Attached on the Yak Today

[T-Rex]

Holy $7!#))!!!
Two full on bites? That shark meant business! Glad you're okay Ryan!

[TJones]

i do have a brand new in box shark shield 7 unused for sale . i bought it after my experience with gws at malibu , but i realized living in fear is not the way to go . the shark i ran into was probably half the size , but humbling needless to say . pm if interested . forgive me for jacking . i was planning on running a post on cl . throwing this out there first . we are lucky here down south , the culprits are generally half the size . just my opinion . the truth be known , i might hesitate to get in the waters up north . much props . lol.

[RedondoSteve]

Wow. Saw it on the news this morning. Got the wife a bit nervous. Glad all are
OK. Marine radio is a must out on the open ocean. Definitely going to purchase one.

Steve

PA12

[octico]

Holy crap ... it was on the local new this morning. Glad you're okay, crazy $hit!

[bubblehide]

Damn, talk about close encounters that get the blood pumping.

[StinkyMatt]

I shit myself just reading the post.

I don't know how you stayed collected.

[roby]

I'm glad you made it out alive Ryan.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/natur...andenberg-afb/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csJYaEbBbtY

[JeffB]

You're lucky and famous!


http://www.cnn.com/video/standard.ht...kers.562708%2F

[wiredantz]

Man you made cnn, that's pretty hardcore. You will be telling that story to your great grand kids!

[alanw]

I was in 120' out of DP yesterday and this story popped in my mind. No fun!

[rhyak]

Originally Posted by TJones

i do have a brand new in box shark shield 7 unused for sale . i bought it after my experience with gws at malibu , but i realized living in fear is not the way to go . the shark i ran into was probably half the size , but humbling needless to say . pm if interested . forgive me for jacking . i was planning on running a post on cl . throwing this out there first . we are lucky here down south , the culprits are generally half the size . just my opinion . the truth be known , i might hesitate to get in the waters up north . much props . lol.

For the type of attack that occurred on me what's it really gonna do. Think the thing has a radius of 10 ft and said shark that attacked me by teeth size is being estimated at a 19 probably closer to 20ft+ and say moving at 30+MPH is gonna travel through that area so quick it's not gonna even effect it.


Yeah guys glad to be alive and consider myself very lucky guess I am attack victim 183 from whites since the year 1900. CRAZY.

[Mike scales]

Glad you're ok! Jeeez! Hopefully the shark will make a mental note to self, "pass on biting big green Hobie thingy in the future, bad for my teeth."

[Silbaugh4liberty]

Damn scary, glad you're ok. Tell the GW to head down to La Jolla, tons of tasty sea lions down there!

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[Amish Ed]

Damn Ryan. Glad you're OK. You definitely live in an area where having a buddy is necessary. Good thing you had one with you.

[cabojohn]

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.

[rhyak]

Vandenberg Shark Attack
Date: October 3rd, 2014
Time: Approximately 2pm
Area: Off Boat House

I joined Vincent Culliver and Brad Rudolf to go fishing for the first time off of Vandenberg Air Force Base. We met at Vincent’s house to get loaded up and drive in together. Another guy, believe his name was Mike, arrived as we loaded the kayaks onto a trailer and loaded up and drove onto the base. We had late start, getting to the launch area around 10am. We made it onto the water and started fishing in 40-70 feet of water with swim baits. I caught a couple small Lingcod 25-29inchers, a few rockfish, and a 20inch Cabezon. Vincent caught a nice 20lb ling and released it. Overall, there was no great bite going on in the area. There was one other boat in the area when we arrived, fishing maybe 100-150 yards inside of us. Around 11am 2 other kayakers were on their way out to meet us, whom I had yet to meet for the first time. They were about 100 yards from us in about 40 FOW. I remember hearing screams and looking over and seeing two kayaks and one angler. As I bolted over to help, I was asking myself how and why did this guy fall off his kayak on a flat day like today. The boat that was fishing pulled up at the same time as I did. As I approached the area, I noticed that the kayak was a Hobie PA and upside down as the man was clinging to the top of his kayak. He said he was uninjured. They said a great white circled them and then came and knocked the man out of his kayak and struck the kayak in the mirage drive area. The boat Elizabeth Ann was able to load the two guys onto their boat and pulled them into the harbor that we launched from by the boat house and they headed home for the day. They estimated the shark at approximately 18+ feet. He did have a bite mark in the front area of his kayak. The other guy Mike that fished with us followed them in and decided to call it a day.

Brad, Vincent and I decided we would stick it out and try and find some fish to bring home. We all decided to fish close to each other to appear as a larger object, in hopes of decreasing a chance of an attack. We also figured, what are the chances of this happening twice in the same day. We fished for about 2-3 hours, when it happened. We were under way, via peddle power, to a new location. We probably moved 100 ft or so from our last stop, with Vincent just at the port stern maybe 5ft from my kayak and Brad just on Vincent’s port side. The next thing that happened was the first and hopefully lthe last worst experience of my life. I was struck from the bottom of my kayak with such force that it tossed me and the kayak straight up into the air. I remember hearing Vincent scream , “That thing is Bleeping HUGE!” Then I remember hearing my name being called by both guys over and over and over again. I remember hitting the water and popping up to the surface as my kayak rammed me. I was pushed for what felt like a long time but could not have been longer than a few seconds, with the shark having the kayak in its mouth and me holding onto the other side of the kayak. All I remember is seeing gray as I tried to look over the kayak. It finally let go of the kayak and sank into the depths. I was able to get a look at the kayak and saw a whole about 6inches long and had about a 2inch wide gap and knew right then getting back on that kayak was not an option. Vincent came up and I jumped on the back of his Pro Angler and we called for help from the boat that was in the area not long before, which was on its way south back to Santa Barbara Harbor at this point. The boat returned and the three of us jumped on and pulled the Outback on board as well. It was taking on way too much water at this point.
Upon getting back on land and looking at the kayak further, there were two distinct bite marks. One was located on the seat area and one in the drive area. The mirage drive itself took some damage and the kayak took a good chunk as well. The mouth opening was approximately 24inch by 19 inches and tooth gap was about 2.25 inches, which predicts the shark to be over 20ft, per the Shark research committee.

I took a lot from this experience and am very thankful to have come out uninjured. First, the PFD helped keep me on the surface when I was thrown from the kayak. If I didn’t have it, I may not have been back on the surface when the kayak came towards me. I might have been in the path of the shark bite, coming back for seconds. Secondly, having the VHF radio really saved us on getting a boat to come and help us. Sitting out in that area with a known shark after physically experiencing that would have been tough, and moving a kayak with two people is slow going for sure. Third, having that buddy system is a must as well. I enjoy fishing solo and the peace from it, but I rarely fish solo and will never do it again on the ocean. Fourth, when there is an attack in the area earlier that day or even the day before get off the water. Findings are suggesting that the surfer attacked on Thursday and our attacks on Friday are two separate sharks based on bite marks. My plans from here on out is to get back out on a kayak, hopefully a Hobie, and replenish all my fishing gear and go-pro.

[momo fish]

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

[ful-rac]

Glad to see your not gonna quit!

Glad you are ok and un injured.

[YakDout]

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]

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.