Hammerhead Bites Kayaker off Malibu - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

HobieScot · 09-06-2015, 05:22 PM

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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ful-rac · 09-06-2015, 05:38 PM

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...

Mwhitcraft · 09-06-2015, 05:59 PM

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.

09-06-2015, 05:22 PM	#1
HobieScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 370	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 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-06-2015, 05:38 PM	#2
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	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... __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

09-06-2015, 05:59 PM	#3
Mwhitcraft Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Orange, CA or Aiea, HI Posts: 32	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.