Great Whites dont like plastic... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Tman · 08-17-2010, 09:37 PM

Agree with Driftwood...once they taste plastic, their curiosity is over...

They try to nibble on your yak, one good whack on the nose sends any big dog fleeing...esp with a tapered, flexible object such as a rod tip.

Just don't expect to get your lure back...

Willy · 08-17-2010, 10:12 PM

Lol!

Doesn't mean they wont try:

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local...100817914.html

SeaEagle_1 · 08-18-2010, 12:43 AM

that is the 3rd white shark attach (curious?) i have read about this week! the other guy was doing a trek to all of the oil rigs in his protest for the gulf oil spill and was attacked after leaving the last of the oil rigs on his trip.

more whites in the water.... or more yakkers on the water.... maybe we will see a decline in the seal population!!!! one can only hope!!!

Bob Madore · 08-18-2010, 04:20 AM

Once the Great White starts trying to tip people out of yaks to eat them we have a pretty big problem.

All it will take is for one of them to learn the trick.

Aaron&Julie · 08-18-2010, 05:50 AM

Didn't hear about the Bay area kayaker. Smart to wait it out with his kayak upside down, before trying to flip it back over.
Saw the full write about the Gaviota State beach white. I wouldn't say relax, and just take pictures though. The teeth marks top and bottom will cost the man some $$$, but at it least it didn't cost him his life. Might have cost him his right foot on other sit-on-top types. His had a hard cover on top, just for the feet, which is where the white hit.
I definitely would be using the paddle in hand to slice for the nose hit.

-scallywag- · 08-18-2010, 05:56 AM

I'm not sure sharks have the capability to "learn", but just to be safe it's probably a good idea to stay out of the water until the sightings stop...I hear the bay is nice this time of year.

Riskey Water · 08-18-2010, 06:13 AM

What do exspect when you enter the food chain ,and we sre definitely not at the top .Better not go hiking and camping ,I heard that there are lions and bears ,oooohh I'm scared. Food Chain .at least he came out of it OK

j mo · 08-18-2010, 06:19 AM

GW's have always been around. Every year there are reports on the spearboards of GW sightings. In 09 a 150 lb pup was caught off LJ by a fly fisherman ( who happened to be targeting sharks). They have caught massive adults of Blacks and Little Waimea over the last decade and have taken up permanent residence in N County too.

They have always been "around", shark week heightens fear as does the ability to post a report or image on a social networking sight and get your account broadcast to the world and whip up the fear. As much as I’d like Children’s Pool back, I don’t think that’s going to impact the shark population much.

But while we are on the subject of scary La Jolla shark tales, The tale of poor Robert Pamperin is my favorite.

Robert Pamperin (33) Killed while freediving for abalone in La Jolla Cove by what is estimated to be a 20-foot (6 m) plus length Great White. His body was not recovered, and witnesses described him being swallowed whole, feet-first
If you think about it the tax man could just eat you off you kayak like an oyster shooter, feet-first

Here is the whole account: http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.pamperin/33/mb.ashx

08-17-2010, 09:37 PM	#1
Tman BRTF...bought & paid... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,247	Tag the dog on the nose... Agree with Driftwood...once they taste plastic, their curiosity is over... They try to nibble on your yak, one good whack on the nose sends any big dog fleeing...esp with a tapered, flexible object such as a rod tip. Just don't expect to get your lure back... __________________ Adios Tman Gaffer for Clay the Fishcatcher

08-18-2010, 05:50 AM	#5
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Didn't hear about the Bay area kayaker. Smart to wait it out with his kayak upside down, before trying to flip it back over. Saw the full write about the Gaviota State beach white. I wouldn't say relax, and just take pictures though. The teeth marks top and bottom will cost the man some $$$, but at it least it didn't cost him his life. Might have cost him his right foot on other sit-on-top types. His had a hard cover on top, just for the feet, which is where the white hit. I definitely would be using the paddle in hand to slice for the nose hit. __________________ "Never say die"

08-18-2010, 06:19 AM	#8
j mo Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Encinitas Posts: 600	they have always been around... GW's have always been around. Every year there are reports on the spearboards of GW sightings. In 09 a 150 lb pup was caught off LJ by a fly fisherman ( who happened to be targeting sharks). They have caught massive adults of Blacks and Little Waimea over the last decade and have taken up permanent residence in N County too. They have always been "around", shark week heightens fear as does the ability to post a report or image on a social networking sight and get your account broadcast to the world and whip up the fear. As much as I’d like Children’s Pool back, I don’t think that’s going to impact the shark population much. But while we are on the subject of scary La Jolla shark tales, The tale of poor Robert Pamperin is my favorite. Robert Pamperin (33) Killed while freediving for abalone in La Jolla Cove by what is estimated to be a 20-foot (6 m) plus length Great White. His body was not recovered, and witnesses described him being swallowed whole, feet-first If you think about it the tax man could just eat you off you kayak like an oyster shooter, feet-first Here is the whole account: http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.pamperin/33/mb.ashx Last edited by j mo; 08-18-2010 at 07:08 AM.

08-17-2010, 10:12 PM	#2
Willy Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Jolla Posts: 189	Lol! Doesn't mean they wont try: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local...100817914.html

08-18-2010, 12:43 AM	#3
SeaEagle_1 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Santa Ana/But moving to Elsinore Posts: 32	that is the 3rd white shark attach (curious?) i have read about this week! the other guy was doing a trek to all of the oil rigs in his protest for the gulf oil spill and was attacked after leaving the last of the oil rigs on his trip. more whites in the water.... or more yakkers on the water.... maybe we will see a decline in the seal population!!!! one can only hope!!!

08-18-2010, 04:20 AM	#4
Bob Madore Junior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 12	Once the Great White starts trying to tip people out of yaks to eat them we have a pretty big problem. All it will take is for one of them to learn the trick.

08-18-2010, 05:56 AM	#6
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	I'm not sure sharks have the capability to "learn", but just to be safe it's probably a good idea to stay out of the water until the sightings stop...I hear the bay is nice this time of year.

08-18-2010, 06:13 AM	#7
Riskey Water Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: On the water ofcourse Posts: 142	What do exspect when you enter the food chain ,and we sre definitely not at the top .Better not go hiking and camping ,I heard that there are lions and bears ,oooohh I'm scared. Food Chain .at least he came out of it OK