I freak myself out when paddling out all time, Jaws has permanently petrified me of sharks. However, I was able to swim with a white tip reef shark last winter while spearfishing, was one of the biggest thrills. Kind of a get me over the fear swim, didnt work. Still I would love to get in a cage in S. Africa with some great whites. I hear there is one here, great whites are just fairly rare here with the warm waters. Tigers are in abundance, my personal most feared shark.