Carlsbad Scare

[HobieScot]

I always keep my fish on a stringer inside/on top of my kayak

While spear fishing I've had my stringer buzzed by a shark only once and that was enough. Luckily it was a grey smooth hound and not a larger shark that I need to worry about. But unnerving none the less. I've also had to fight off and eventually loose an entire stringer to a sea lion that was as big as me. So I won't leave fish on a stringer in the water anymore

As soon I shoot a fish it's on the boat asap

On the kayak it's inside if it fits or on top of it doesn't




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[Whiteboy]

Whites mako hammers are all at La jolla right now. Not a big deal. Keep doing your thing. If he follows you turn towards him and chase him. He won't know what to think. They're more afraid of you than you are of them. If you run away you look more like food. Go at them you might be a bigger predator, they got other things to do than get hurt.

[YTHunter]

Originally Posted by Whiteboy

Whites mako hammers are all at La jolla right now. Not a big deal. Keep doing your thing. If he follows you turn towards him and chase him. He won't know what to think. They're more afraid of you than you are of them. If you run away you look more like food. Go at them you might be a bigger predator, they got other things to do than get hurt.

Whites mako hammers are all at La jolla right now. Correctamente

Not a big deal. Maybe, maybe not. One of our fellow BWE members got launched about 10 ft into the air by a great white last year up around Vandenberg

[Whiteboy]

Nice getting launched into air. Sounds like a ride. You didn't mention anything about getting bit so that's good. If your worried about sharks then avoid the ocean. No sharks in our lakes. Me I'm a dumb ass that doesn't let anything scare him. If it does I go back for more. Adrenaline junkie. I have chased a great white and a couple hammers. They all ran away . But before I started chasing them they followed. And second off how many hours per day does this website have a person off it on the water. I'd say everyday there's a lot of people on water from here. That means since this website was created the hundreds of thousands of hours on the water by people off here and only one time did someone have a truly bad encounter with a shark? I'd say that was a fluke and the odds are better of hitting lotto twice in a row than getting attacked. Not to say you couldnt prevoke a bite if you wanted. I had a yellowtail head I was trying to get the white to come over and take. He wouldn't. Maybe next time I will get to hand feed him and try to catch him by hand. Tickle the nose and turn them over. Tonic immobilization will keep them calm. They do this all over the world to research sharks. It works and I'm going to post on here soon I hand fed and caught a big shark. That's on my bucket list. Not catching a tuna that's not scary at all stay safe and never run from a predator that will cause them to chase. It's instincts to them to chase something running and not in their instincts to fight with something that isn't afraid of them.

[chris138]

You're going to hand line a white shark yet you got flipped by a yellowtail?

[Whiteboy]

That was on my buddy's pos yak. No line involved. I'm going to hang a yellowtail head out and bait him to me. Then go from there. Ive seen it done many times researchers do this nethod a lot. That's the plan at least. I have a 14 ft xfactor. It won't flip. I just was being a good friend and letting the beginner use the good yak. I was on a sit in dagger pos that was missing rudder. Totally set up for failure. But my buddy caught 2 and had a great day so a little wet but worth it.

[chris138]

Originally Posted by Whiteboy

That was on my buddy's pos yak. No line involved. I'm going to hang a yellowtail head out and bait him to me. Then go from there. Ive seen it done many times researchers do this nethod a lot. That's the plan at least. I have a 14 ft xfactor. It won't flip. I just was being a good friend and letting the beginner use the good yak. I was on a sit in dagger pos that was missing rudder. Totally set up for failure. But my buddy caught 2 and had a great day so a little wet but worth it.

Right on man that would be an amazing video. As long as you did it respectfully and didn't harm the shark, or the public image of kayak fishermen. I bet you would get a million hits in like a day!

[Chuck D]

Hardcore brah...yaksharktamer of the the jewel!

Originally Posted by Whiteboy

Nice getting launched into air. Sounds like a ride. You didn't mention anything about getting bit so that's good. If your worried about sharks then avoid the ocean. No sharks in our lakes. Me I'm a dumb ass that doesn't let anything scare him. If it does I go back for more. Adrenaline junkie. I have chased a great white and a couple hammers. They all ran away . But before I started chasing them they followed. And second off how many hours per day does this website have a person off it on the water. I'd say everyday there's a lot of people on water from here. That means since this website was created the hundreds of thousands of hours on the water by people off here and only one time did someone have a truly bad encounter with a shark? I'd say that was a fluke and the odds are better of hitting lotto twice in a row than getting attacked. Not to say you couldnt prevoke a bite if you wanted. I had a yellowtail head I was trying to get the white to come over and take. He wouldn't. Maybe next time I will get to hand feed him and try to catch him by hand. Tickle the nose and turn them over. Tonic immobilization will keep them calm. They do this all over the world to research sharks. It works and I'm going to post on here soon I hand fed and caught a big shark. That's on my bucket list. Not catching a tuna that's not scary at all stay safe and never run from a predator that will cause them to chase. It's instincts to them to chase something running and not in their instincts to fight with something that isn't afraid of them.