Flipped by a whale Tues - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TCS · 12-15-2010, 09:13 PM

Glad you're okay Chris.

Did you see the whale when it was under you? Does your fishfinder still work?

ericko · 12-15-2010, 09:38 PM

santa cant bring you back but the gear is in his sled ready to deliver

Billy V · 12-15-2010, 10:08 PM

I bet that was a couple of intense minutes.

Go buy a lottery ticket - if you can collide with a whale winning the lottery should be a cinch.

roadx · 12-16-2010, 04:57 AM

wow thats crazy!!!! glad your ok and saving the fish is a plus, sorry to hear about your gear. sh&t happens! be prepared is a good warning wake up for us all

bigbarrels · 12-16-2010, 05:35 AM

Wow, glad you made it out unscathed

........gear is replaceable.....sounds like the work of a GWS, minus it tearing into you....did you actually see a whale?

Hypoxic1 · 12-16-2010, 05:53 AM

Amazingly enough after being upside down in salt water for that amount of time I was delighted to see that the HDS 5 still worked. I tested it last night at home and it was still working.
Had to be a whale from the size of the disturbed water around me after the flip. Probably some big guy having fun chasing all those squid and I managed to get in the mix.
A shark would have shown a big ass fin and likely wouldnt have just split after Of course just my guess since this doesent happen every day.

And Bob,
Sandra has already authorized full replacement. Great wives are hard to find.

Matt · 12-16-2010, 06:03 AM

If it'd been a gws there'd be teeth marks somewhere on the
boat and it probably wouldve circled back into view

BigBalsa · 12-15-2010, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TCS

Glad you're okay Chris.

Did you see the whale when it was under you? Does your fishfinder still work?

You still trying to decide on a FF?

12-15-2010, 10:08 PM	#3
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	I bet that was a couple of intense minutes. Go buy a lottery ticket - if you can collide with a whale winning the lottery should be a cinch. __________________

12-16-2010, 04:57 AM	#4
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	wow thats crazy!!!! glad your ok and saving the fish is a plus, sorry to hear about your gear. sh&t happens! be prepared is a good warning wake up for us all __________________

12-16-2010, 05:35 AM	#5
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Wow, glad you made it out unscathed........gear is replaceable.....sounds like the work of a GWS, minus it tearing into you....did you actually see a whale?

12-16-2010, 05:53 AM	#6
Hypoxic1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 215	Lowrance is a fantastic product Amazingly enough after being upside down in salt water for that amount of time I was delighted to see that the HDS 5 still worked. I tested it last night at home and it was still working. Had to be a whale from the size of the disturbed water around me after the flip. Probably some big guy having fun chasing all those squid and I managed to get in the mix. A shark would have shown a big ass fin and likely wouldnt have just split after Of course just my guess since this doesent happen every day. And Bob, Sandra has already authorized full replacement. Great wives are hard to find. Last edited by Hypoxic1; 12-16-2010 at 07:08 AM. Reason: subject

12-16-2010, 06:03 AM	#7
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	If it'd been a gws there'd be teeth marks somewhere on the boat and it probably wouldve circled back into view __________________ Thanks Matt F.

12-15-2010, 09:13 PM	#1
TCS Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 478	Glad you're okay Chris. Did you see the whale when it was under you? Does your fishfinder still work?

12-15-2010, 09:38 PM	#2
ericko Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Huntington beach Posts: 594	santa cant bring you back but the gear is in his sled ready to deliver