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Monterey — On March 18, 2017 Brian Correiar was kayaking in Monterey Bay a little past 4:30PM. He recalled;“I had paddled from the Breakwater ramp to Shell Street in Pacific Grove and was on my way back. I was hit off the end of San Carlos Beach about 100 yards or so off the Monterey Bay Inn - probably over Metridium. Suddenly, I heard a loud bang as my kayak and I flew into the air. I landed outside my boat, look back to my horror saw a large great white shark no more than three feet away had my kayak in its mouth. I could clearly see its 2-inch teeth and its black eye that looked lifeless. I scrambled away from my boat as fast as I could and started kicking towards shore. After five minutes I pulled out my Nautilus Lifeline and called in a mayday to the coast guard. They were having trouble hearing me. I spotted a sail boat and started frantically waving to them with my right arm as I operated the radio with my left hand. While this was going on, the shark was using my boat as a chew toy. I saw it spin with the boat at least three times. It started pushing the boat towards me and then left the boat and headed for me. Suddenly it dove. I put my face in the water to see if it was under me, but I couldn't see anything. I looked up and saw the sail boat approaching me. After some very quick explanations I said that I needed to get into the small boat. There was no ladder or transom. I had been in the water for about twenty minutes. I was wearing a 3-mil, but had forgotten my booties and my feet were numb and I was running on nothing but adrenaline. I could not get up into the boat or stand up on their motor. I asked them to call 911 and ask for coast guard assistance. The coast guard showed up 5 minutes later and pulled me into their boat. All my gear was floating and was recovered. They took me back to the Breakwater. According to witnesses the shark was as big as my boat, which is 14 feet in length. Bite marks show that it had the whole girth of the boat in its mouth. My boat is covered with bite marks from end to end with multiple punctures. People told me that they could see the shark slapping the surface of the water with its fins as it mauled my boat.” Please report any shark sighting, encounter, or attack to the Shark Research Committee.
http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/pacific_coast_shark_news.htm
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fucking. gnarly.
fucking. gnarly.
dude got pretty lucky
always kinda freaky being out where I know there are Great Whites as big as my kayak... haven't been out in years, but I was just recently thinking about working up to an extended day trip (Davenport to Cement boat), but after reading that, I think I'll just stick to rivers and lakes instead and take a proper boat out if I want to go into the Bay.
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Yeah, made me rethink some of
Yeah, made me rethink some of my kayaking habits. Might stick to fresh water till I forget about this latest incident.
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Twenty minutes in the water
Twenty minutes in the water (56° in Monterey bay today) with a great white? I'll stick to wading in the Kern River and the shallows at the beach, thanks.
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What's the proper caliber
What's the proper caliber handgun to kill or discourage a Great White Shark from attacking one's Kayak ?
Is a simple .38 or 9mm sufficient, or does one need a heavier .357 or .44 magnum ?
I suppose if you didn't hit it right in the eye, that thing would just get really urinated-off and shred you...
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A guy was bitten in half by a
A guy was bitten in half by a Great White at my usual kayaking beach. It didn't stop me from going out there and tying up to the kelp and diving off the kayak. But that was before I had kids. I'm a lot less of a risk taker now.
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A few years ago, a former
A few years ago, a former student of mine, Casey Fenwick, was instrumental in helping a guy who was attacked by great white shark at Manhattan Beach get out of the water. The crazy thing was that my student paddled out toward the attack. That, to me, is the true definition of heroism.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2681888/Swimmer-mauled-shark-pop...
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>>>>That, to me, is the true
>>>>That, to me, is the true definition of heroism.
100%
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i've seen 2 juvenile whities
i've seen 2 juvenile whities in the last few mos. last one was 20 feet from me....small but...
matanaska and his dogs don't worry about the landlord..
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>>>>>>matanaska and his dogs
>>>>>>matanaska and his dogs don't worry about the landlord..
Matanaska is basically King Triton. The ocean and it's creatures bend to his will.
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>>>small but...
^haha, totally.
>>>small but...
the one time I had a shark stalk me (snorkeling in HI), it was also a "small but"... as I watched it zig and zag from the sandy bottom 50 feet below up to within 10 feet of me, I distinctly remember thinking that even though it was not that big (5 feet-ish), it's mouth was still bigger than any dog's mouth, and that it was in it's element and I was out of mine... basically, if it wanted to have it's way with me, there was nothing I was going to be able to do about it.
not a good feeling.
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Monterey bay is pack with GWs
Monterey Bay is packed with GWs. I''m lucky to be alive after some of my close encounters with some BIG ones. Some of my friends weren't so lucky. Be safe out there kids. It's no joke.
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Dflo, that 1st shot is grim..
that 1st shot is grim, Dflo... sorry to hear about your buds.
you hittin' the Catalyst Dweezil show?
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Swamis
Swamis
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crazy. hard to think about if
crazy. hard to think about if you want to head back into the water.
I was just about to cue up The Shallows.. maybe not.
Man, was he lucky... Adrenaline like no other.
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>>>Be safe and don't go out
>>>Be safe and don't go out there kids<<<
Completed that for ya'. Because it seems to me that once you 'go out there', being safe has already left the building.
You people be crazy.
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Still more likely to be hit
Still more likely to be hit by a car than be bitten by a shark. Great White's are amazing creatures. Had one in a bluefin tuna slick one time that took what was probably a 150 lb bite out of a fish we had hooked. A couple a shakes of its head and we pulled in a tailless tuna. The fish buyer still purchased it but at a very discounted price. :-(
If you do venture out into the water, be careful of the music you play. One study in Australia found that AC/DC Back In Black album was best for attracting Great Whites. Not sure if that was a nationalism behavior that was being exhibited by the shark or they just like AC/DC best.
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I hung out with an off duty
I hung out with an off duty Coast Guard Helo crew member in Northern California many years ago. He said that if I could see what he sees from the air, you would never go in the water.
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I stay off the shark's block.
I stay off the shark's block.
Each and every spring we are treated to the helicopter shot of hundreds of sharks one hundred feet off shore along the gulf beaches.
I know the stats but I still avoid that neighborhood.