Landlord tried to collect the rent this morning in Cambria! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FlyYaker · 12-24-2013, 01:41 PM

Leffingwell launch at 0700 12-24-13.
Myself and my brother in law paddle out, he is having a little trouble adjusting to sea kayaking with a little swell. He tells me they don't have any swell in Puget Sound. He showed off his reentry skills twice, he has it down. I tell him we'll hang close (50') until/if he gets comfortable.
We fish a little bit, nothing but gophers. He tells me he is good to go and we can move out.
We begin heading to deeper water and have passed through the paddies and are in 74' of water looking for some deeper kelp or structure.
I hear him ask me if I have a destination in mind. I am about 20' ahead of him so I turned around to answer him. When I looked back I hear a loud thump and see my kayak, my brother in law, and various items on the deck flying up into the air. All being pushed upward by about 3 1/2' of shark head. It was not a huge shark by any means, but when it launches a 6'4" guy 4-5' into the air with his kayak, its big enough.
The reentry lessons have paid off, because he was back on top of the kayak before I finished turning around. He is shaken up but otherwise fine. I told him numerous times that morning, if he wasn't comfortable, let me know and we'll head in. While I am doing an inventory on limbs, I see the holes that are now in the bottom of my buddy kayak. This is the point he tells me. I'm not comfortable anymore, I'd like to head back in. He wants me to gather up his tackle box and water bottle then rethinks his position (belly down on an upside down kayak in open water).
He transfers over onto my kayak, we flip the other over, pull up the tethered items and start for the beach. Fortunately we were more or less 1 mile out and just north of the landing. It was about a forty-five minute paddle back in. I was glad for once to be in the beast(a Fish and Dive). Quite a work out for sure, we had the beast maxxed out. Has any one ever tried to land an overloaded kayak in the surf with two big guys on board? It was low tide and the swell had dropped to 4' or less so the last reentry of the day was clean and except for the rubber legs and fatigue all went smooth. My kayak may be up for sale to cover my hospital bills since my sister in laws, three his sisters and one his wife may beat me violently about the head and face at dinner tonight. I was already looking for another kayak, now I have another reason. I don't have to look for another brother in law though so it is of course all good. I would trade a kayak, paddle, and some assorted tackle any day for a positive outcome to a scary situation like this. PS Ryan, you can take a dump on your kayak without making a mess of your kayak. Your shorts...another story indeed!

roadx · 12-24-2013, 01:53 PM

wow! glad everything turned out well. makes a helluva story

Witty1 · 12-24-2013, 02:47 PM

wow... don't know if I'd be so brave to get back in a kayak after that ordeal.

What kinda shark do you think it was?

FlyYaker · 12-24-2013, 02:57 PM

I'm no expert but I think a Great White about 10-12' long

MrPatrick · 12-24-2013, 03:01 PM

YES!!!!!!!
It is legal to take a poop in a kayak!!!!!! :0

driftwood · 12-24-2013, 03:40 PM

Many consider Cambria to be the southern border of the red triangle.

Great white takes big bite out of kayak off Cambria | Local News ...

Gerry · 12-24-2013, 06:37 PM

Crazy....

StinkyMatt · 12-24-2013, 06:43 PM

So glad it worked out ok.

I was a little puckered up just reading about this. I can't imagine actually being in the middle of it.

You got some celebrating to do with your brother in law.

JeffB · 12-24-2013, 06:55 PM

Thats crazy.....

TJones · 12-24-2013, 07:16 PM

For sharing your experience with us . Glad to here everyone is ok .

619-SWIM-DOG · 12-24-2013, 08:45 PM

Holly Shit..Glad everyone is ok.

The damage to the kayak looks extensive. Wow

chxh8me · 12-24-2013, 10:00 PM

If I let my wife read this, I'd have my boat in no time.
Glad you guys are ok.
Happy holidays to all.

easyday · 12-25-2013, 06:13 AM

Wow........glad you and ur bro in law made it out safely

janines.fishtales@cox.net · 12-26-2013, 03:22 PM

Every time I think of venturing out to open water I see something like this!

Janine

wiredantz · 12-26-2013, 03:44 PM

Scarry! Stuff!

How clear was the water?

Do you think it would of been a different story, if one was out there by themselves?

rhyak · 12-27-2013, 08:24 AM

Scott glad everyone made it out safe. Here are some county by county stats.

lambadmin · 12-27-2013, 09:43 AM

Wow

Glad to hear all ended well!

PAL · 12-27-2013, 10:33 AM

December is supposedly a lower risk time. Great white experts I've interviewed say encounters are most likely in the warmer months - likely coinciding with seal / sea lion pupping season.

Leffingwell now has the distinction of having both the earliest and the latest great white on kayak angler strikes, one in May 2012 and this one in December.

It is also the only other recurring location other than Bean Hollow.

Ryan, is the elephant seal rookery at San Simeon occupied year-round?

rhyak · 12-27-2013, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAL

Ryan, is the elephant seal rookery at San Simeon occupied year-round?

yep, I have not seen it empty in recent years, and expanding at that and heading south and starting to occupy the beach at San Simeon Pier in good numbers.

In the last two months they have deployed trackers off Piedras, and already starting marking them.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/11...eat-white.html

Surprised that LJ has not had an attack on a yak in recent years with all the dang seals on the beach.

ROOKIE87 · 12-27-2013, 01:26 PM

holy shit bro glad all is well

12-24-2013, 01:41 PM	#1
FlyYaker Central Coast Fly Fisher Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 10	Landlord tried to collect the rent this morning in Cambria! Leffingwell launch at 0700 12-24-13. Myself and my brother in law paddle out, he is having a little trouble adjusting to sea kayaking with a little swell. He tells me they don't have any swell in Puget Sound. He showed off his reentry skills twice, he has it down. I tell him we'll hang close (50') until/if he gets comfortable. We fish a little bit, nothing but gophers. He tells me he is good to go and we can move out. We begin heading to deeper water and have passed through the paddies and are in 74' of water looking for some deeper kelp or structure. I hear him ask me if I have a destination in mind. I am about 20' ahead of him so I turned around to answer him. When I looked back I hear a loud thump and see my kayak, my brother in law, and various items on the deck flying up into the air. All being pushed upward by about 3 1/2' of shark head. It was not a huge shark by any means, but when it launches a 6'4" guy 4-5' into the air with his kayak, its big enough. The reentry lessons have paid off, because he was back on top of the kayak before I finished turning around. He is shaken up but otherwise fine. I told him numerous times that morning, if he wasn't comfortable, let me know and we'll head in. While I am doing an inventory on limbs, I see the holes that are now in the bottom of my buddy kayak. This is the point he tells me. I'm not comfortable anymore, I'd like to head back in. He wants me to gather up his tackle box and water bottle then rethinks his position (belly down on an upside down kayak in open water). He transfers over onto my kayak, we flip the other over, pull up the tethered items and start for the beach. Fortunately we were more or less 1 mile out and just north of the landing. It was about a forty-five minute paddle back in. I was glad for once to be in the beast(a Fish and Dive). Quite a work out for sure, we had the beast maxxed out. Has any one ever tried to land an overloaded kayak in the surf with two big guys on board? It was low tide and the swell had dropped to 4' or less so the last reentry of the day was clean and except for the rubber legs and fatigue all went smooth. My kayak may be up for sale to cover my hospital bills since my sister in laws, three his sisters and one his wife may beat me violently about the head and face at dinner tonight. I was already looking for another kayak, now I have another reason. I don't have to look for another brother in law though so it is of course all good. I would trade a kayak, paddle, and some assorted tackle any day for a positive outcome to a scary situation like this. PS Ryan, you can take a dump on your kayak without making a mess of your kayak. Your shorts...another story indeed!

12-24-2013, 01:53 PM	#2
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	wow! glad everything turned out well. makes a helluva story __________________

12-24-2013, 06:37 PM	#7
Gerry Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 89	Crazy.... Last edited by Gerry; 12-25-2013 at 04:09 AM.

12-24-2013, 06:55 PM	#9
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	Thats crazy..... __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

12-24-2013, 07:16 PM	#10
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	Thank you For sharing your experience with us . Glad to here everyone is ok .

12-24-2013, 02:47 PM	#3
Witty1 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 74	wow... don't know if I'd be so brave to get back in a kayak after that ordeal. What kinda shark do you think it was?

12-24-2013, 02:57 PM	#4
FlyYaker Central Coast Fly Fisher Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 10	I'm no expert but I think a Great White about 10-12' long

12-24-2013, 03:01 PM	#5
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	YES!!!!!!! It is legal to take a poop in a kayak!!!!!! :0

12-24-2013, 03:40 PM	#6
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	Many consider Cambria to be the southern border of the red triangle. Great white takes big bite out of kayak off Cambria \| Local News ...

12-24-2013, 06:43 PM	#8
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	So glad it worked out ok. I was a little puckered up just reading about this. I can't imagine actually being in the middle of it. You got some celebrating to do with your brother in law.

12-24-2013, 08:45 PM	#11
619-SWIM-DOG Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 619	Holly Shit..Glad everyone is ok. The damage to the kayak looks extensive. Wow

12-24-2013, 10:00 PM	#12
chxh8me Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Thousand Oaks Posts: 182	If I let my wife read this, I'd have my boat in no time. Glad you guys are ok. Happy holidays to all.

12-25-2013, 06:13 AM	#13
easyday Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,469	Wow........glad you and ur bro in law made it out safely __________________

12-26-2013, 03:22 PM	#14
janines.fishtales@cox.net Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 555	damn it! Every time I think of venturing out to open water I see something like this! Janine __________________ Fishtales

12-26-2013, 03:44 PM	#15
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	Scarry! Stuff! How clear was the water? Do you think it would of been a different story, if one was out there by themselves? __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it Last edited by wiredantz; 12-26-2013 at 03:52 PM.

12-27-2013, 08:24 AM	#16
rhyak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Central Coast Posts: 398	Scott glad everyone made it out safe. Here are some county by county stats. __________________ Team Central Coast Kayak Fishing

12-27-2013, 09:43 AM	#17
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,375	Wow Glad to hear all ended well! __________________

12-27-2013, 10:33 AM	#18
PAL Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 754	December is supposedly a lower risk time. Great white experts I've interviewed say encounters are most likely in the warmer months - likely coinciding with seal / sea lion pupping season. Leffingwell now has the distinction of having both the earliest and the latest great white on kayak angler strikes, one in May 2012 and this one in December. It is also the only other recurring location other than Bean Hollow. Ryan, is the elephant seal rookery at San Simeon occupied year-round?

12-27-2013, 01:26 PM	#20
ROOKIE87 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Santa Fe Springs Posts: 42	holy shit bro glad all is well