[LeoWindhorse]

This guy , Brian Wargo , is a total hero . Imagine wrestling 15 foot tiger shark that is in attack mode . He deserves national recognition . Unbelievable story .

[Diana in Wisconsin]

See? SEE? THIS is why I do NOT go into the ocean, beyond the tide pools.

Beyond that, YOU are BAIT! :)

[SandRat]

Gibbs RULE 9, never go anywhere without a knife

[Hot Tabasco]

Active volcanoes, flowing lava, killer tiger sharks.......

[stanne]

Chivalry will never die.

It’s natural law.

Good story.

[Vendome]

[Hugin]

“I got my right hand free and I started hitting it as hard as I could between the gills and the dorsal fin,” Wargo said.

Channeling his inner Chuck Norris.

[goodwithagun]

And this is why I don’t swim in the ocean. Why purposefully lower myself on the food chain?

[GeronL]

without clicking the link it sounds like they might have started it.

lol

[skeeter]

The next moments unfolded in slow motion for Wargo, who is captain of Bite Me Sportfishing in Kailua-Kona.

Consider renaming your business, Mr Wargo.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Clark was paddling her surfboard in murky waters...

Nothing like turning yourself into a king-sized fishing lure.

[Ditter]

We used to fish off shore in the Gulf of Mexico. A woman we knew had caught a Blue Marlin. She had a harness on and her reel was hooked to the harness. She stood up when she got the fish up to the boat. The fish had a burst of strength and it jerked her overboard. She described what it was like to see the fish ahead of her, dragging her down deeper and deeper.

The fish was pulling so hard she could not raise her arms up to un hook the reel from the harness. Finally she said she was able to wriggle one shoulder out of the harness and then the other.

She made it back to the surface and she was rescued. The others on the boat said they would see her for a minute or 2 but then she was too deep and they lost view of her. Luckily the boat was near when she finally made it to the surface.

[what's up]

We know Brian Wargo; we set Brian Wargo him with his first web presence when he came to Hawaii. He’s a hero!

[Cicero]

I spent a whole summer down in the Caribbean, once, many years ago, and did a lot of swimming around the coral reefs after working time was over.

It was incredible.

But I made sure never to go in before putting on a face mask and LOOKING, first, to check for sharks and barracudas. Also, when in, looking around every once in a while to be sure nothing snuck up from behind. There were moray eels, too, but not a problem if you stayed away from their dens.

[blueunicorn6]

“You all know me. You know I can take care of this shark problem for you. I’ll need ten cases of beer, a small nuclear device and a toilet plunger.”