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cabojohn · 10-06-2014, 09:00 AM

I saw this on another site, news & word of mouth...holy sh#t!!!

Ryan- you are a lucky man.
I hope to NEVER experience what you went through. Wow.
I don't know If I would / could get back on the horse / kayak after that?? That was just waaaaay FN heavy...
Glad you are OK.

momo fish · 10-07-2014, 05:34 PM

Glad to hear your safe and you telling the whole story send shivers down my spine.

YakDout · 10-07-2014, 05:37 PM

That is one crazy story man. Stoked to see you came out of it with no (physical) injury. I can only imagine you're still a little shook up from it. I'd be lying to you if I told you that I would be back on the water if that happened to me, because I'm not sure.

One question for you on the VHF. To summon the boat in your area did you roll to channel 9/16? Or were you up in the 60's or 70's on a private channel and someone happened to be listening? Wondering how it works calling for distress. Call coastguard and they call nearest boat?

rhyak · 10-07-2014, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by YakDout

One question for you on the VHF. To summon the boat in your area did you roll to channel 9/16? Or were you up in the 60's or 70's on a private channel and someone happened to be listening? Wondering how it works calling for distress. Call coastguard and they call nearest boat?

Great question, because we tried the standard 69 and 68 little more common up here and nothing so switched to channel 16. Which the rescue boat as well as coast guard answered the response. I was shocked on CG answering considering location and being at least 40 miles from the nearest station. Did not reach the mainland from Catalina so this was a shock.

YakDout · 10-07-2014, 06:14 PM

Thanks for the info!

wiredantz · 10-07-2014, 06:44 PM

Thanks for the information... We know too little about sharks in the first place to know how they will react when they are in the area.

This is a risk everyone Takes, when fishing. It is a voluntary risk that we all take, and I'm glad you are alive to tell about it. Thank you for giving us a detail overview about what happened, and how to stay safe/prepared.

I would of fallen victim to the same line of thinking before too, what is the chances of it happening twice. I am guilty in fishing Malibu after hearing about a shark that just devoured a seal, and I never gave it a second thought. How stupid of me, I can see now.
I also thought shark attacks were more common in the twilight hours, but yours happened during the middle of the day!

I remember roby always telling me at point dume when it was open, frank don't get to far this place is ShARKY, I will never fish solo again.

Be safe and tight lines!

alanw · 07-06-2015, 08:32 PM

I believe I just saw some video of the aftermath of this attack featured on Discovery's Shark Week show named "Return of the Great White Serial Killer" tonight. Still amazed that there were no injuries.

CaliHalikiller · 07-06-2015, 08:45 PM

Yea same here just watched it insane 6 attacks is nuts for one area

cell128 · 07-06-2015, 08:56 PM

They also showed a nice ling

tunaseeker · 07-06-2015, 09:03 PM

Holy crap! Glad u are around for your family! The last time I remember almost the same bite marks on a post with an olive colored outback! ��
I would upgrade to the PA14! I did... Old avitar
Godspeed!

Jimmyz123 · 07-07-2015, 09:02 AM

I watched that show last night. There were two attacks in the same area on the same day from what the show was saying. It appears that every 2 years in October this area, the experts are seeing these attacks are happening in a cycle and they feel that there is a massive 20' shark, possibly another, that could be migrating to the area to hunt. They are trying to find the shark that killed those two surfers and possibly the same shark that's attacking the kayaks and boats in the area. Some crazy stuff for sure man.

ful-rac · 07-07-2015, 10:50 AM

Jimmyz123 · 07-07-2015, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ful-rac

Insane. The Pattern seems to fit, it will be interesting to see if they are ever able to ID the shark that killed those to or if it's multiple sharks that are doing it.

cell128 · 07-07-2015, 12:19 PM

So.....we're safe this year

Jimmyz123 · 07-07-2015, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cell128

So.....we're safe this year

IF the sharks choose to follow the 2 year cycle, but my guess is they beach up there will be closed during the month of October if it isn't already. From what I heard on the show, and correct me if I'm wrong any of you that watched it. They are trying to find the exact shark that has been responsible for the attacks so it can be killed. Did I hear correctly?

10-06-2014, 09:00 AM	#1
cabojohn PROBATION Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 657	I saw this on another site, news & word of mouth...holy sh#t!!! Ryan- you are a lucky man. I hope to NEVER experience what you went through. Wow. I don't know If I would / could get back on the horse / kayak after that?? That was just waaaaay FN heavy... Glad you are OK. Last edited by cabojohn; 10-06-2014 at 10:13 AM.

10-07-2014, 06:44 PM	#6
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	Thanks for the information... We know too little about sharks in the first place to know how they will react when they are in the area. This is a risk everyone Takes, when fishing. It is a voluntary risk that we all take, and I'm glad you are alive to tell about it. Thank you for giving us a detail overview about what happened, and how to stay safe/prepared. I would of fallen victim to the same line of thinking before too, what is the chances of it happening twice. I am guilty in fishing Malibu after hearing about a shark that just devoured a seal, and I never gave it a second thought. How stupid of me, I can see now. I also thought shark attacks were more common in the twilight hours, but yours happened during the middle of the day! I remember roby always telling me at point dume when it was open, frank don't get to far this place is ShARKY, I will never fish solo again. Be safe and tight lines! __________________ 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; 10-07-2014 at 06:57 PM.

07-06-2015, 08:32 PM	#7
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	I believe I just saw some video of the aftermath of this attack featured on Discovery's Shark Week show named "Return of the Great White Serial Killer" tonight. Still amazed that there were no injuries. __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

07-07-2015, 09:02 AM	#11
Jimmyz123 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,385	I watched that show last night. There were two attacks in the same area on the same day from what the show was saying. It appears that every 2 years in October this area, the experts are seeing these attacks are happening in a cycle and they feel that there is a massive 20' shark, possibly another, that could be migrating to the area to hunt. They are trying to find the shark that killed those two surfers and possibly the same shark that's attacking the kayaks and boats in the area. Some crazy stuff for sure man. __________________ No better time than being on the water, God Bless, JimmyZ

07-07-2015, 10:50 AM	#12
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	__________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

10-07-2014, 05:34 PM	#2
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Glad to hear your safe and you telling the whole story send shivers down my spine.

10-07-2014, 05:37 PM	#3
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	That is one crazy story man. Stoked to see you came out of it with no (physical) injury. I can only imagine you're still a little shook up from it. I'd be lying to you if I told you that I would be back on the water if that happened to me, because I'm not sure. One question for you on the VHF. To summon the boat in your area did you roll to channel 9/16? Or were you up in the 60's or 70's on a private channel and someone happened to be listening? Wondering how it works calling for distress. Call coastguard and they call nearest boat?

10-07-2014, 06:14 PM	#5
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Thanks for the info!

07-06-2015, 08:45 PM	#8
CaliHalikiller Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: woodland hills Posts: 152	Yea same here just watched it insane 6 attacks is nuts for one area

07-06-2015, 08:56 PM	#9
cell128 lizard king Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lakewood Posts: 520	They also showed a nice ling

07-06-2015, 09:03 PM	#10
tunaseeker TB Metal Art Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 653	Holy crap! Glad u are around for your family! The last time I remember almost the same bite marks on a post with an olive colored outback! �� I would upgrade to the PA14! I did... Old avitar Godspeed!

07-07-2015, 12:19 PM	#14
cell128 lizard king Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lakewood Posts: 520	So.....we're safe this year