06-24-2009, 05:12 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Unlike most tubers, I began my tubing career by fishing in an old inner tube off the beaches of southern California. I never fished fresh water from my tube until I had been tubing salt water for several years. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have fished all the bays and estuaries along the Pacific coastline and along much of the Gulf of Mexico. When people ask me "What about sharks?" I say "Let them look out for themselves."[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Never heard of a tuber getting bit by sharks. But, I also never consciously launch in waters where I am liable to find any of the more aggressive and dangerous ones...tigers, bulls or whites. The others are usually more open water species not likely to be found inshore where most tubing takes place. Leopards are not potentially dangerous, unless you put your fingers in their mouth while unhooking them. Stingrays should not be brought close enough to stick you or your craft. Cut them loose.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fact: Dogs, horses, cattle and even pigs kill more people every year than sharks. And, if you have a fear of danger, don't drive your vehicle on any road with other vehicles on it. Have you checked the stats for auto deaths each year in your area?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have fished all the bays and estuaries along the Pacific coastline and along much of the Gulf of Mexico. When people ask me "What about sharks?" I say "Let them look out for themselves."[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Never heard of a tuber getting bit by sharks. But, I also never consciously launch in waters where I am liable to find any of the more aggressive and dangerous ones...tigers, bulls or whites. The others are usually more open water species not likely to be found inshore where most tubing takes place. Leopards are not potentially dangerous, unless you put your fingers in their mouth while unhooking them. Stingrays should not be brought close enough to stick you or your craft. Cut them loose.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fact: Dogs, horses, cattle and even pigs kill more people every year than sharks. And, if you have a fear of danger, don't drive your vehicle on any road with other vehicles on it. Have you checked the stats for auto deaths each year in your area?[/#0000ff]
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