GWS Bites Kayak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Fiskadoro · 08-03-2010, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tony

This is the part that weirded me out......considering it has the jaw power to chomp down on a kayak like it was a pad of butter...
Sort of like it's teeth were stuck or it was waiting,waiting,waiting for some kind of taste/movement to chomp down on.....Like a frikken cat and a mouse

Yeah that got me too. It's like it could of crushed that thing like an eggshell, and essentially his legs were in the sharks mouth, so if he did bite down it would of taken out his legs as well.

Very spooky..

Jim

cowboybill · 08-03-2010, 06:23 PM

I heard or read that Yellow is the color that is most likely to get attacked...And do sharks even see color?

OK Brent, come to my defense?!?!?

Cowboybill with a RED tarpon 160

kobra · 08-03-2010, 06:37 PM

That's a gnarly experience. I saw on one of the episodes of shark week that curious sharks check things out with their mouths. Sounds like that's what happened. Good thing for the yakker the shark wasn't interested or pissed.

j mo · 08-03-2010, 07:45 PM

Gnarly! I got spooked recently at Seaside. I didnt scream like a girl but pretty sure I sharted myself

dsafety · 08-03-2010, 08:45 PM

I don't know anything about whether sharks and other fish can see colors but if they can, red may equal blood. Yellow could be diluted blood.

Sounds reasonable and makes me happy that I have a moss colored yak. Unless you are a carp, moss is probably not high on the wish list when the dinner bell rings.

Bob

mckenzie · 08-04-2010, 06:45 AM

Hey....it's SHARK WEEK! Whatever?

cowboybill · 08-04-2010, 08:19 AM

http://www.sharkshield.com/Content/Home/

I like the idea of this, but at $700.....

But $700 sounds cheap as insurance??

cowboybill

WahooUSMA · 08-06-2010, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowboybill

http://www.sharkshield.com/Content/Home/

I like the idea of this, but at $700.....

But $700 sounds cheap as insurance??

cowboybill

http://www.uberreview.com/2008/03/sh...n-by-shark.htm

umtduckhead · 08-04-2010, 08:46 AM

just in time for shark week on discovery!

oops didnt read all the post..

maui jim · 08-04-2010, 10:22 AM

Back in June, a firefighter was reported missing in the Gaviota area, and was never found, they did recover his kayak and some personal items, I'm not sure but I think his kayak was red also.

I'm just wondering if this is connected in some way. I was in Carpinteria(Santa Barbara) the first week of July and the life gaurd told me to be careful in the area.

interesting...........

kayakhunter · 08-06-2010, 11:03 AM

My wife and I had a run in with one out of Newport last spring. It was circling the buoy outside the harbor, the dorsal was about 3ft. out of the water.

We were about 50 yards away when we saw it and we hastily turned around back to the harbor.

It was her first and last time in the ocean in a kayak.

Oolie · 08-06-2010, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony

This is the part that weirded me out......considering it has the jaw power to chomp down on a kayak like it was a pad of butter...
Sort of like it's teeth were stuck or it was waiting,waiting,waiting for some kind of taste/movement to chomp down on.....Like a frikken cat and a mouse

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamarack Studios

its only pure speculation, but Id bet that once whitey bit down on the yak, he probably realized that it wasn't food. So he just sat there figuring out what to do next... Good thing for the yakker whitey let go.

you guys haven't been watching shark week.

the whites have around as much chomping power as a human, it's the teeth that do the damage.

so in other words, when the shark attacked, he realized he wasn't getting through the hull and gave up.

PAL · 08-06-2010, 12:42 PM

This incident is similar to the one out of Bean Hollow 3 years ago, only that one started with a strike that threw the kayak angler into the water.

The damage looks nearly identical, just a bunch of almost minor scratches and a small hole punch or two.

I knew it wouldn't take long for someone to mention the guy who went missing a while back. I think a link is unlikely, but don't have any basis for the opinion other than it doesn't seem right. So many other explanations make more sense.

08-03-2010, 06:23 PM	#2
cowboybill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, CA Posts: 103	Red??? I heard or read that Yellow is the color that is most likely to get attacked...And do sharks even see color? OK Brent, come to my defense?!?!? Cowboybill with a RED tarpon 160

08-04-2010, 08:19 AM	#7
cowboybill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, CA Posts: 103	worth a look http://www.sharkshield.com/Content/Home/ I like the idea of this, but at $700..... But $700 sounds cheap as insurance?? cowboybill

08-04-2010, 10:22 AM	#10
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	Back in June, a firefighter was reported missing in the Gaviota area, and was never found, they did recover his kayak and some personal items, I'm not sure but I think his kayak was red also. I'm just wondering if this is connected in some way. I was in Carpinteria(Santa Barbara) the first week of July and the life gaurd told me to be careful in the area. interesting........... __________________

08-03-2010, 06:37 PM	#3
kobra Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: oceanside Posts: 880	That's a gnarly experience. I saw on one of the episodes of shark week that curious sharks check things out with their mouths. Sounds like that's what happened. Good thing for the yakker the shark wasn't interested or pissed.

08-03-2010, 07:45 PM	#4
j mo Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Encinitas Posts: 600	Gnarly! I got spooked recently at Seaside. I didnt scream like a girl but pretty sure I sharted myself

08-03-2010, 08:45 PM	#5
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,122	I don't know anything about whether sharks and other fish can see colors but if they can, red may equal blood. Yellow could be diluted blood. Sounds reasonable and makes me happy that I have a moss colored yak. Unless you are a carp, moss is probably not high on the wish list when the dinner bell rings. Bob

08-04-2010, 06:45 AM	#6
mckenzie Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 46	Hey....it's SHARK WEEK! Whatever?

08-04-2010, 08:46 AM	#9
umtduckhead Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 147	just in time for shark week on discovery! oops didnt read all the post..

08-06-2010, 11:03 AM	#11
kayakhunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange Posts: 207	My wife and I had a run in with one out of Newport last spring. It was circling the buoy outside the harbor, the dorsal was about 3ft. out of the water. We were about 50 yards away when we saw it and we hastily turned around back to the harbor. It was her first and last time in the ocean in a kayak.

08-06-2010, 12:42 PM	#13
PAL Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 754	This incident is similar to the one out of Bean Hollow 3 years ago, only that one started with a strike that threw the kayak angler into the water. The damage looks nearly identical, just a bunch of almost minor scratches and a small hole punch or two. I knew it wouldn't take long for someone to mention the guy who went missing a while back. I think a link is unlikely, but don't have any basis for the opinion other than it doesn't seem right. So many other explanations make more sense.