Shark Shield - Yay or Nay

Are there any other similar products on the market?

Any chance this gets done before the Roots Tournament in Santa Cruz on Sunday, October 18th?  Not trying to rush, just curious.

Are there any other similar products on the market?

Not that I am aware of or would consider using.

Any chance this gets done before the Roots Tournament in Santa Cruz on Sunday, October 18th?  Not trying to rush, just curious.

We can do a group NCKA purchase now with 10% off through shop but as far as the extras from SS we have sent a few emails and should have some answer Monday.  They usually get to us within a week and I can get them to everyone next day, free shipping over 100.00.

Matt

Thats alot of money for us less than 6 figure blue collar folks with the "HOPE" you wont get nailed. Thats almost the price of a kayak! What next, dumb driver shield? Bear n mtn lion shields for hunting and hiking? Aerial bird poop shield? 3-4k later youl be safe!

Just an update, I am working with Shark Shield to see what kind of deal we can do.  At the end of the day if we have to do a group buy with NCKA discount through the shop then we will do that.  At this moment does not seem that I can get 3 year warranty extended but I am trying.

I'll let you guys know next week.

Matt

Thanks Matt!  And Craig too for hounding them on FB. 

The Fb sales rep did not have any deals for me and he says the can only give those deals at 'presentations' per their sales /dealer agreements

My hope now is to hear back from  Matt whether he can work a deal ...If not I can  just go straight through shark shields site and pay full price 649 + 139 for the 3 yr..and tax and shipping   
wanting a new freedom 7 and the 3 year warranty for the extra $$$

going to wait and see if Matt has heard anything...hope soon...wanted to have one for my wife by the 15th-16Th

btw used the shield for my first long day 630 a.m until 2+ p.m..stayed green lighted all day 7 hours easy... but finally ran out and was 100% dead and would not make even the 'low charge' red light when I checked it just before landing...they say 'up to 7 hrs' so that seems right

I bumped my game clip against it again when wetting my fish and even the dead ones(almost all were dead)began to vibrate and twitch  for a while even after the contact was not there

later in the day I was sitting wide legged with feet in the water , to access my center hatch, and thought I felt my hip muscle twitching from the position I was cramped in ...when  I noticed the swell was tapping the SS pig tail against my outer hip  ...twitching it 

I am probably going to buy one soon...

That would be a real test. Can it keep me from landing sharks all the damn time?! 

The Fb sales rep did not have any deals for me and he says the can only give those deals at 'presentations' per their sales /dealer agreements

My hope now is to hear back from  Matt whether he can work a deal ...If not I can  just go straight through shark shields site and pay full price 649 + 139 for the 3 yr..and tax and shipping   
wanting a new freedom 7 and the 3 year warranty for the extra $$$

going to wait and see if Matt has heard anything...hope soon...wanted to have one for my wife by the 15th-16Th

btw used the shield for my first long day 630 a.m until 2+ p.m..stayed green lighted all day 7 hours easy... but finally ran out and was 100% dead and would not make even the 'low charge' red light when I checked it just before landing...they say 'up to 7 hrs' so that seems right

I bumped my game clip against it again when wetting my fish and even the dead ones(almost all were dead)began to vibrate and twitch  for a while even after the contact was not there

later in the day I was sitting wide legged with feet in the water , to access my center hatch, and thought I felt my hip muscle twitching from the position I was cramped in ...when  I noticed the swell was tapping the SS pig tail against my outer hip  ...twitching it 

OOC, Are you attaching it to the kayak (like the grab handle) or to your ankle?

I put it on the side of my seat  where it can velcro around the strap supports and use a tether just in case to my milk crate ..and it dangles over the side perfect amount ,down, and trails out a bit behind when drifting-- down when calm etc

I put it on the side of my seat  where it can velcro around the strap supports and use a tether just in case to my milk crate ..and it dangles over the side perfect amount ,down, and trails out a bit behind when drifting-- down when calm etc

So you broke down and bought a SS. Well what do you think does it give you peace of mind?

I put it on the side of my seat  where it can velcro around the strap supports and use a tether just in case to my milk crate ..and it dangles over the side perfect amount ,down, and trails out a bit behind when drifting-- down when calm etc

Cool. I've had one for 6 years and have yet to use it.

wizz --see if charges and then set it aside a few days and plug in again see how long it takes to bump back to full charge""

as a bench mark my new Sshiedl on sunday after fishing gets plugged in and will go full green light charged from blinking red 'charging' so monday a.m its sitting there plugged in green---then i put it aside and before going fishing later in the week---right before i plug it in again and it blinks red a few minutes then greens full again

wonder what yours after 6 years does---does it still even charge..have you tried...im thinking along the lines of tool batteries being left dead too long--no good etc

I know for me the most impressive thing about this thread--is seeing first hand how hard Matt went to bat to try and put this product in ncka members hands

a lot of work went into his end and I for one want to say thank you

The fact that S shield does not have much flex on pricing to offer kind speaks for the support they set up for their dealers and the fact that they have the best/only product of this type

That said Matt has done and is doing all possible to try and help us out here----
if anyone here is still interested in shark shield please  take second and p.m Matt---he is trying to do us favor and must be creative within their dealer rules to even 'try' and help a select few get new shield soon

so all who expressed interest maybe send a thank you to him today so you can hear for your self where a group buy might be now

Dont forget Dave at Kayak Connection in Santa Cruz and Moss Landing also went well out of his way to put on a SS demo night, complete with free beer, pizza and A-Hulls   

I will be sending PM's to those who expressed interest this afternoon.

Thank you all for your patience,


Matt