Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge - View Single Post - Shark encounter

Mwhitcraft · 09-08-2015, 05:58 PM

I'll admit it, all this shark talk has gotten me a little frightened. Not that I'm going to quit going out, but I'd like to know how to react if I get bumped (to date I've only seen on shark while out, but he didn't harass me at all).

I've heard all sorts of advice from ignore it, to paddle towards it, to smack it hard with your paddle. Obviously, ignore it is the way to deal with a shark that isn't harassing you. But what if you are being harassed and/or followed? Will a shark follow you into the kelp line?

What would you do?

09-08-2015, 05:58 PM	#1
Mwhitcraft Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Orange, CA or Aiea, HI Posts: 32	Shark encounter - what to do I'll admit it, all this shark talk has gotten me a little frightened. Not that I'm going to quit going out, but I'd like to know how to react if I get bumped (to date I've only seen on shark while out, but he didn't harass me at all). I've heard all sorts of advice from ignore it, to paddle towards it, to smack it hard with your paddle. Obviously, ignore it is the way to deal with a shark that isn't harassing you. But what if you are being harassed and/or followed? Will a shark follow you into the kelp line? What would you do?