about either.[/#0000ff]
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