Kayak Fisherman hit by Boat 

Been boating my entire life (67 years old). If we see a small boat or kayakers we pull the throttle back and slowly pass. People this age shouldn't be in boats if they can't see or can't control the boat. Pisses me off but you kept calm and took a picture which is good.

Was I the only one watching his ore float away in a state of panic?

Nope, that is where I call the Coast Guard or Fish & Game or whatever the agency is in that State. In Texas all accidents are supposed to be reported. There is ABSOLUTELY no excuse for that bullshit. Anyone that cannot avoid another vessel has zero business operating a boat. This video made my blood boil. I have a hard time believing they couldn't see you with a flagpole in broad daylight. It is bad enough with the idiots purposely trying to dump kayakers with their wake, hitting my craft and keeping moving isn't going to fly with me. They have to come back in the same direction to land their craft. A whole lot of mischief can take place in that time. I wonder how they would fare on the boat ramp with greased tires and brake pads...

I know. I just chose not to yell because these older guys were as shocked as I was. They were in there upper 80's and didn't feel that yelling them would have helped my current situation. I knew it was an accident.

If I was kayaking and this happened to me I would be angry not because they hit me and broke my paddle but because they offered no help and just drove off.

I don't know how u kept your cool. Props to you

Some motor boaters scare the Hell out of me. They don't pay attention. I was rowing on the Hudson and three adult guys had 2 kids in a tow tub and it flipped. The speedboat was 3/4 of a mile away by the time the idiots noticed their kids weren't there. When they came back, the kids were clinging to my rowing shell. Lucky another motorboat didn't run into one of the kids in the meantime--a ten-year-old's head is hard to see at 40 MPH, especially over a beer can.

WOW! You handled that so much better than I would have. Kudos to you for keeping calm and not blessing that dude out. So glad you were not hurt.

Goes to show how stable and sturdy those Hobie Kayaks are!

That dude stayed amazingly calm. No way I would have been able to do that.

that's why I always carry my rocket launcher with me

Wow..I can't believe you're so calm about it.

Unbelievable, I feel like this had to be done on purpose there is plenty of room

Bro im glad your ok!! You handled that better than anyone I know. Much respect!!!

Wow! You handled that situation like a boss. A true class act. Glad everything worked out okay.

i believe thats considered a Hit and Run.

now I know why the boaters call us yakers speed bumps!

I would have been raging mad

I have to say that I am really impressed by the stability of this kayak. I'll be your 1000th sub.

Major props on maintaining your cool demeanor throughout. I don't think I could have been so courteous had I been in your shoes.

And they just left , you think they would of got your paddle for you. Hopefully they were ticketed and bought you a new yak. CATCH.PHOTO.RELEASE

Kudos for keeping your cool. I would have come unglued. They did not seem very apologetic. Had I done that to you I would have given you my boat.

You have a lot of patience my friend! Handled that situation far better than most people for sure.

That's insane. You have superhuman self control.

wait! what about your paddle?! looks like it snapped in half? did they even try to ask if you needed help or wanted to exchange info? Insane man.

Looks like they wanted that fishing spot real bad, the problem is these people who spend 50k on a bass boat feel like they have more right to be there than you because you only spent 1500 on your kayak.

that's messed up!!! I'm glad your ok. that's just the way the world is. good luck fishing and thanks for the video

I hope you made a police report & tracked them down to pay for any damage & had the police ticket them. I once in a 16 foot boat on the detroit river was anchored for a few hours in 6 foot of water perch fishing near sugar Island, when a two tiered 30 foot boat came within a foot of me tearing everything up. He destroyed my anchor rope & fishing line plus scared all the fish away. He was gonna take off I toke a picture of his boat & boat number & then he proceeded to due doughnuts to impress a young boy on his boat. This rich bastard pissed me off so bad he kept doing this for a good 5 minutes. He just would flip me off when I said can you see I am here fishing? So I picked up a frozen water bottle I had & threw it at him hitting him in the face. He called the police but I had taken video of some of the things he had done. Police toke the prick to jail he was drunk. He had to pay for losing my anchor & rope. My two poles he damaged that were in rod holders that is how close he came.

With that much open space there's no excuse for this. Power boaters often make the mistake of thinking that because they're not on a street they don't have to pay attention to their surroundings.

This is why I opted for bright yellow when I bought my kayak. You can never have enough visibility.

I need to remember that Psalm regarding life in general....Thanks for sharing it.

This is why I'm always constantly scanning my surroundings both when running a motorboat and paddling a kayak

I was almost hit by boats out on Lake Lewisville and in both cases they were drinking and were yelling at me to get out of the water.....fortunately for me someone else saw this and called the police on the second time it happened....lakes are for all people not just power boats and jets skis

so what happend after?

Looks like the kayaker may have been at fault by hanging around a boat ramp for no good reason.

Damn, that could have gone so much worse. I hope your kayak is okay and glad you didn't get hurt!

Wow. Its insane the lack of respect that the boaters have for kayak fisherman. In my area they will be running full throttle within like ten yards of my yak. I do believe you are a better man than me tho because if they hit me like that I probably would have gone to jail. Good job man

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That was good of you to be so patient, imagine it wasn't easy, glad they tried to help best they could after screwing up.

He is calmer than I would have been.

did they even say sorry or anything wtf

it is not that he didn't see you...he should have been cited or by my standards ARRESTED ...he was an ASS trying to push you off the water. Happy that you were okay...wish you could have caught his ass with a camera.

You sir took that alot better than i would have.

This is why I fish from shore at night. My grandpa got nailed by a speed boat one time. He sold the boat with the whole side scratched and bought a nice roofed pontoon boat that you could see for a long ways. Plus he could do cookouts on it

Hope you could use the pic to turn them in

lol hes in a jon boat how the hell did he not see you

To say the least, that would've escalated pretty quick if it was me.... Props to the man who kept his cool.

Dude way to chilled for the situation.

When I decided which kayak to buy last year my two choices for color were camo or bright yellow. I have never second guessed my choice of bright yellow...I also wear a bright yellow life jacket. Be safe out there guys.

you did good staying calm

Wow! Crazy. Glad you were not injured. Good job keeping your cool.

He left the scene of an accident to ditch the beer cooler obviously 😂 🍺

that happens often. some boat owners are not paying attention. and others do it with bad intentions.

Wow, you just convinced me to go with a bright lime Green color or possibly a blaze orange, That could have turned out so much worse than it did, I picture the cigaret boats we get around here that come around corners wide open... Good job in keeping your cool man.

He handled alot calmer than I would have

Wow! Glad you're ok!

Good job keeping it cool! It's bad enough when you're in a smaller boat and an a-hole rides up on you much less a kayak. Makes me fume, that's why I always keep a cold one on board.

How can you keep your cool? He was probably under the influence.

U my friend are a lot calmer than I am! Way to keep ur cool!!

Handled the situation quite calmly.

All of that space and he goes right next to you? Seems very intentional. They must not like yakkers! There wives probably cheated on them with kayak fisherMEN! 😂

if u would of did the same thing to those two old fart. they would of rise hell. i bet if they would of ran you over. they wouldnt have stoped. you can tell by they way he was trying to untangle ur line and trying to start the motor up right away. he was trying to get away from you bfor someone on shore calls the cop. i used to work on a big lake here in cali and it is very hard to see kayakers. i also own a hobie sport. i am pretty terrify now

He took that better than I would have. I fish in a float tube and have nearly been hit several times.

It's hard to see obstacles in front of you when you've got your eyes buried in your phone texting.

Sheesh...you have a lot more self-control than I do! My face would have split open and the fire would have come out. Did you know the guy or what?

bad day of fishin' is still better then a good day at work..!!!....glad you weren't hurt also I can't believe how calm you stayed.....I would have prolly BLOWN A FIFTY AMP FUSE.....!!!

Man that's ridiculous! I give you props for keeping your cool. Really wish you could have gotten their information. Any damage to the yak?

I was amazed at how cool you stayed. In broad daylight and at slow speeds what was their excuse for not seeing you?

I have had boats intentionally get as close as they could, as if to roll me over in the wake. I bet that captain was trying to do the same to you. sad really but I would have reported him to the sheriff.

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to stay this cool if someone smacked my predator 13 hehe. Good job man.

Legend has it he's still out there distraught and without a paddle...

"He did return after" only because he figured a hit and run was serious trouble.

So much space, and they steal manage to hit the kayak dome ass.

Some folks just have no brains.

What shocked me the most about this video was, how those two "Old Drunks " just drove away like " Nothing Happened " and never even said " Sorry Buddy", My wife and I used to fish Lake Blackshear in Cordele Georgia at night during the hot summer months until some drunks almost killed us in a Pontoon Boat !

ive got a few mates with yaks ,im going to share this on fb to highlight the importance of safety when on the water ,its good to see he was wearing his safety gear because alot of yakers dont use it

Good job bud, people reap what they sow... karma will catch up with them... Good job staying COOL!

Old men... Old people in general should not be allowed to drive a car or boat, even a bike when they are over a ceratin age. This is the kind of things that happen when you let them.

The look on his face? Priceless.

I would've lost my mind. The Zen is strong with you. Yak on brother.

one time I was fishing from shore in a local River and had a run in with a drunken jet skier. he came more than 500ft directly across the river from his boat, looked right at us, and started doing donuts throwing water and wake at us laughing and pointing. I wanted to launch a rock his way but I didn't. instead I stood and watched as his lady friends screamed across the river and egged him on. must have made him feel tough. He shot back across the river and picked up one of the drunk women off of their boat. he proceeded to turn and get a head of steam that an F-15 would have been proud of. that thing was screaming and just as he started to yip and holler that drunken girl fell off the back. I've never seen someone skip across the water until that day. she looked like a lucky stone. I was laughing so hard that I was afraid I might piss my pants. I stood up and cheered and started clapping. the person with me got mad at me because someone may have been hurt but I figured what goes around comes around. the next thing I heard was the drunken babbling and bawling of one disoriented idiot. lol I still laugh at that. it was one of the best instances of instant karma I've ever seen!

that is a prime reason you should carry a side arm with you out on the water alone .. that way you even the odds

man you handled like a champ good for you

It boggles me how many of these videos there are. The amount of ignorance & lack of awareness it takes to steamroll ANYONE on ANY body of water is absolutely incomprehensible! Thank God you weren't injured.

Glad you're ok!

I believe the rule is 50 feet between vessels. And the number one rule of boating is, "Do not hit Any other vessels on the water, No matter what."

I had a similar experiance, but instead of a boat it was a foot paddle toy boat that is as big as a boat but doesn't have a motor. Basically me and my friend were chilling in the water at the beach and that boat came right at us. Keep in mind I was behind the boat and my friend only noticed it when it was behind me and tried alerting me. He basically ran over me and my friend kicked the side of the boat to get away. He escaped and I went right under it since his alert was too late. When I was under the boat a metal object hit my back and left a small gash that healed the next day. What pisses me off to this day was that guy on the boat mocked my gasps for air and screamed at me and said that I needed to be more alert next.

i love how there is 600ft of open water to your left and he chooses to pass on your right...

This never happen to me before but in case it does what should I do? What are the step if a boat hit a kayaker? Is it similar to car accidents? kayaks don’t require insurance and I don’t own a boat, so not sure if insurance is required for boat too, and if they do will their boat insurance cover for the kayak damage?

Same thing happened to me down here in SW florida.....except it was a T-bone collision and a kid driving the unregistered skiff. .....waving and hollaring and all I could see was the kids head.....LOOKING BACK at his wake....he came off plane at the last second and bumped the boat. Glad to see you were wearing your PFD. What kinda camera were you filming with? Go Pro? Glad you were ok.

Close call! That could have turned out bad for you. Good thing you were pointed down river. I've had close calls in the fog, but never on a clear day like that.

What happened? Is there a video clip of you folks chatting that was cut out? Did you get their contact info? I would have beat them to a pulp.

I am glad they circled back to you.

Wow, can't believe that, not only did they hit him, but sat there without asking if he was ok, but not once apologizing for it, then just started the motor and left. 😳

Wow - you were very calm.

I was thinking along the same lines. Wondering how he would've reacted to having his boat filled with holes and lead lol.

Wow! Your one lucky man. I'm glad he didn't knock you off and get cut up by his prop. Did he damage your Kayak?

My goodness.. How did you stay cool? That was reckless on their side and no apology.. disgraceful! They should have been held to account.

Thanks man. It was crazy as hell. I just heard it coming up behind me at the last second he saw me too.

I was out on my 14 foot electric fishing kayak when a large boat zoomed past me really fast about 2 feet from me. I was very lucky not to have been hit and I almost tipped over from the wake. The guy was not rude and told me he was sorry. I was so frickin lucky !