OT: River Monsters goes out to sea. Jeremy Wade swimming with Sharks!

[DogMania]

I've always been a big fan of the River Monsters TV show. I'm sure they sensationalize much of it, but on the latest episode JW was swimming with a whole bunch of swarming Reef Sharks, and later was in the water when they released a tiger shark that they had caught, tagged and even operated on adding a tracking device which was about 5 times his size. I don't know about you, but there's nothing anyone could do to get me in the water where I have even the smallest shark in sight, at least the ones that are capable of eating me.

Am I alone in this regard? How many out there would love to go swimming where there are sharks swarming around some bate chum? And I'm not talking about being inside some sort of cage.

 

[Mr. Hand]

I won't even get in the water if there's seaweed.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I won't even get in the water if there's seaweed.

Wow, setting the bar high early in the month for unmanliest post.

 

[August_West]

Depends on the Shark. Most are harmless. A couple will mess you up bad. When I lived in California and tried to take up surfing one of the major reasons it didnt stick (other than I sucked) was I actually did feel afraid of Great Whites. I would be paddling or waiting on a wave and the hair on the back of neck would stand straight up sometimes.


Snakes are what I hate. I cant stand Snakes. I will run like a little girl at the thought of a snake.

 

[RichZ]

I've always been a big fan of the River Monsters TV show.

As a fisherman, and a person with a functioning brain, I find it awful. They often piece together video from obviously different sequences in a hokey attempt to add excitement to a scene. eg, I've noted several incidents where he was using completely different gear midway through fighting a fish than he had been earlier (or later) in the same fight. But mostly it's him fretting over whether some trout or something could be a maneater, only to conclude the obvious at the end of the show. No, it couldn't.

...they released a tiger shark that they had caught, tagged and even operated on adding a tracking device which was about 5 times his size.

That's some big- tracking device there!

 

[intlzncster]

I've always been a big fan of the River Monsters TV show. I'm sure they sensationalize much of it, but on the latest episode JW was swimming with a whole bunch of swarming Reef Sharks, and later was in the water when they released a tiger shark that they had caught, tagged and even operated on adding a tracking device which was about 5 times his size. I don't know about you, but there's nothing anyone could do to get me in the water where I have even the smallest shark in sight, at least the ones that are capable of eating me.

Am I alone in this regard? How many out there would love to go swimming where there are sharks swarming around some bate chum? And I'm not talking about being inside some sort of cage.

Went diving on the Great Barrier reef at night. They turn the lights on the boat on full blast. All the fish come to the surface because of the light. All the sharks come to the surface because of the fish. And you just jump right in in the middle of it all. Pretty weird experience.

 

[August_West]

Went diving on the Great Barrier reef at night. They turn the lights on the boat on full blast. All the fish come to the surface because of the light. All the sharks come to the surface because of the fish. And you just jump right in in the middle of it all. Pretty weird experience.

Great Barrier reef is another great white hotbed.

Youre insane.

 

[mauconnfan]

Great Barrier reef is another great white hotbed.

Youre insane.

That's not insane, it's just plain stupid. But he is insane.

 

[BUConn10]

Snakes are what I hate. I cant stand Snakes. I will run like a little girl at the thought of a snake.

Yea? How about turkeys?

 

[August_West]

Yea? How about turkeys?

I dont fear them. I run AT them usually with a large rock in my hand if one is available.

 

[intlzncster]

Youre insane.

But he is insane.

Probably so.

 

[dennismenace]

I dont fear them. I run AT them usually with a large rock in my hand if one is available.

Yes, and with your bottle of ketchup in the other hand!

 

[dennismenace]

How about stingrays?
‘Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin killed by stingray
I used to freak out watching him go into muddy creeks not knowing where the croc's were. He was the bravest/most insane risk taker with the
denizens of the deep.

 

[Fishy]

The show should just be called "Guy Catches Big Fish."

The weekly script that calls for him to pretend that some villager in a remote civilization was devoured by a catfish is so stupid.

 

[8893]

I'm good with sharks. We've got a professional courtesy deal.

 

[DogMania]

The show should just be called "Guy Catches Big Fish."

The weekly script that calls for him to pretend that some villager in a remote civilization was devoured by a catfish is so stupid.

Have you seen the big ass catfish that stalk the murky waters of this planet? I'm a believer.

Now I never said it was quality TV or believable. It's just different and a little entertaining.

Are their folks out there that watch that searching for Bigfoot show? Now that's flat-out ridiculous and I can't imagine anyone watching it that has half a brain. As I've said before, if there's a Bigfoot out there, why haven't people seen Mrs. Bigfoot and little baby Bigfoots. And if he's so freaking bid, how has someone not been able to get a photo off their cell phone.

Now if they were searching for the chupacabra, then that would be something.

 

[Robertelamin]

That show jumped the shark a few years ago.

 

[Danzz]

Went diving on the Great Barrier reef at night. They turn the lights on the boat on full blast. All the fish come to the surface because of the light. All the sharks come to the surface because of the fish. And you just jump right in in the middle of it all. Pretty weird experience.

You are nuts. Sharks coming to the surface and you jump in? I'd watch the fish on the surface from the boat with one of those drinks with an umbrella in it.

 

[Fishy]

I don't care how big it is - you pick the catfish of your choice and I will kick its fat sludge-eating ass.

Come early because that fight ends with me and a deep fryer plating your river monster.

 

[Ukonnfan]

I take the Forrest Gump road; "...... is as ...... does."

 

[August_West]

I don't care how big it is - you pick the catfish of your choice and I will kick its fat sludge-eating ass.

Come early because that fight ends with me and a deep fryer plating your river monster.

Which one is you?

 

[intlzncster]

I take the Forrest Gump road; ". is as . does."

Did the profanity filter censor the word "s tu pid"? . Hahahaha

 

[ctchamps]

Probably so.

I guess my insanity applies to a land shark story. My wife and I were walking on a remote trail in Yellowstone when two guys came running from the opposite direction. They warned my wife and I to turn back because there was a Grizzly not far ahead in the direction we were going. We didn't heed their advice thinking the bear would move on by time we got to the point in the trail where they spotted it. Turns out we saw the Grizzly - a mother and two cubs. My wife slowly moved away. What did I do. I went for the camera. I crouched and was putting the telephoto lens on when the mother spotted me.

She rose on her hind legs and started to stare at me. I figured I was a goner. For whatever reason I couldn't help but admire her so I just gaped. What an incredible creature. Surprisingly, after two minutes, with each of us staring at one another, she dropped to all fours and began browsing for food.

I used up two of my nine lives with this encounter. I walked back and met up with my wife (about a mile from the where we spotted the bears. Never knew she could move so fast!) where she proceeded to maul me for being so stupid. I still bear the scars.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

I guess my insanity applies to a land shark story. My wife and I were walking on a remote trail in Yellowstone when two guys came running from the opposite direction. They warned my wife and I to turn back because there was a Grizzly not far ahead in the direction we were going. We didn't heed their advice thinking the bear would move on by time we got to the point in the trail where they spotted it. Turns out we saw the Grizzly - a mother and two cubs. My wife slowly moved away. What did I do. I went for the camera. I crouched and was putting the telephoto lens on when the mother spotted me.

She rose on her hind legs and started to stare at me. I figured I was a goner. For whatever reason I couldn't help but admire her so I just gaped. What an incredible creature. Surprisingly, after two minutes, with each of us staring at one another, she dropped to all fours and began browsing for food.

I used up two of my nine lives with this encounter. I walked back and met up with my wife (about a mile from the where we spotted the bears. Never knew she could move so fast!) where she proceeded to maul me for being so stupid. I still bear the scars.

great story/moment. I had a weird moment in Wyoming where I had inadvertently brought my friend back home (from Seattle, back to the midwest), only for him to meet up with his college sweetheart. So I was walking out in the dusk/dark and nearly walked into a very large moose (with very large antlers). I was lucky and slowly backed off and walked away without incident. But what an amazing animal, as you found with your bear. It ended up fine, but it might not have.

 

[KemBuckets21]

If any of you go fishing off the coasts of southern california, there are some big humboldt squids that travel in massive packs. I saw some that were 5-6 ft long and later found out that they could weigh up to 200 lbs. This may not be as bad as the guy scared of seaweed, but big squids are scary. Esp since they are mean.

I can only wonder how big they can actually get.

 

[ctchamps]

great story/moment. I had a weird moment in Wyoming where I had inadvertently brought my friend back home (from Seattle, back to the midwest), only for him to meet up with his college sweetheart. So I was walking out in the dusk/dark and nearly walked into a very large moose (with very large antlers). I was lucky and slowly backed off and walked away without incident. But what an amazing animal, as you found with your bear. It ended up fine, but it might not have.

You were lucky because people have been seriously injured by moose. But what an experience. I was stupid and reckless. Normally it's not my nature to do something as crazy as continuing on a path knowing a Grizzly is ahead. I don't possess that daredevil gene. And yet I'm thrilled I acted stupidly. That bear and our locked gazes will forever be etched in my memory.

 

[DogMania]

You were lucky because people have been seriously injured by moose. But what an experience. I was stupid and reckless. Normally it's not my nature to do something as crazy as continuing on a path knowing a Grizzly is ahead. I don't possess that daredevil gene. And yet I'm thrilled I acted stupidly. That bear and our locked gazes will forever be etched in my memory.

If it were me, I'd be Jesse Owens'ing it the other way. Sadly to say, I've never been much of a risk taker. I couldn't help think when I read the bear and moose stories, that we wouldn't get too many of these because most who did what you guys did, aren't around to tell what happened. I have this picture in my mind of a bear sound asleep hibernating in his den with a pile of cameras at his side.

 

[Windsorlocks]

I've always enjoyed the show. But I'm no fisherman. So, I decided to google "is River Monsters a fake show?" Among other returns was this:

An Open Letter to Animal Planet: Learn The Difference Between Real and Fake Monsters

Apparently Wade answered this open letter directly, but I was not able to find his reply.

Well, I've never tangled with a croc, or the elusive Bigfoot. But on at least one occasion, I demonstrated my intelligence was not up to par with the critter I encountered. Sitting on rocks overlooking the Atlantic. Legs stretched out in front of me. I spot a opossum heading my way, with a bunch of baby opossums clinging to her back. And I decided wouldn't it be fun to let Ma opossum just walk right up on my lap? Which she does. On top of my lap, she stops. Raises her nose and begins to sniff the air. And somehow does not see me, or, apparently, smell me, as, after a few seconds, she walks off my lap and continues on her way. Of course I kept perfectly still, but, really, that was so dumb, and thankfully I did not find myself picking pieces of my face up from the rocks.