hammerhead encounter vol.647383746467

[skrilla]

Yet another guy looking to get his 15 minutes. Fox 5 San Diego got the exclusive. Interview at 5pm. The preview showed the guy trying to stab it with his paddle which looks like it does nothing but get it excited. I wonder how much the check is...

http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/09/21/a...-from-kayaker/

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A recent shark encounter off the Southern California coast had a kayaker fending off an aggressive hammerhead shark for 15Xminutes.

Mark McCracken, 33, wasXfishing a half-mile off the shore of Santa Barbara at Gaviota State BeachXon SaturdayXwhen the shark started circling him. XHeXused his oar in an attempt to move the shark away from knocking into his kayak. XThe hammerhead did not back down and continued to circle him for the next 15Xminutes.

"I was trolling for bonito yesterday when out of nowhere this tweaked out hammerhead started ramming and biting my kayak," McCrackenXposted.

McCracken continued fighting it off as he bee-lined it back to shore.

"I had to hit him over 20 times before he finally gave me some space but still stalked me for a half mile all the way back to shore," he said. "Even after I was on shore, he paced back and forth in about 3 feet of water like he was just waiting for me to come back out. Pretty bizarre and crazy experience to say the least."

Video of the encounter was captured by a GoPro mounted to the McCracken's head.

Since late August, other kayakers fishingXalong Southern California have takenXvideo of hammerhead sharks. XThe first reported sighting caused San Diego lifeguards to close the beach on August 30.

Hammerhead sharks are rarely seen near the shore, Lt. Andy Lerum of San Diego Lifeguards said. However, warm weather and currents from the south made San Diego waters warmer than usual.

And here's "Mr Markus"

https://instagram.com/mr_markus/

[HobieScot]

I was hoping the HH would bite off the end of the paddle then have him turn around and hit him with the other paddle and have the HH bite the other end off too leaving him stranded


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[jrip]

He swings a mean paddle but all that does is piss em off.

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[skrilla]

Hopefully this footage gives a hint of what NOT to do LOL. Saw it again and noticed a line still in the water... hmm

[Murray]

Originally Posted by skrilla

Hopefully this footage gives a hint of what NOT to do LOL. Saw it again and noticed a line still in the water... hmm

thought I saw the line as well. if there is bait in the water, the shark is going to do his thing. probably a real good idea to remove bait from water if sharks are in the immediate area.

[chris138]

KOOOOOOOOOOK

"I just kicked a shark's ass" ?!?!?!? hahaha you effing pussy

[jorluivil]

For those of you who have no clue what posting of HH videos is doing to our community here's a pic of breaking news on channel 7 in LA

[Pocoloco]

Originally Posted by skrilla

Hopefully this footage gives a hint of what NOT to do LOL. Saw it again and noticed a line still in the water... hmm

First thing I said. THEN I was looking for bait on the deck. What a dick.

[octico]

How about this yahoo ....

[silverbullet]

After looking at his Instagram (posted earlier) I'll say this; He's an adventurer, pretty decent amateur photographer(some cool shots), and definite attention whore.

A little envious of the first two; wish I had the time, money, and commitment.

Last one is going to get him hurt or killed.

[YakDout]

Man that shark is fast!

[jorluivil]

One of these days..................................

[2-Stix]

i fished there 2 weekends ago, bleed and gutted 2 bonito and 2 hammers showed up, fought over the guts and followed me for a bit. A 6' that looks to be in the video and a 10-12' huge thick fat one, that was pretty intimidating. They were a bit active. I went in, the lifeguard chatted with me, older guy, he said he never saw guys go so far out on yaks, I shared about our day, no big deal. These people that are causing problems are calling the news and sending in video. With no footage and just conversations no one cares.

[kareem korn]

I wonder if he's related to Phil

[taggermike]

Damn, that shark was fired up like the guy said some thing about its mother. Or maybe because the guy was thrashing and flailing all over. I'll go with the a second option. Either way, stay cool if a HH drives by. Mike

[domtesta27]

Originally Posted by 2-Stix

i fished there 2 weekends ago, bleed and gutted 2 bonito and 2 hammers showed up, fought over the guts and followed me for a bit. A 6' that looks to be in the video and a 10-12' huge thick fat one, that was pretty intimidating. They were a bit active. I went in, the lifeguard chatted with me, older guy, he said he never saw guys go so far out on yaks, I shared about our day, no big deal. These people that are causing problems are calling the news and sending in video. With no footage and just conversations no one cares.

That does look like the smaller hammer that was bothering us up there, I wonder if he still has that 5 ft of fluoro hanging over his head.....

[domtesta27]

also this video is now on the homepage of CNN and Yahoo news.....

[momo fish]

Cause everyone wants to be famous!! Short term gain without regards to long term pain...


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[kareem korn]

Originally Posted by momo fish

Cause everyone wants to be famous!! Short term gain without regards to long term pain...


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No different than most of the fish reports on here