I bought these stickers at the viewing of the Big Wave Project movie. Don't know if they work but definetly can't hurt to try . They are the price of a leg rope . So I put them on my Sup foil board and kite board.
www.sharkeyes.com.au/

Ask Mitchell Rae about his one eye logo from way back when?
Aloha

zoom in top corners Rod Hocker put these on a few years ago. Since then never a serious shark encounter on my RH Hammer Head

stickers cost as much as a leg rope?! Wow

I like this one:



Yesterday "Shark Tracker" showed this alert at my local
Yup... all those pings by tagged Great Whites in 2 days... along 20 miles of beach
Plus 1 "attack"





It was my friend and fellow Breezer Mr. Big
He was not bitten, but said it felt like he was hit by a truck.
His leg was injured by the board impact, but other than that... a good story.
Probably surfing right now

Wow! Was he standing on the board or sitting on it? I have always hoped that sharks are less likely to attack if you are standing on the board - less human flavor in the water.

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cantSUPenough said..
Wow! Was he standing on the board or sitting on it? I have always hoped that sharks are less likely to attack if you are standing on the board - less human flavor in the water.

said he was paddling out, transitioning from prone to standing when it hit
no info on whether he fell in, how quickly he got back on board, and how he got in to shore after the hit

as creek says, cape cod is no joke shark-wise--at times there can be 10's of thousands of seal on that stretch--a veritable buffet--no shock there are whites patrolling and dining

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cboundeast said..

no info on how quickly he got back on board,

I bet i know the answer to this one....

There was this in Cape Cod the other day

I have them on all my boards, surf sup etc.
They are cheaper if you buy a few.
Shannen has years of experience with abalone diving, great guy and i think great option.
attempt to stop the ambush, the suprise attack sharks like to do. they have great eyesight and look ahead.
look them up.

Lookin' good

Sharks...magpies of the sea.

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HumanCartoon said..
Sharks...magpies of the sea.

so is that "magpies sharks of the air"

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Piros said..
I bought these stickers at the viewing of the Big Wave Project movie. Don't know if they work but definetly can't hurt to try . They are the price of a leg rope . So I put them on my Sup foil board and kite board.
www.sharkeyes.com.au/

On a foil board? Isn't the board supposed to be out of the water. Would a shark be able to see these eyes if the board is hoovering above the water? Just asking??

Yes I do realise you start of on the water at first??

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SupsailDave said..
On a foil board? Isn't the board supposed to be out of the water.

Just like surfing, the amount of time paddling out and waiting / positioning for waves dwarfs the time airborne...

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Piros said..
I bought these stickers at the viewing of the Big Wave Project movie. Don't know if they work but definetly can't hurt to try . They are the price of a leg rope . So I put them on my Sup foil board and kite board.
www.sharkeyes.com.au/

I think I will buy some, and maybe I will also paint some on my all my boards because it seems like a good idea:-)

Pretty cool shot of the eyes under my board this morning.

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Piros said..
Pretty cool shot of the eyes under my board this morning.

Not sure if the eyes on the black sticker are Ned Kelly or what?
I have ordered some clear stickers .
Don't care if they work or not, I think they look pretty cool, and they will make me feel less anxious.

Decals arrived yesterday, with some extra freebies.
First try on a pale coloured board.
Set up some guides to try and get them straight.
Not as stressful as applying RSPro.
But worried about stuffing it up.


Ended up with a few small bubbles, but reckon they look good.


Not as confident putting them on a Nalu.
Wanted to avoid the graphics, not sure how they would go on the yellow.
Instructions say to put them on a bit of the board that is going to be in the water, not waving in the air, so didn't want to go too far forward.



Again got a few small bubbles.
Tried to pin prick them, may be an argument for doing the soapy water thing like railsaver.
Think they look even better on the Nalu.


I can see a threatening "mouth" there.
I feel safer already.

That last photo is taken straight from bananas in pyjamas

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micksmith said..
That last photo is taken straight from bananas in pyjamas

The little known Evil B3?

The Power Balance Bands of standup.

The cost of a leg rope or the cost of a texta?

Is this some sort of troll thread?

This is my take on how they work , sharks like to do a sneak attack they don't take on predators head on like two bears in the woods. The big eyes simply make them shy away. They have been designed by Abalone divers in Tassie where multiple divers have been taken by sharks. They started by putting eyes on the back of their wet suits and it works , so now they have made a sticker for the boards. The foils on my board do look like a stingray , favorite tucker for sharks so I am more than happy to test these out. Check out the full story here... www.sharkeyes.com.au/pages/our-story

I'm pretty sure that Shannon Worrall ( big wave maniac, tube of the year winner, all round west oz nice guy) is the man behind shark eyes. He grew up in Esperance, South East Coast west oz ( start or end of the great Australian bight, depending on which way you are coming from). Read about the story and stories of his team and make up your own mind www.sharkeyes.com ,there would be not too many more experienced crew around that have had the encounters that they have. If this is all it takes to save a possible attack then I think it can only be a good thing. Time will tell.

I wonder why they chose to represent typical primate eyes, that very few animals have (and the blue irises is even rarer, a very recent human mutation). On their pics we even see that the shark eyes team painted "normal" eyes on their wetsuits (big black discs in white circles), just like the ones all animals use to fool the predators.

Not one person has been attacked whilst having one of these stickers on their boards so that proves beyond doubt that these stickers are 100% effective.

Suck it, science!

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I'm pretty sure that Shannon Worrall ( big wave maniac, tube of the year winner, all round west oz nice guy) is the man behind shark eyes. He grew up in Esperance, South East Coast west oz ( start or end of the great Australian bight, depending on which way you are coming from). Read about the story and stories of his team and make up your own mind www.sharkeyes.com ,there would be not too many more experienced crew around that have had the encounters that they have. If this is all it takes to save a possible attack then I think it can only be a good thing. Time will tell.

Yeah thanks Herb from WA not Tassie , should have read it properly. This is another shot of what the shark sees pretty amazing.