Hammerhead Bites Kayaker off Malibu
 

It's official no more dangling feet in the water

http://abc7.com/news/shark-bites-kay...-beach/971545/

Hammerhead Bites Kayaker off Malibu
 

I hope it wasn't one of us

And prepare for the entire southern California coast to be shut down now!

I hope the injury wasn't too severe. It doesn't sound like it as they were able to stop the bleeding. Not that any shark bite isn't serious!

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If it was who I think it was I don't think he posts on here, but from what I have seen on Instagram he seems like a solid dude. Hope he heals up quickly.

Up until this summer, I have always fished off a long board (don't own a kayak) with a crate on the front holding my gear and rods. I stopped after seeing and hearing of way too much shark activity as of late. Thus I joined this group to learn the go to kayak to purchase and keep an eye on reports.

Needless to say, I won't be fishing off my longboard anytime in the near future and will be posting "kayak" reports not longboard reports.

County has always been the most sharks spot in Malibu. Big great whites and lately aggressive hammerheads.

3 of the last 4 days i have been out hh were around, 2-3' from my boat. bumping some of us after we pulled bonito and were bleeding them out. keep your fish on board. as well as your body parts and its no big deal.

Supposedly the guy had his feet hanging over. There is a pic of his foot on instagram. Hope he will be ok!

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Sucks to hear... Surprised anyone would dangle anything outside the kayak these days..


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In an interview his friend said that they saw the shark fin, then 5 minutes later his friend was dangling his feet in the water when he got bit.

:eek:

Other than being stupid there was no reason for him to hang his feet over the kayak after they saw the shark.

SMH
 

Guy is an idiot for hanging his feet off the yak, WTF was he thinking! I saw two HH yesterday in Dana, and one took my flylined mack, cut threw 50lb flouro with ease.

I recently bought a roll of radiator hose repair tape from a gas station convenience store. It's remarkably strong and it sticks when wet. I have added it to my kayak safety equipment checklist.

I think Gorilla tape from Home Depot also sticks when wet. Kayaking with Jen Kleck recently, she told me that black plastic electricians tape sticks to itself when wet. I have not tested Gorilla tape or electricians tape myself.

This might be useful for wrapping wounds, holding gashes together to stop bleeding, making a splint or tourniquet, or for patching other things back together in the event of accidents.

A sun scarf, sarong, etc., could be multi-purpose for fishing and handy as cloth wrap bandages. I always have a sharp knife handy.


I also replaced the leather chin string of my fishing hat with two 6' brown nylon boot laces. These two strong, thin, nylon cords might come in handy sometime.


Think forward, before the need arises.

I never hang my feet over the kayak while fishing, I know a lot of guys who do.

Seems like a bad idea especially if I have bled a fish or even deal with live bait as the scent is strong.

You guys talking smack about the guy because his feet were in the water are jerks. Were you there? If not don't be so quick to judge. It's ine thing for someone to say something. The only thing we know for sure is that it was an unfortunate event. Don't be so quick to judge. He paid the price not you. Everyone is an expert on kayak safety on the Internet and seem to love pointing fingers at the victim. Smh

If anything you should blame guys like George clout who actually have been seen feeding yellow tails to hammerheads just it watch them feed up close.

In an interview his friend said that they saw the shark fin, then 5 minutes later his friend was dangling his feet in the water when he got bit.

Exactly how much more of the story do we have to hear before we make our judgement? I'm sorry, stupidity should be painful.

Thought we learned not to hang our feet in the water after the Hawaii incident?

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1535902

Hammerhead Bites Kayaker off Malibu
 

Dangling my feet in the water is not something I ever do. If I do have to put a hand or foot in the water it's because I'm doing something that requires it. But it is for the shortest amount of time possible. But with the HH around it's not something I have even considered doing this year.

Do I believe he "deserved what he got"? hell No! Not in the least. Do I think it was a bad decision to have his foot in the water for any reason or for any amount of time? Absolutely! Especially after seeing a HH just 5 minutes earlier. That was not a wise choice. Even if the shark was out of sight for five minutes does not mean that it had left the area. Or that another one was not near by. Which is obvious by what happened.

It was simply a bad decision on his part which is obvious now.


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There is a huge difference between talking smack and saying that what he did was stupid.

I would consider an unfortunate event to be something that happened based on circumstances that are 'beyond ones control'. walking your dog and a tree limb breaks and falls on you or your dog, that's an unfortunate event.


Who's judging him? We're replying based on facts and nothing else.


SMH??? Why would our comments make you shake your head?


Sometimes you should let common sense prevail.

I went offshore of Dana Point yesterday .....while trolling for yellowtail and yellowfin tuna when looked back behind me, I saw a huge hammerhead following me.....I was scare and screaming to my friend......Shark....shark ....shark......and the shark disappear .......

Let alone
 

A foot. ;) . Luckily his artery was not severed like the last guy in Hawaii . He was not so fortunate and sucummed to his injuries .

Cut through flesh and bone
 

With ease . Have you seen the guys foot ?

I follow him on Instagram..super rad dude..they don't call him Sharkman51 for nothing!

Hammerhead Bites Kayaker off Malibu
 

So the guy regularly targets shark on a kayak, has 5 HH circle them according to his fishing buddy in the report and he still leaves his foot over the side of the kayak.

Really?

Sorry
I just now got the video to finally play. That was just asking for trouble. He was tempting fate. Sometimes fate bites back! Literally

I just saw the photo of the bite on his foot. That is ever so close to his dorsales pedis artery which is right along the tendon of the big toe. If a tooth would have severed that artery it would have snapped back up into his foot and they would have had one hell of a time stopping the bleeding. He is lucky! It could have been a lot worse


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Well...let's see...

Guy is circled by 4 or 5, 10' long aggressive sharks, ....

Guy dangles foot in water for sharks to bite....

Guy gets bit by said shark...


Well if calling this guy stupid offends you...lets just call him not smart....


I would call it an unfortunate accident if he didn't know...or actually see the shark before it bit him...but according to the witness they were both fully aware of the sharks presence...and he still chose to dangle his foot over the side...:rolleyes:

Exactly

It's not like this guy was new to the sport. He catches sharks. He handles sharks. He has video of sharks in his lap on his kayak. He calls himself Sharkman.

So he has enough experience to know better. That's a tough lesson to learn. And the hard way to learn it!


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IMHO, part of the problem is that many today speak of sharks ONLY as magnificent creatures who are as harmless as hamsters. Thus, some feel comfortable dangling their feet in shark infested waters. Sharks are magnificent creatures. They are also vicious predators and must always be seen as a potential threat.

Just in case there is a single person on this board that is not aware yet....

There are sharks in the ocean.

There is a higher concentration of them this year because of the warmer than average water temps

They will bite you

It does hurt

A lot!

Keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times!


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I bet he doesn't hang his feet off the yak again, at least for awhile.

I am going to have to say this was a definite lapse in judgment but hey we all make mistakes, we're human. Luckily he walked away from it with his life, which is what really matters. Some people on here are bashing his decision making, if you ask me it is a learning experience for ALL of us. Just like the time we learned if you are not in the best physical shape it's probably safest that you develop an efficient wet entry plan before you head out in rough waters in the dark.

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Anyone hear the recent news about this?

It turns out that the HH was actually hooked when it bit the kayaker.


I love it when the stories change.

It looks like this guy has way more experience with sharks than most people. After handling dozens, or perhaps hundreds of sharks without a major incident, I can see how someone could easily lose a bit of the fear that most people have. I wouldn't call him an idiot, but I think perhaps he just got too comfortable with them.

When you play with fire you're bound to get burned....

Prayers for a safe recovery and lesson learned!

Growing up I was always taught don't mess with sharks and they won't mess with you.


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Agree
 

I don't know if it's the old surfing superstition, but I've never kept a shark. Caught a lot shore fishing and in the kayak, but always released. And (knock on wood) they haven't messed with me while surfing or diving. But I also don't hang my feet out of the kayak when they are around, let alone hooked up.