@@YA-wr5wd do you honesty believe that I would never go in to the Ocean because of this video. Some one with 2% of Sence of humor could clearly see that this was not a serious statement. Where's your sence of humor up your a$$ ???
@@kevosims2012 Someone has always got to throw sum shade smh vs keep it movin. But nope they gotta be like I heard that b4 and let everyone else know so they feel more important I guess. Sad really.
Indeed, creepy👁🤖🤦...Kind of like how AI and world governments are together tracking humanity as a whole... and have been for quite a while. Attack on our sovereign souls happening now.
That wave was big enough to capsize a novice kayaker, but he used the right technique and used the wave to his advantage. Perhaps its best to only go out in the open waters if youre confident in your abilities to navigate trough surf like a pro.
the shark was small, it only attacked the oar because it was black (like some seals) and small. In the case "kesukseeker (you are a big guy) would have fall into the water, the shark would not even try. Of course, the fear is always there.
@@DougieL that may be true but I'm still going to carry a pistol because I know it will penetrate the water and the depths of the skull of shark. But let's be quite honest I'm not going to be in a damn kayak that's smaller than a shark for any boat that's smaller than a shark for that matter
I grew up watching jaws, alligator, etc. Pretty much every creature movie. You men in the kayaks on the open ocean are 1000% braver than I because there's no way I would ever get in such a little vessel on the open water.
Nope its just plain STUPID!!!!!! I don't feel sorry for any of these idiots if something were to happen to them its the freaking ocean why on earth would one use a kayak 🤦🏽♀️
@@taskforceknight9336 - shark encounters are rare in the open ocean? That's definitely wrong. Go ahead and dangle your feet in the ocean every time you're fishing
@@violent_bebop9687 You are clearly either very paranoid or have an accute sense of fear towards sharks which is very normal if you have watched Jaws or any other shark horror movie. There are millions of people in the world who surf every year and while you wait on your board to catch the next wave guess what you will be dangling your feet in the water. If they all had a shark encounters or shark attacks then shark attack victim numbers per year would be in the millions. That is obviously not the case. But if you are afraid of sharks then simply dont get into the water.
@@taskforceknight9336 I see your point here, for sure, but if you just go google shark attacks there are a fuckload of videos all over the place of close calls. Odds are definitely pretty rare but I think less so than you try making it sound. Dying from one isn't common whatsoever but a close call is nothing out of the ordinary really.
I rented a surfboard once when I was younger, off Melbourne beach Fl. Went way out , 400yds no waves to speak of. I was clueless , started slowly paddling back in and heard a burst of air right behind me glanced back for a split sec , saw the turtle as big as me in that split sec. But it didn’t matter, it was still jaws to me and I never moved so fast in my life ! Don’t know why it affected me that way but I never went out on a surf board again. I’m from Florida , love the water always in it but I have to be able to see everything around me, no murky water. I only play in the gulf coast for that reason.
lol what would that do for him, that’s not gonna prevent a shark from potentially attacking you? He got nervous cuz if he fell in hes fucked. Shark was already attacking the kayak. Tbh he couldve just fought off the shark with the paddle by jabbing it in the snout
@@BBNNetwork9 If it cannot save me from a shark attack then the people who advertise those vests as life-saving ones are fucking liars and should get sued.
Me and my friend visited California back in 2016. We took kayaks out for about a half an hour paddle one way along the coast. When we were pretty far out, he said... ‘holy shit I just saw a big shark, no joke, get our boats together’... naturally being British I freaked out and did as he said. The arsehole then proceeded to flip my kayak making me fall out and he simply burst out laughing. I don’t think I have ever fallen in water and gotten out so quick in my life 🤣
Maintaining your composure in these times is tough. On top of that, the last wave that came sideways would have capsized the kayak for a novice... You're a brave man!
Thanks. I like how you put up the map at the beginning. I've been researching shark encounters & locations lately, that's why. So far I think the east coast of Fla. has the most in the states. I would have guessed Cali.
@@sweetcinnamonpnchkin Pretty much rules out Florida. Gators concern me more than sharks. I've had some pretty significant bumps underneath when paddling some of the creeks around here. Gets your blood pumping. LOL
I swam so fucking fast when I saw what looked like a shark fin but I think it was a jet ski w/ 2 people on it but because my goggles were fogging hard I couldn't tell. I swam so fast back to shore that someone thought I was a seal.
I live in flagler beach and grew up surfing here...I was out at marine land back in the day and saw jaws... a huge shark couldnt tell what kind but the dorsal fine was gigantic. very sharky there
If you are still ocean kayaking after this, consider painting the paddles a lighter color. From below those black paddles must look like a seal swimming.
It demonstrates the importance of trying to keep your composure in critical situations. I notice your look over the shoulder at 0:51, anticipating the wave coming, and appear to have the skill to ride it with ease. But a less experienced kayaker could've panicked and paddled away as fast as they can, got taken by surprise by the wave from behind, accidentally surfed and got forced sideways then flipped, and ended up in a far worse situation!
Yep, been there man. 4m Great White, 2ft off the left side of my kayak. Swam slowly up next to me from behind, it's dorsal almost completely out of the water was nearly as high as my shoulder. I could have reached out and grabbed it. That was one big shark, and I got a good look at it as it kinda just hung out next to me for a couple seconds. Very remote location about 2 day paddle from mainland. One of the best memories I have...I'm glad to be around to have it ;)
I was paddling off the coast of Ceduna, Australia. There is an Island group there. We encountered the shark when paddling from one island (Goat Island) to another island (St. Peter Island).
We were about 30 minutes paddling off Goat Island back toward St. Peter. The funny thing is that a few of us were thinking about taking a swim.We decided to paddle ahead of the group and then practice rolls (none of us could even do a roll at the time). It was a beautiful day so a little swim seemed like a good idea. The shark showed up about a minute before we were gonna stop. The thought of that still creeps me out to this day, lol.
I still remember a show on Bullsharks saying your greatest chance of getting attacked by a bullshark are were the rivers meet the ocean or inlets. I guess they maybe right.
It's like dangling a rubber mouse in front of a kitten. I wonder how long that shark had been following behind the kayak completely unnoticed? Scary stuff.
It is a small Bull Shark. He (or she) is doing exactly what they do where a river dumps into the ocean. Those inlets/outlets are the prime spots for feeding which will have them in aggression mode. I love the "WTF look" on his face after the first strike. Then when it hits again he takes off full speed...lol
I'm not sure it's a Bull, I was obviously expecting this from the location on the map and the location but on the freeze frame it looks like a juvenile Great White? They sometimes like to muck about in the surf.
Imagine he hadn't been holding onto the paddle hard enough and the shark had grabbed it out of his hands. He'd have to start paddling with his hands to get home.
I always carry a second paddle(or oar) if I'm on the water and I only fish open lakes and kayak rivers in mine, no ocean. Usually I tie it down to the boat somewhere in the event that I flip over, there is still a paddle with my boat. This video just reinforces that it is a good idea haha.
It’s for moments like this that I have a RC WaterJet pump with me whenever I go kayaking. It’s a custom built dual 40mm waterjet built from RC parts with a small but high powered Lipo battery to give me a 10min burst of speed to get away from dangerous situations. It’s connected to my paddle with the sensitive electronics boxed in the middle of my paddle and closer to the bottom are dual water jets controlled by a throttle trigger next to the electronic box. I use the paddle normally most of the time but in rip tides/shark sightings or just lazy to paddle back to shore I use the water jets. I urge every kayaker to build one. It has saved me many times. The paddle acts as a rudder when I’m using the RC waterjets. It makes the paddle about 5lb heavier but I sometimes bring two paddles. One dual sided paddle and RC paddle is a single sided paddle. I call it my “OSP (Oh Shit Paddle). Custom built out of a 2” PVC pipe (batteries and electronics inside the pipe, fiberglass (jets and brushless motors blended together with the paddle) and RC boat parts.
We used to regularly surf the north side back in the 1980s, and would venture out into the middle of the inlet on some hurricanes. Seeing sharks was a pretty regular event out there. Never had one take a nip at me, but have been brushed.
I was lucky enough to go the Bahamas back in 2006 and me and my girlfriend at the time went out on a kayak, there was a small tiger shark (well we thought it was) about 5-6 feet long and that stalked us for a couple of mins.. had it been a bit bigger I think it would of gone for the kayak. I don’t go in the water that often after that. It was a awful experience.
