Official GWS Thread

Fhe guy at ss said it was cool to drop the electrode throu a scupper with the unit onboard, so no the unit dosnt have to be in the water, just the electrode...Imalmost certain its the same with the freedom....

I'm going to attach mine to the very stern of my yak so it's out of the way. at least that's the idea right now. It'll trail behind like a little tail.

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,14053.0.html a great article if your on the fence about the ss

Negative WAF for letting your wife watch Shark Week.  Every night at 9PM this week on the Discovery Channel. The airborne sharks of South Africa are on today. Totally Awesome!!! 

Scott

Anybody catch the guy that swims with GWS's (no cage) and pets them into a tonic state?  Major BALLS... incredible to watch on TV, and the photography and what we're learning about these wild animals is pretty amazing, but I still think he's going to end up like Timothy Treadwell (i.e., GWS poopie).

Anybody catch the guy that swims with GWS's (no cage) and pets them into a tonic state?  Major BALLS...

My guess is that they feed the GW's till their belly is full and can't eat anymore...and THEN they dive down. Still - a ballsy thing to do 

my shark shield (freedom 7) came in the mail just a few days after I ordered it.

looks like an alien skull and spinal cord that the predator would cherish,  .

a little bigger and thicker and more massive than I was hoping, but not too bad.

The charger and the LED's seem to do what they are supposed to.

I put some dielectric grease on the charger pins to hopefully avert any possible corrosion.

I like the idea of attaching it at the very stern of the yak, so it's out of the way and does not make the yak turn one way or the other, but hanging it off the back of your seat alongside the rear quarter of the yak should work too.

mine fits over my folded up rudder, and I'll probably affix it there so I don't lose it and try that.

okay danglin, I'm ready for the bean in october if you are!  . not to mention xj-15...

John

okay danglin, I'm ready for the bean in october if you are!

                                                     

John,
Cool, that was quick! Last year i waited 2 and a half mnths. But that was when they bringing the new 7hr models out  to replace the older 4 hr models. I like the way mine looks and agree it does look sinister. Btw how long is the "antenna" on the freedom. On the surf its 9'6" from unit to tip. Cant wait to hear about the field test. I hope i didnt overstate its compact formfactor. Your gonna be "shocked" to find out how much zap this lil device puts out

John,
Cool, that was quick! Last year i waited 2 and a half mnths. But that was when they bringing the new 7hr models out  to replace the older 4 hr models. I like the way mine looks and agree it does look sinister. Btw how long is the "antenna" on the freedom. On the surf its 9'6" from unit to tip. Cant wait to hear about the field test. I hope i didnt overstate its compact formfactor. Your gonna be "shocked" to find out how much zap this lil device puts out

yeah, it came in just a few days.

I'd say the antenna is about 7'6" long, about half the length of my scupper pro.

more comments:

with something that expensive, they should provide a better instruction sheet, they just have a double sided xerox that is not even centered. I would expect more of a booklet. at least it looks like the real engineers wrote the sheet, not some poorly informed tech writer.

the packaging is fine.

I am concerned about misplacing the charger, you need to use their special charger. 

Sharky, what about leaking or corrosion on the unit? any problems with yours on that score?

John

John,
Mine seems SUPER resistant to corrosion, and I'm a good candidate to test that as i often forget the fresh wash part of the trip. I haven't used dielectric on the jack yet, but should. Still the metal looks like the day i got it. Its held up way better than any other electronics on my boat. the plastic seems tough.
i spoke to the guy at SS about the single sheet documentation, he said they were so tight they couldn't even afford to put a booklet together. He also said the info provided should suffice, and if not don't hesitate to call..
I hear you on the special charger. Just what i need another charger. however it is a nice one with all the international converters...
I'm confident once you use it youll be happy with what you got

Bean in October?  Why not launch at pigeon and paddle south???  I'm sure we could even find someone with a boat to be on standby.  If the kayaks get munched, you just jump in the boat and go motoring for albacore.

Sounds like a perfect day. 

Bean in October?  Why not launch at pigeon and paddle south???  I'm sure we could even find someone with a boat to be on standby.  If the kayaks get munched, you just jump in the boat and go motoring for albacore.

Sounds like a perfect day. 

I caught the halibut in my avatar by starting south of the island, but within sight of it and paddling north. in november 2006. the hair on the back of my neck did raise up a few times as I was fishing alone that day (it was a weekday, with zero swell and zero wind). I think I caught it just south of the new MLPA line.

seems like the shark shield is a worthy investment for that sort of day.

how about this?             

Clean work, Adam.   

An apparent sighting of The Landlord has closed Stinson Beach.

The article quotes an individual as having spotted an "8 to 10 foot shark, possibly a Great White". Accounting for the usual exaggeration that goes with fish stories, this could easily have been a big Leopard? Or a salmon shark?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/25/BA2812HVSB.DTL&tsp=1