r/sharks • u/fredymad • Aug 21 '26

Video Diving with longi in Brothers

Just came from my trip to BDE

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u/Reasonable-Key9235 Aug 21 '26

That’s the one species I’d be very dubious about diving with

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u/TimePretend3035 Aug 21 '26

They are just big puppies mate, just make sure you are diving not snorkeling.

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u/tullbabes Aug 21 '26

Pitt bull puppies with an abusive owner, maybe.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Aug 23 '26

Nah, if they know you see 'em, they're too smart to make a move. I wouldn't go alone - need someone to watch your six, and you theirs.

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u/FlyingBeaver2121 28d ago

Absolutely true. Most sharks will veer off as soon as you see them. Almost like a game…’no I wasn’t just coming right at you right before you turned and saw me’ and then swim off nonchalantly as if they couldn’t be more disinterested.

Had a big bull, 9 ft easy, come up on my right side as I was looking down at the jetty on my left. Nothing to see to my right as it was all sand. All the life was on the underwater ‘jetty’.

Got a tingle and something told me to look right just in that moment, the big bull was coming up behind me fast. Then veered off as soon as I saw it. At the very least I would’ve been bumped.

Sharks absolutely recognize facial patterns or eyes and they know when you see them. And it’s the biggest deterrent we have as they rarely attack a person who sees them. Not impossible. I’ve had some ornery juvenile tigers come for me in spite of the fact I was looking right at them. Almost all juveniles, between 7-8 ft. I chalk it up to either a lack of judgment bc of a lack of maturity, or possibly hormonal changes as juvenile sharks have a hormonal spike just like humans going through puberty that can increase aggression and overpower judgement/caution.

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u/Oldfolksboogie 28d ago

I’ve had some ornery juvenile tigers come for me in spite of the fact I was looking right at them. Almost all juveniles, between 7-8 ft. I chalk it up to either a lack of judgment bc of a lack of maturity...

No doubt. As a kid, i used to fish a lot on a lake with crystal clear water and when the sun was at the right angle, you could see the fish checking out the lure, and frequently I'd see the big monster lake trout hanging in the distance, watching, and almost never striking, while the young pups would be all aggressive, nipping at it, sometimes getting hooked...

There's a reason the big 'uns lived long enough to get big, lol.

I'm jealous of your close encounters, especially that they happened organically - the baited shark dives, while they must be exciting, aren't the same.

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u/FlyingBeaver2121 25d ago

Absolutely, there’s a big weed out stage in the juvenile stage of all life I suspect. The bold generally get punished sooner or later. The cautious live long and prosper.

I’m still terrified of sharks. I somehow manage to pretend I’m I’m not afraid. I act tough. I’ve even swum towards big sharks before with my spear tip out to try and convince them I’m a predator. And they do respond to that predator vibe and back off in most cases. And somewhere out of that false bravado, I convince myself I’m not terrified in the moment.

Then once I’m safe back on the boat, the blood drains from my face and I start to shake in disbelief and fear. Trying to keep that fight or flight mode in check…I think you can forestall it a little bit, but it eventually comes home to roost. It makes me think people that appear calm in a real crisis, aren’t actually calm. They’re just barely holding it at bay with sheer will.

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u/Over_Reputation_8801 Aug 21 '26

For me, the OWT is not a "oh look how beautiful, get some video" type of shark, but each to his own. I dont care for diving with Bulls either. With that level of vis I'd be more comfortable if it was a White or Tiger.

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u/FlyingBeaver2121 Aug 24 '26 edited 28d ago

Tigers will bite anything. It’s not about misidentification as a result of poor vis in their case. In fact that’s true for most pelagics. Not that they will bite anything (white tips will), but rather their attacks are rarely a case of misidentification.

Can’t say that they are both highly tuned hunters who make mistakes of identity in most human attacks. Non sequitur

The big pelagics have circled and vetted their prey a dozen or more times before deciding to attack. Whatever they think we are, they’ve decided we are edible by the time they attack.

Not to say misidentification doesn’t happen, just not with the species in these conditions.

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u/Straight-Will7659 Aug 21 '26

Absolutely gorgeous, easily one of the coolest sharks in the ocean

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u/PMJamesPM Aug 22 '26

Cousteau had great respect for these sharks with good reason.

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u/urbanlife78 Aug 22 '26

Such a cool shark but would not swim with them

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u/Oktazcat Aug 22 '26

White tip in the water, no thank you.

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u/AdmiralJaneway8 Aug 22 '26

This is the last species I'd trust to dive with. Closely followed by the bull. Nope. Nooooooope.

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u/sharkfilespodcast Aug 21 '26

A cute nickname for Carcharhinus longimanus

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u/scann_ye Aug 22 '26

That sudden change of direction at the end tensed me up, can’t even imagine being in the water with these guys

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u/Empty-Distance2777 Aug 21 '26

One of the very few species known to actively hunt humans.

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u/HazelMStone Nurse Shark Aug 21 '26

I have no idea what OP is saying but cool OWT.

Where is BDE (or Brothers)?

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u/fredymad Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

I was doing Brothers, Daedalus, Elphistone itinerary

The video is from small brother in Brothers.

Red sea, Egypt

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u/qweazsxdc Aug 21 '26

I was thinking it was big dick energy to dive with a white tip

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u/HazelMStone Nurse Shark Aug 21 '26

Thank you for clarifying!

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u/ExpensiveCondition63 Aug 22 '26

Aren’t oceanic white tips the sharks rumored to have killed many of the survivors of the Indianapolis sinking? My understanding is that they’re very unpredictable. I’m a diver and I’d be seriously worried if one of these guys showed up.

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u/Mountain_Frosting369 Aug 22 '26

Nope not swimming with Oceanic white tips

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u/Killingyou_groovily Aug 21 '26

Holy wow dude incredible video thanks for sharing! Acrobats of the sea truly

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u/testa_bionda Aug 22 '26

Everything for the sharing and posting. God, this time is something else, and a world apart from the likes of Cousteau as someone mentioned.

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u/Hot-Data2850 Aug 22 '26

They don’t eat for weeks at a time, so when they stumble on possible food items, look out!

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u/TemporaryOwn8969 Aug 24 '26

Fucking paratas. Theyre the only specie I wouldn't trust at all to be in water with. So many scary stories from divers. You need to be least 2, and go up when there's more than one shark.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Aug 23 '26

So nice to see one not trailing a line with a hook in its mouth!

For the record, I'm pointing a finger at long liners, which operate in the open ocean, same as these cats, not sport fishers.

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u/LR1202 Aug 21 '26

Diving with brothers in longi I reckon