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08-29-2015, 05:40 PM | #1 |
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So I'm the one that took that video. I was so stoked to see it since I have heard so many others on here have. We did not make a big deal about the shark at all. It followed us all the way in. We told a few other kayakers so they could come check it out. As we got closer to shore, there were a couple swimmers a few feet away from us, so my dad just let them know there was a hammerhead right here. They kind of freaked out when the shark swam right towards them. When we landed, we decided to not talk about it much so as to keep the hysteria from happening. One of the swimmers asked me to email him the video, so I said sure. Before I knew it, the lifeguards were interviewing me and watching the video. They said they had to follow protocol because the shark looked aggressive in the video, but I could tell they didn't want to go through the hassle. I couldn't believe they were actually going to do it either. We had no intention of making a big deal out of it. We were just happy to see it and have it around.
And we both caught YT. Good day for us. Bad day for people wanting to play in the water there. |
08-30-2015, 05:38 AM | #2 | |
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Keep it up.... Launch closed maybe for 24 hrs 36 hrs or permanently next time? |
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08-30-2015, 08:17 AM | #3 |
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08-30-2015, 08:43 AM | #4 |
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I actually scolded the lifeguards for closing the beach to a non aggressive animal who eats 8 inch mackerel.
They agreed with me and said the orders came from higher up ..... |
08-30-2015, 09:46 AM | #5 |
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The guards warned me when landing. It was odd to see no one in the water . I told lifeguard we were playing with hammerheads 8 miles out.
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08-30-2015, 10:58 AM | #6 |
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It's open, advisory until 1
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08-30-2015, 11:00 AM | #7 | |
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08-30-2015, 11:09 AM | #8 |
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I have been misquoted left and right. I stopped talking to everyone. I never even reported it like the news is saying. I just innocently answered a few questions from the lifeguards and showed them my video. Sorry people are stupid. A lot of people on here are stupid, too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
08-30-2015, 12:02 PM | #9 |
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Lesson learned. Keep your mouths shut. Keep your vids to yourself. LJ crazies, media whores, and LG higher ups WILL twist facts to ban fun. Carry on stoopids.
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08-30-2015, 12:18 PM | #10 |
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Ya, I counted 4 local news vans on my drive off the beach yesterday
I have seen hammerheads on almost every weekly trip for over a year now. They are everywhere with the warm water. I metered 78.4 degrees in the water in deep La Jolla water, of course there are hammerheads, tuna, and dodos |
08-30-2015, 12:20 PM | #11 |
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Stupid swimmers, some dude leads a shark to them and they freak out.
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08-30-2015, 12:24 PM | #12 |
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08-30-2015, 01:16 PM | #13 |
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Hell no! Post your videos and share your fishing stories on this site. The media whores won't waste time to do their research.
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08-30-2015, 05:37 PM | #14 |
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Yes, allow me to rephrase. Share the stoke here, at your discretion of course. Don't share em with the ignorants at the launch. There are for sure anti's frequenting there. Also if you're familiar with how media works, there are interns that do nothing all day but search the forums and interwebs for just about anything.
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08-30-2015, 06:00 PM | #15 |
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My non-fishing neighbor just felt the need to warn me about all the sharks near shore, said he'd been watching the news. The media is doing it's job
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08-31-2015, 07:35 AM | #16 |
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08-30-2015, 12:29 PM | #17 |
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... and the lesson is ..
There's a war among news stations, i.e., that which gets the most viewers gets the highest rating and the thus the most ad money. Any "story" can be spun in many directions, but the almighty $ invariably influences what is said/shown and how. Hiram Johnson (a diplomat in 1917) said "the first casualty of war is truth," and you, my kayak fishing amigo, fell victim.
Your good intentions were twisted for another's gain, with "hysteria" causing more hits and gaining more and more attention to various media stories. The whole thing now has a life of it's own, with you and the truth becoming totally irrelevant. You done good, with the media doing bad. Will close noting that pesky shark was on me early Fri. morning (just after sunrise), and I was alone at the time (just bled, then stored a nice YT in the hull). Not the first time I've had a hammerhead circle and explore, but being alone, it was a bit more "interesting." Luckily, I passed him off on a seal that came to the area, but do note that he seemed pretty curious and somewhat fearless. No doubt he would've followed me much longer if his interest wasn't diverted. |
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