kayaker killed in Hawaii today

[TekkaYaker]

Bad day in Hawaii today..

http://m.hawaiinewsnow.com/#!/newsDetail/24114775

[Fishwhisperer619]

Wow thats awful. Even though we dont have tigers here, i am still skeptical about hanging my legs over the sides. I don't believe it stated in the article, but did the kayaker bleed out from the initial bite out of his leg or was there a second bite? Prayers to the family

[wiredantz]

thanks for posting this up... i am going to be careful of where i put my legs

[PAL]

A few more details. There were warnings that the shark risk was elevated. Yet a shark had never killed or even seriously injured a kayak angler up to now.

How big could the chances have been? Not huge I think, but Hawaii was a likely location if it had to happen. Very sad.

http://www.kayakfishmag.com/news/an-...rick-a-briney/

[wiredantz]

ITS A BLUE KAYAK!

O wait!! its one of those hobie pedal kayak, that have moving part underwater

"a granite colored 9-foot long Hobie Mirage Sport"

[maui jim]

Good thing mine's dolphin colored ......Sharks fear my Cobra....

[PAL]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

ITS A BLUE KAYAK!

O wait!! its one of those hobie pedal kayak, that have moving part underwater

"a granite colored 9-foot long Hobie Mirage Sport"

The victim's appears to have been the granite one. No one can say whether he had used the pedal drive immediately prior to the strike. I mentioned it primarily because the short 'yaks and lack of rigging are data points that suggest experience level when so much other information is unavailable, maybe forever.

I don't see Hawaii's on the water environment and hazards the same as ours locally. For the most part, Hawaii's sharks are more aggressive, curious test biters. Kayak anglers encounter them on a regular basis.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by PAL

A few more details.... http://www.kayakfishmag.com/news/an-...rick-a-briney/

"...Tabon believes the tiger sharks have come to associate kayak anglers with easy meals, presumably fish struggling on the line. Such ‘taxation’ is common in water’s tropical oceanic waters. He’s seen big tiger sharks up close many times. He thinks dangling feet in the water is a bad idea, although he does it himself from time to time....."

There you go

[Old Man in the Sea]

Post from my facebook Friend Bluewater Jon...

http://www.sharkshield.com/blog/i-ow...y-kid-s-mom/42

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