[Jed Eckert]

Actually the probability of getting attacked by a shark are very, very slim. Me and my family are perfect examples. For over a decade my wife and I made our living in, on and under the coastal waters here in Florida. So did a good number of our friends and their families. My four kids grew up surfing and fishing these very waters. None of us has ever been bitten by a shark despite being in very close proximity countless times.

However, we have all been bitten and stung by various crabs, catfish, jellyfish, stingrays and even a torpedo (electric) ray. Meanwhile, in that time one of our friends was killed by lightning after his boat engine broke down , just yards from the boat dock. In a separate incident I was knocked flat on my rear by a lightning bolt that struck a few yards away from me at the dock.

Nothing wrong with being cautious, just stay out of the water if it's very murky and you see lots of bait fish activity. And especially watch those damn thunderstorms.

[Hot Tabasco]

Actually the probability of getting attacked by a shark are very, very slim. Me and my family are perfect examples.

FWIW, there's never been a recorded incident of a shark attack, bump, or nibble or crab pinch or jellyfish or anemone sting in the great lakes.......A couple of summers when I was a little kid I did come down with swimmers itch tho.