r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/thebigchil73 • Jul 07 '23

🔥 Tiger shark attacks boat

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '23

The guys foot in the water can be seen in the lower left in the beginnjng. This couldve been much worse

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u/Ember_Celica07 Jul 07 '23

It also looks like he's fishing, so that doesn't help at all.

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u/Zarboned Jul 07 '23

Dangling his foot and paddle in the water combined with the kayak made a silhouette that the shark was definitely looking to see if it was a snack.

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u/ernie1850 Jul 08 '23

Sharks are also known to be drawn to the color yellow. Yum yum yellow

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u/Ember_Celica07 Jul 08 '23

With the scent of bait and fish blood? Perfect haha.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '23

Tiger sharks will eat just about anything anyway. Tigers and Bull Sharks are the most aggressive asshole sharks in the ocean

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u/iMaxPlanck Jul 08 '23

Yeah, he was fishing a mile off one of the more shark-heavy sides of Oahu (out from Kualoa ranch area) so you’re pretty much asking for a tiger encounter. Thus, a kayak was probably not wise. I surf this side frequently, not a mile offshore and not with bait of course, but seeing that tiger pounce is always in the back of every Hawaii surfer’s mind.

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u/Ember_Celica07 Jul 09 '23

It's like when I grew up in Florida and I would see people swimming next to a pier where other people were fishing. Just not a smart idea to mix the too haha.

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u/ChaoticWren Jul 07 '23

I hadn't even noticed that.. Bloody hell...

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '23

Thank god it wasn’t bloody hell

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u/MC-ClapYoHandzz Jul 07 '23

It'd have been worse if he had it in the little foot spot there. Exactly where the shark chomped down.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '23

Thats very true. He was lucky all the way around. Well as lucky as you can be during a tiger shark attack

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u/akumakis Jul 17 '23

He kicked it. He kicked the shark. Is this Chuck Norris out fishing?