Thanks Surfsup, your posts are always appreciated, this used to be well known fishery info for these beaches. Until they outlawed white shark fishing, a few commercial guys in small boats (more like skiffs as I recall) would anchor up about a half mile+ off those beaches. 2 to sometimes 5 or 6 boats. I later learned there was a well known and reliable fishery for mostly younger white sharks there that went to the meat market. They'de sit out there in season, put out a slick and wait. Easy Sharking, I never heard of any recreational guys hitting it. Many local kayak anglers, boaters, lifeguards and surfers know the sharky history of the area, encounters are not uncommon.
As far as the maneater shark issue goes...This is a pitch for Shark Shield
Deep into this Shark Shield thing, lately I've talked to more people about shark concerns than I normally would in a lifetime. The bottom line with ocean users seems to have little foundation in the fear of an attack. Rather, it's the availability of the technology that draws them to the product.
New to recreational ocean users (since the old commercial and military units weighed 5 pounds), the technology allows us to be in and on the water with a sense of peace-of-mind that wasn't availble until very recently. I've fished my kayak long enough to know that a few encounters and experiences on the water could have been different for me and others but that never would have stopped any of us from plying a spot.
More people use the water today than ever I think and I've encouraged that for nearly 15 years. With my Shark Shield, sharks are no longer a consideration... ever! I only refrain from bloodying-up the water if I'm fishing with "unprotected" buddies and I preach "TBC-Total Blood Containment" a lot more than I practice it anymore. There is no longer a need to. And my fish are freshest.
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