So by the look of the Shark Shield "E Field" picture a couple of posts up the, the E Field extends from the board mounted thingy to the end of the leg zappy thingy. Even if it's hanging at 45 degrees when you're moving slowly or with water current then the shark would need to come from that same general direction to get in the field.
Keep up the friendly banter.

Why would I do that bjshack? I've got a competing product. Well, I will have according to marketing. And get this, it'll blow your mind: it uses magnets. Magnets!



In fact I've got a whole list of ideas for new products:

At the end of the day I believe your better off having one than not and the more people with some form of shark deterrent the better for all of us. It's great to see some innovative ideas and new products. There are enough Nasty things in this world without us having to have to worry about bloody sharks

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SP said...

Ctngoodvibes said...
If your definition of good is having a Hoover attached to the end of your shooter, then yes they are great

Hoover?

If you mean the antennae, then yeah, that is the only real drawback I can see hence the question about how they work, does it zap you heaps, get tangled up??

JB
The submerged thing I'm happy about after speaking to them..
The thing would need to be out of the water, I don't paddle that quick.

Yes it does cause drag get tangled up and zap you quite regulary. It's crap for surfers but I believe it would deter a shark. I got one back when we had about 4 attacks back to back but have since changed to surf safe. If shark shield release a version that is practical for surfers I would be open to going back to them.

Cheers for the reply, kinda what I thought.

Just out of interest how strong is the zap it gives you?

Pretty strong - it's not pleasant but that gives confidence it's working!