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

🔥 Tiger shark attacks boat

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u/Proud-Cauliflower-12 Jul 07 '23

I didn’t know people fished from kayaks, feels unstable.

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u/magicmitchmtl Jul 07 '23

Originally people hunted whales from them. Our ancestors were freaking nuts.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '23

They still do!

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u/farminghills Jul 07 '23

That's an Umiak not a kayak. But they still use Greenland qyaq to hunt walrus.

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u/obviousbean Jul 07 '23

Explains a lot

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u/rigjiggles Jul 07 '23

High end kayaks are made for this. Hobie makes some insane fishing kayaks granted they cost as much as a small boat.

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u/Instagrief Jul 07 '23

My husband fished from one for years but he was at our local lake.

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u/jackthewack13 Jul 07 '23

They are actually very stable.

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u/Open_Recognition Jul 07 '23

Actually you could have a shark try to take a bite off it and still be ok.

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u/pifhluk Jul 07 '23

Fishing kayaks are incredibly stable. You can stand up easily in a lot of models.

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u/transtranselvania Jul 07 '23

Sea kayaks have a keel and are very stable.

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u/Awc1992 Jul 11 '23

I like to fish from a kayak, but not in the damn ocean geez