Cody and Dave travel to the Bahamas to join a Shark Week Special that explores how sharks hunt. Although both are skilled at tackling extreme survival scenarios, this one will require playing the roll of "bait" which has never been popular with either.
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Drawing on the two different cultures that inspire their survival strategies, Cody sets sail in a handmade raft made of driftwood, palm fronds and rope. Dave chooses a more conventional craft although it's hardly much more shark proof.
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Sharks quickly surround both rafts at the first whiff of chum.
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Cody's raft gives out and he's left floating on a driftwood pallet in a swarm of sharks.
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Dave hits the water too, but he's had enough experience with large predators to know that staying calm is the best method to avoid aggressive shark reactions.
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Dave dons a shark suit to begin the next phase of the adventure. As an experienced diver, he knows the gear will protect him from the local Bahamanian sharks.
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Dave mulls over the upcoming dive while Cody takes on a deck job. Does Cody's commitment to going barefoot bar him from wearing fins?
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Dave starts his dive with a smile.
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Dave keeps his distance from a venomous lion fish that's a danger to divers and fishermen. Lion fish are native to the Indo-Pacific but were accidentally introduced into the Atlantic in the mid 1990's.
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A scarred lemon shark with the usual hitchhikers makes a pass at one of the shark dive locations.
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The Caribbean Reef Shark makes up the majority of sharks seen on Bahamian dives. It is easily distinguished by its blunt, rounded snout.
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Dave tries to make friends with one of the regulars.
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Many sharks at Bahamian dive sites are used to divers and often make close passes. These are usually harmless but there are no guarantees.
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