Another Hit and Run Shark incident

[JohnMckroidJr]

Off Northern California

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/05/kay...Zi30_qdQnvGUY0

[FullFlavorPike]

I think the bigger takeaway from that story is "ALWAYS HAVE A BILGE PUMP"

[FISH11]

That's what I was thinking. he could have been pumping out some of the water by having the bilge pump in the hatch between the legs while still being able to use the mirage drive to make it to shore. Glad he's OK.

[Hunters Pa]

Originally Posted by FISH11

That's what I was thinking. he could have been pumping out some of the water by having the bilge pump in the hatch between the legs while still being able to use the mirage drive to make it to shore. Glad he's OK.

I have often wondered about using the bait tank pump to empty the bulge in an emergency. I built my tank with the battery in a dry box. I could tie the tank to the side of the yak with the pump inside the bilge. Water would be pumped out of the bilge and into the tank which would be outside the kayak.

Hope I never have to find out if it would work, but the bait pump is an asset in an emergency

[TJones]

Originally Posted by Hunters Pa

I have often wondered about using the bait tank pump to empty the bulge in an emergency. I built my tank with the battery in a dry box. I could tie the tank to the side of the yak with the pump inside the bilge. Water would be pumped out of the bilge and into the tank which would be outside the kayak.

Hope I never have to find out if it would work, but the bait pump is an asset in an emergency

Too risky worrying about whether or not the pump is gonna prime. Safe bet is to carry a pump. After the shark bite into the kayak, he should have been paddling with hatch open and inspecting for a leak which is pretty much a given. A hand pump and he would have been home free.

[Hunters Pa]

Originally Posted by TJones

Too risky worrying about whether or not the pump is gonna prime. Safe bet is to carry a pump. After the shark bite into the kayak, he should have been paddling with hatch open and inspecting for a leak which is pretty much a given. A hand pump and he would have been home free.

Agreed, I always carry a hand pump. My bait pump is at the end of the intake hose that hangs over the side so priming is not a concern

[TJones]

Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Off Northern California

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/05/kay...Zi30_qdQnvGUY0

Every year someone gets attacked up north.