Attached on the Yak Today

[rhyak]

So fishing down south at Vandenburg and had a way way too close encounter.

Think Sharkweek style

More pics too come but good thing no one including myself hurt stay off the water down there...


Bite One
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s535/rhyak/frontattack_zpscaaa6464.jpg

Bite Two
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s535/rhyak/Shark_zpsa7ab3b6c.jpg

Detailed bite from gap on bite was just over 24inches.
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s535/rhyak/tooth_zps3b24cbe7.jpg


http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s535/rhyak/Screenshot_2014-10-03-18-23-58_zpsf9fb0cd0.png

No to get some rest, killer headache from the adrenaline rush probably.

RH

[619-SWIM-DOG]

Glad your safe.

[roadx]

WoW... WoW.... wholly schit!!!

[FISH11]

Crazy bite radius. Glad you are OK.

[tattuna]

Holy shit! Glad no one was hurt.

[MrPatrick]

Good God!

[wade]

Sweet, Jesus, glad you OK, Ryan! :eek:





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[da22y]

Holy cow, surf fishing suddenly seems not a bad idea.
I usually bleed and gut my yellowtail right on the water, maybe I should stop that!

[jorluivil]

On the water undie change required after an encounter like that.

Glad you're safe.

[GregAndrew]

Friggin crazy Ryan. How the hell did you stay afloat with those gaping holes?

[Rufus]

A surfer wound up paying rent to the man in the grey suit yesterday afternoon.

What's up with Vandenburg Whites? A little territorial it seems.

Luckily all we have in La Jolla this year are some tweaky hammerheads, at least so far.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-shark-attacks-surfer-california-beach-closures-20141003-story.html

[Rufus]

And I'm wondering if that sort of "cracking" is covered by Hobie's warrantee?

[ful-rac]

Holy crap! :eek:


Glad your still in one piece!

If anybody had any reason to quit kayakfishing.....i think this is the one....

[Diggity619]

That's pretty crazy. Send it back to Hobie, maybe they'll use it as a marketing prop:doh:
Glad everyone's safe.

[steveooo]

Holy crap Ryan. Glad to hear you are ok, and even managed to sneak out a smile or two for the pictures.

Most bad-arse story on the yak award goes tooooo....RYAN :luxhello:

[lowprofile]

that's a good size bite. 'bout a 15fter?

[lowprofile]

A surfer wound up paying rent to the man in the grey suit yesterday afternoon.

What's up with Vandenburg Whites? A little territorial it seems.

Luckily all we have in La Jolla this year are some tweaky hammerheads, at least so far.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-shark-attacks-surfer-california-beach-closures-20141003-story.html

haha. yeah, that were seen.

[wiredantz]

Thats one huge bite mark, and he came back for a second bite..... I need to make my kayak bigger wider and longer! Glad ur safe Ryan stay out of that area .... That place is ShARKY Ryan by the way I think ur down to 7 of ur nine lives ...


Lots of sharks out now,be careful Ryan you just got married .

[alanw]

Dang scary stuff right there. Glad things turned out as good as they did.

[food4less562]

The kayak is being shown on Good Morning America in a little bit.

[T-Rex]

Holy $7!#))!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
Two full on bites? That shark meant business! Glad you're okay Ryan!

[TJones]

i do have a brand new in box shark shield 7 unused for sale . i bought it after my experience with gws at malibu , but i realized living in fear is not the way to go . the shark i ran into was probably half the size , but humbling needless to say . pm if interested . forgive me for jacking . i was planning on running a post on cl . throwing this out there first . we are lucky here down south , the culprits are generally half the size . just my opinion . the truth be known , i might hesitate to get in the waters up north . much props . lol. :notworthy:

[RedondoSteve]

Wow. Saw it on the news this morning. Got the wife a bit nervous. Glad all are
OK. Marine radio is a must out on the open ocean. Definitely going to purchase one.

Steve

PA12

[octico]

Holy crap ... it was on the local new this morning. Glad you're okay, crazy $hit!

[bubblehide]

Damn, talk about close encounters that get the blood pumping.

[StinkyMatt]

I shit myself just reading the post.

I don't know how you stayed collected.



:eek:

[roby]

I'm glad you made it out alive Ryan.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/3-shark-attacks-2-days-vandenberg-afb/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csJYaEbBbtY

[JeffB]

You're lucky and famous!


http://www.cnn.com/video/standard.html?/video/us/2014/10/04/dnt-great-white-shark-attacks-kayakers.keyt&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bdoutdoors.com%2Ff orums%2Fthreads%2Fgreat-white-shark-attacks-kayakers.562708%2F

[wiredantz]

Man you made cnn, that's pretty hardcore. You will be telling that story to your great grand kids!

[alanw]

I was in 120' out of DP yesterday and this story popped in my mind. No fun!

[rhyak]

i do have a brand new in box shark shield 7 unused for sale . i bought it after my experience with gws at malibu , but i realized living in fear is not the way to go . the shark i ran into was probably half the size , but humbling needless to say . pm if interested . forgive me for jacking . i was planning on running a post on cl . throwing this out there first . we are lucky here down south , the culprits are generally half the size . just my opinion . the truth be known , i might hesitate to get in the waters up north . much props . lol. :notworthy:

For the type of attack that occurred on me what's it really gonna do. Think the thing has a radius of 10 ft and said shark that attacked me by teeth size is being estimated at a 19 probably closer to 20ft+ and say moving at 30+MPH is gonna travel through that area so quick it's not gonna even effect it.


Yeah guys glad to be alive and consider myself very lucky guess I am attack victim 183 from whites since the year 1900. CRAZY.

[Mike scales]

Glad you're ok! Jeeez! Hopefully the shark will make a mental note to self, "pass on biting big green Hobie thingy in the future, bad for my teeth."
;)

[Silbaugh4liberty]

Damn scary, glad you're ok. Tell the GW to head down to La Jolla, tons of tasty sea lions down there!

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[Amish Ed]

Damn Ryan. Glad you're OK. You definitely live in an area where having a buddy is necessary. Good thing you had one with you.

[cabojohn]

I saw this on another site, news & word of mouth...holy sh#t!!!:eek:

Ryan- you are a lucky man.
I hope to NEVER experience what you went through. Wow.
I don't know If I would / could get back on the horse / kayak after that?? That was just waaaaay FN heavy...
Glad you are OK.

[rhyak]

Vandenberg Shark Attack
Date: October 3rd, 2014
Time: Approximately 2pm
Area: Off Boat House

I joined Vincent Culliver and Brad Rudolf to go fishing for the first time off of Vandenberg Air Force Base. We met at Vincent’s house to get loaded up and drive in together. Another guy, believe his name was Mike, arrived as we loaded the kayaks onto a trailer and loaded up and drove onto the base. We had late start, getting to the launch area around 10am. We made it onto the water and started fishing in 40-70 feet of water with swim baits. I caught a couple small Lingcod 25-29inchers, a few rockfish, and a 20inch Cabezon. Vincent caught a nice 20lb ling and released it. Overall, there was no great bite going on in the area. There was one other boat in the area when we arrived, fishing maybe 100-150 yards inside of us. Around 11am 2 other kayakers were on their way out to meet us, whom I had yet to meet for the first time. They were about 100 yards from us in about 40 FOW. I remember hearing screams and looking over and seeing two kayaks and one angler. As I bolted over to help, I was asking myself how and why did this guy fall off his kayak on a flat day like today. The boat that was fishing pulled up at the same time as I did. As I approached the area, I noticed that the kayak was a Hobie PA and upside down as the man was clinging to the top of his kayak. He said he was uninjured. They said a great white circled them and then came and knocked the man out of his kayak and struck the kayak in the mirage drive area. The boat Elizabeth Ann was able to load the two guys onto their boat and pulled them into the harbor that we launched from by the boat house and they headed home for the day. They estimated the shark at approximately 18+ feet. He did have a bite mark in the front area of his kayak. The other guy Mike that fished with us followed them in and decided to call it a day.

Brad, Vincent and I decided we would stick it out and try and find some fish to bring home. We all decided to fish close to each other to appear as a larger object, in hopes of decreasing a chance of an attack. We also figured, what are the chances of this happening twice in the same day. We fished for about 2-3 hours, when it happened. We were under way, via peddle power, to a new location. We probably moved 100 ft or so from our last stop, with Vincent just at the port stern maybe 5ft from my kayak and Brad just on Vincent’s port side. The next thing that happened was the first and hopefully lthe last worst experience of my life. I was struck from the bottom of my kayak with such force that it tossed me and the kayak straight up into the air. I remember hearing Vincent scream , “That thing is Bleeping HUGE!” Then I remember hearing my name being called by both guys over and over and over again. I remember hitting the water and popping up to the surface as my kayak rammed me. I was pushed for what felt like a long time but could not have been longer than a few seconds, with the shark having the kayak in its mouth and me holding onto the other side of the kayak. All I remember is seeing gray as I tried to look over the kayak. It finally let go of the kayak and sank into the depths. I was able to get a look at the kayak and saw a whole about 6inches long and had about a 2inch wide gap and knew right then getting back on that kayak was not an option. Vincent came up and I jumped on the back of his Pro Angler and we called for help from the boat that was in the area not long before, which was on its way south back to Santa Barbara Harbor at this point. The boat returned and the three of us jumped on and pulled the Outback on board as well. It was taking on way too much water at this point.
Upon getting back on land and looking at the kayak further, there were two distinct bite marks. One was located on the seat area and one in the drive area. The mirage drive itself took some damage and the kayak took a good chunk as well. The mouth opening was approximately 24inch by 19 inches and tooth gap was about 2.25 inches, which predicts the shark to be over 20ft, per the Shark research committee.

I took a lot from this experience and am very thankful to have come out uninjured. First, the PFD helped keep me on the surface when I was thrown from the kayak. If I didn’t have it, I may not have been back on the surface when the kayak came towards me. I might have been in the path of the shark bite, coming back for seconds. Secondly, having the VHF radio really saved us on getting a boat to come and help us. Sitting out in that area with a known shark after physically experiencing that would have been tough, and moving a kayak with two people is slow going for sure. Third, having that buddy system is a must as well. I enjoy fishing solo and the peace from it, but I rarely fish solo and will never do it again on the ocean. Fourth, when there is an attack in the area earlier that day or even the day before get off the water. Findings are suggesting that the surfer attacked on Thursday and our attacks on Friday are two separate sharks based on bite marks. My plans from here on out is to get back out on a kayak, hopefully a Hobie, and replenish all my fishing gear and go-pro.

[momo fish]

Glad to hear your safe and you telling the whole story send shivers down my spine.

[ful-rac]

Glad to see your not gonna quit! :luxhello:

Glad you are ok and un injured.

[YakDout]

That is one crazy story man. Stoked to see you came out of it with no (physical) injury. I can only imagine you're still a little shook up from it. I'd be lying to you if I told you that I would be back on the water if that happened to me, because I'm not sure.

One question for you on the VHF. To summon the boat in your area did you roll to channel 9/16? Or were you up in the 60's or 70's on a private channel and someone happened to be listening? Wondering how it works calling for distress. Call coastguard and they call nearest boat?

[rhyak]

One question for you on the VHF. To summon the boat in your area did you roll to channel 9/16? Or were you up in the 60's or 70's on a private channel and someone happened to be listening? Wondering how it works calling for distress. Call coastguard and they call nearest boat?

Great question, because we tried the standard 69 and 68 little more common up here and nothing so switched to channel 16. Which the rescue boat as well as coast guard answered the response. I was shocked on CG answering considering location and being at least 40 miles from the nearest station. Did not reach the mainland from Catalina so this was a shock.

[YakDout]

Thanks for the info!

[wiredantz]

Thanks for the information... We know too little about sharks in the first place to know how they will react when they are in the area.



This is a risk everyone Takes, when fishing. It is a voluntary risk that we all take, and I'm glad you are alive to tell about it. Thank you for giving us a detail overview about what happened, and how to stay safe/prepared.


I would of fallen victim to the same line of thinking before too, what is the chances of it happening twice. I am guilty in fishing Malibu after hearing about a shark that just devoured a seal, and I never gave it a second thought. How stupid of me, I can see now.
I also thought shark attacks were more common in the twilight hours, but yours happened during the middle of the day!

I remember roby always telling me at point dume when it was open, frank don't get to far this place is ShARKY, I will never fish solo again.

Be safe and tight lines!

[alanw]

I believe I just saw some video of the aftermath of this attack featured on Discovery's Shark Week show named "Return of the Great White Serial Killer" tonight. Still amazed that there were no injuries.

[CaliHalikiller]

Yea same here just watched it insane 6 attacks is nuts for one area

[cell128]

They also showed a nice ling :)

[tunaseeker]

Holy crap! Glad u are around for your family! The last time I remember almost the same bite marks on a post with an olive colored outback! ��
I would upgrade to the PA14! I did... Old avitar
Godspeed!

[Jimmyz123]

I watched that show last night. There were two attacks in the same area on the same day from what the show was saying. It appears that every 2 years in October this area, the experts are seeing these attacks are happening in a cycle and they feel that there is a massive 20' shark, possibly another, that could be migrating to the area to hunt. They are trying to find the shark that killed those two surfers and possibly the same shark that's attacking the kayaks and boats in the area. Some crazy stuff for sure man.

[ful-rac]

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[cell128]

So.....we're safe this year

[Jimmyz123]

So.....we're safe this year

IF the sharks choose to follow the 2 year cycle, but my guess is they beach up there will be closed during the month of October if it isn't already. From what I heard on the show, and correct me if I'm wrong any of you that watched it. They are trying to find the exact shark that has been responsible for the attacks so it can be killed. Did I hear correctly?

[Jimmyz123]

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Insane. The Pattern seems to fit, it will be interesting to see if they are ever able to ID the shark that killed those to or if it's multiple sharks that are doing it.