A nice specimen and a scare - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

flydigital · 07-09-2011, 04:33 PM

Great experience, glad it turned out well!

From the behavior I would say Mako. 2' tall dorsal is pretty big for a Mako, but I had a 10'-ish long mako say hi to me and a buddy in the middle of the night last month out there (and acted very similar to how you described), with maybe I'd say a 1.5' dorsal, pretty big. I am calling it a Mako instead of GWS because of his speed, splashing and quick turns that I haven't observed of GWS. Who knows though for sure, it was dark and my headlamp sucks. Either species has the same pucker factor, maybe even more with Mako.

Would be cool to see the pics if you have any.

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07-09-2011, 04:33 PM	#7
flydigital Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 192	Great experience, glad it turned out well! From the behavior I would say Mako. 2' tall dorsal is pretty big for a Mako, but I had a 10'-ish long mako say hi to me and a buddy in the middle of the night last month out there (and acted very similar to how you described), with maybe I'd say a 1.5' dorsal, pretty big. I am calling it a Mako instead of GWS because of his speed, splashing and quick turns that I haven't observed of GWS. Who knows though for sure, it was dark and my headlamp sucks. Either species has the same pucker factor, maybe even more with Mako. Would be cool to see the pics if you have any.