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Originally Posted by charlesw299
I learnt to dive in SA - the diving is great - very different to most other places I have dived.
Never did any Great White dives - cage did not do anything for me, but we did dive with 'Ragged Tooth" sharks occasionally and they were fascinating to dive with.
We did not dive with any special gear but made sure to avoid feeding times. There were often as many as 6 mature sharks from 6ft and up.
They were always very curious and would approach us as we stood with our backs to the rocks behind us. Their eyes did not have smooth movements as they circled repeatedly no more than 4 ft away from us.
Area was just south of the city Durban - Google "Raggies Cove" and you should find more info. Here are 2 to start with.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-152164.html
http://boards.bootsnall.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/56900960316/m/55700472316
Great area to dive, warm water, fairly strong currents, turtles, great surges etc.
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not that i was planning a trip to SA anytime soon, but i think i've just taken SA off my potential dive site list
i'm afeared
i find it FASCINATING that you can time it where they are not feeding and have your backs up against a wall where you can just sit and watch them. that sounds incredible. i just dont know that i would ever do anything more than watch the video someone ELSE made
i did the shark cage adventure on Oahu and i agree now with the people feeding them thing and how it can cause trouble. these guys hadnt even started chumming when the sharks started showing up... they knew when they heard the boat motor!! i dont want boat motors to become the feeding call for sharks when i'm about to jump in the water for a dive
