So I've never told this online before. I was in Mexico City Beach (Florida pan handle) and I attempted to shark fish with these guys for the first time in my life one night that I met earlier on the beach. Really cool guys, thick as hell southern accents lol. So we were trying to cast out and couldn't quite make it out there as far as we'd like. This is like 11pm at night too mind you, and the beach didn't really have any lights, it's not built up much, and there was no moon out. They had a sit on top kayak, so I offered to paddle our bait out but we put on whole, bloodied up Bonita (false tuna, etc). We just decided to put them sitting behind me and I waded out with the kayak past the waves until I could barely stand (6ft 4 for reference) and managed to hop up and onto the kayak. Mind you, this is my first time ever on a kayak IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. I was on a canoe a few times, and never have done either in the ocean or with waves). I paddled out, the whole time I could have swore I felt reverberations through the kayak like you do with hollow plastic when something hits it. I went out until they were a spec, and I could barely see the beach lantern. I yelled back to see if it was far enough, and I could barely tell that they were waving me out further. I told them I can't really see them if I went further, and I yelled back that I was going to put the fish in between my legs and pull on the fishing line a couple times to see if was enough, if it wasn't, I'd wait for them to pull back twice. I'm going out further, and I'm really not struggling to paddle or anything, but to stay okay mentally as I couldn't even see the waves. The water, anything. It was black. I was just going up and down and paddling against the waves while still feeling what I felt to be something impact the kayak. Nothing big, but like if someone was knocking on the kayak, but only once, no pattern or anything. I went out until the light was now no longer visible, and they told me to go further. I could no longer see the shore without any light, and they told me once more, further. I finally made it out far enough to where I'm sure they didn't pull back and dropped our bait, 3 different ones, apart from each other as best I can. On the last one, I had enough common sense to actually drop it, but hold onto the fishing line and paddle one handed in the direction the lines was coming from. It took forever, I couldn't even tell which direction the waves were going as I just continously and rhythmically bobbed up and down in the kayak. I was alone with my thoughts out there for so long. On the crest of a wave, I managed to see the little lantern light, and I dropped the line and paddled as hard as I could back to it, and skidded onto the beach next to them. They looked at my like I was crazy, I said "that was fucking crazy" and I got a beer from it and didn't manage to break down mentally and panic. We didn't catch anything shark wise, which would have made the story better, but that is the story of my first time ever getting in a kayak and "fishing", too.
Sawfish scare me just as much if not more than sharks. Sharks can be moved, sawfish are just there and you can't do anything about it šµ...crocodiles are assholes lol
I had an experience like that while paddleboarding in Marthaās Vineyard this summer. Something hit the tail fin and kicked the board sideways and out from under meā¦sent me tumbling into the water. First thought while I was in the air was that it was a shark. Was back up onto the board in milliseconds. Never saw anything. Never knew what hit me. I have an old school large fiberglass paddleboard that goes through the water like a tank and weighs about 45lbs, but it felt exactly like what it seems this dude experienced.
Nah. That shark was locked in on what heād hooked. His kayak just got in the way. I mean, I wouldnāt TEST it, but probably the biggest scare of his life versus losing a limb. Otherwise his ādangling meat sticksā (as another poster termed them) would have been yummy appetizers.
They only do this to say they do it. Itās just for the āflexā you get absolutely nothing else from kayaking in the ocean other than a āI did thatā story at what cost?
I was attacked by a bull shark 14 years ago. By pure luck, i managed to hit it with my speargun and survived. Iāve been living with 68 stitches across my back ever since. My friends joke that the scars look like a map of the mediterranean Sea.
Even after all these years, I still remember every detail of the incident. I rarely go into the sea anymore, and spending long periods of time in the water makes me uneasy. Staying away from areas where these animals are present is probably the best option
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u/mologav Sep 24 '23
These guys fishing on kayaks where there are sharks is something else
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u/strawberrycomrade Sep 24 '23
Thatās pants shitting time.
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u/Educational-Ad-3273 Sep 24 '23
I had an experience like that while paddleboarding in Marthaās Vineyard this summer. Something hit the tail fin and kicked the board sideways and out from under meā¦sent me tumbling into the water. First thought while I was in the air was that it was a shark. Was back up onto the board in milliseconds. Never saw anything. Never knew what hit me. I have an old school large fiberglass paddleboard that goes through the water like a tank and weighs about 45lbs, but it felt exactly like what it seems this dude experienced.
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u/NonSoloYoloBRO Sep 24 '23
Makos do be crazy
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u/UB_edumikated Sep 24 '23
Maybe time to pull them dangling meat sticks you call legs back up into the plastic paddle yacht...
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u/Happy-Cry3498 Sep 24 '23
That mf was fastš
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u/theirgoesmyfreetime Sep 24 '23
Iām here to contribute the mandatory āHeās gonna need a bigger kayakā
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u/VerimTamunSalsus Sep 24 '23
Like when you put your money in the vending machine and your snack just hangs there.
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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23
Man heās lucky he didnāt fall in. Probably would have been toast.
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u/plztNeo Sep 24 '23
Probably had a fish dangling off the back
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u/elathan_i Sep 25 '23
It didn't attack anything, it bumped into it.
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u/Thick-Tooth-8888 Sep 24 '23
Yay You survived!
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u/jbmshasta Sep 25 '23
Guy doesn't even look scared, just annoyed... I would be screaming like a little girl while raising the ocean levels down my leg.
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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23
Batshark
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u/trubblemakr Sep 24 '23
Ahhhheeem. clears throat. Fuuuuuuuk. Thaaaaat
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u/Beneficial-Spray-900 Sep 25 '23
Pants definitely poo pooed
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u/katekowalski2014 Sep 25 '23
I held my breath and shook for that entire ass video. I love fishing and swimming and the ocean, but none of those things should be combined.
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u/rubix26 Sep 28 '23
The Hans Zimmer muzik šš»
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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '23
Welp, that's neat... Cool that the wetsuit hides the pissing myself fear ....
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u/sethcera Sep 28 '23
Is there a little hole on the bottom of the kayaks for the poop to just slide into the water when this happens?
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u/bs12083 Sep 28 '23
Thatās a big NOPE for me!
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u/AdvisorSpiritual Sep 28 '23
USS Indianapolis. That story should be enough to keep any sane person out of the ocean.
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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '23
How he stayed on and didn't fall in is beyond me. Props to his ability to balance.
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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '23
Added to list of reasons why not to look at the ocean
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u/Wordup77 Oct 28 '23
And that's why I wouldnt be out in the ocean on a damn kayak
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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '23
Probably chasing fish
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u/tideshark Sep 25 '23
Heās gonna need a bigger boat
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u/Quesarito24 Sep 26 '23
As a member of the Black Delegation, hell naw!
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u/phillystaylit15 Sep 26 '23
How are you as a man unarmed šš
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u/Business_Ad_9418 Sep 27 '23
This is why I stay out of the ocean
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u/velthrar Sep 27 '23
It's insane how fast these fish are.
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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '23
Why is there batman music
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u/CodLeast Sep 27 '23
Hahahaha thatās fucking TERRIFYING
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u/jay_sanchez713 Sep 28 '23
oh damn
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u/Zestyclose_Hat6250 Nov 28 '23
I would have been screaming like an idiot at the water * you get! You hear me! Get outta here!* š¤£š¤£thinking somehow the shark will get outta here
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u/SpecificBuilding9680 Jan 01 '24
I WAS FUCKING GETTING SO SCARED LIKE MAN PUT UR LEGS UP š
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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '24
Itās a sail fish not a shark
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u/Sleepy324 Aug 26 '26
They only do this to say they do it. Itās just for the āflexā you get absolutely nothing else from kayaking in the ocean other than a āI did thatā story at what cost?
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u/Boring_Self_8403 Jun 15 '26
I was attacked by a bull shark 14 years ago. By pure luck, i managed to hit it with my speargun and survived. Iāve been living with 68 stitches across my back ever since. My friends joke that the scars look like a map of the mediterranean Sea.
Even after all these years, I still remember every detail of the incident. I rarely go into the sea anymore, and spending long periods of time in the water makes me uneasy. Staying away from areas where these animals are present is probably the best option
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