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03-17-2010, 03:58 PM | #1 |
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Close Encounters
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Just because the last time you saw the whale he was several hundred yards away and headed away from you, does not mean that he will not turn around. OR I realized, with some sadness, that 40lb mono was not going to cut it, no matter how I played the drag. Epic day on the water, and a sincere thank you to Rob for being a camera Ninja, this happened fast, and behind him. For clarity, the whale is moving right to left in the frame, I could have touched him with a paddle, that is his left flipper sticking up, and yes I nearly soiled myself. Last edited by Whizz Bang; 03-17-2010 at 04:36 PM. |
03-17-2010, 04:05 PM | #2 |
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Thats insane!! Looks like its gonna give him the biggest high five of his life!!!
Epic looking conditions |
03-17-2010, 05:58 PM | #3 |
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I woulda lost my bowels right there Great shot!
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03-17-2010, 06:39 PM | #4 |
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Ninja skills..
Nah, I just got lucky with that one- was a pretty good shot! You can tell that was at the moment you were turning back and going into shock.. which was a lot funnier from 30 yards away
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03-18-2010, 09:13 AM | #5 |
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03-17-2010, 06:35 PM | #6 |
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Best kayak picture I've ever seen!
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03-17-2010, 06:39 PM | #7 |
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WTF!!!!!
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03-17-2010, 07:08 PM | #8 |
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Whale-kayak collisions are always funnier from thirty yards away.
That must have got the old ticker thumpin' a little faster.
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03-17-2010, 07:19 PM | #9 |
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wtf!! kind of whale is that? i would of sh$t my pants!
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03-17-2010, 07:23 PM | #10 |
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Obviously not a sinking kayak.
I would call that a world class experience. Congrats Eric. See you on the water soon Chris Last edited by Hypoxic1; 03-17-2010 at 07:24 PM. Reason: sp |
03-18-2010, 12:12 PM | #11 |
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Blue whale... incredibly cool.
I've had them come so close you could almost touch them off shore in my skiff. Jim |
03-18-2010, 02:21 PM | #12 |
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seen them pretty close too in malibu. scary yet fascinating nonetheless. do know one guy that got bumped. at least with whales they're not going to come back for a nibble
wonder if megabaits work on whales :b iggrinjester: |
03-18-2010, 02:53 PM | #13 |
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Wow, that's one "whale of a tale".......
or should I say "tail of a whale".......... |
03-27-2010, 04:43 PM | #14 |
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Thats a great picture and a great story to tell over and over again/
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04-29-2010, 04:32 PM | #15 |
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I saw two out the other day swimming inside the Kelp an adult and pup. about 100 yards..definetly stay away.
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04-30-2010, 10:53 AM | #16 |
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Know the feeling...
I can relate to any heart rate and deep breaths you might have required to calm down after that .
A few years ago, while fishing in 20 feet (at the most) off of Doheny Beach, I had a full grown grey whale surface for air between Julie and myself. The noise of the blow hole scared the sh*t out of me, but the closeness of his fin was just as unnerving. It almost touched my kayak and could have easily been touched with my paddle. We love seeing whales, osprey and all sort of other critters while fishing from the kayaks (or boats). But, we're all for a minimum viewing of at least 15 yards when it comes to whales.
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