Moments..............

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

What's the scariest thing you've experienced while kayaking?


Me.......I actually have two that happened back-to-back weekends, the first was while fishing a tournament at LJ. As I was getting ready to land one of the waves turned my PA 14 sideways, the kayak rolled but my body rolled toward the beach, the kayak flipped and landed on top of me pinning me down in what was probably no more than two feet of water. I tried to slide out from under the kayak but my PFD was getting caught on something, I’m assuming it was the chair. It took no more than a second or two for me to decide to slide out of my PFD, that worked and before you know I was able to come up from under the kayak. The whole thing lasted no more than a few seconds but it felt like a few minutes.

Unfortunately, the same thing happened the following weekend at San Onofre. However, this time I knew exactly what to do and was out and up from under my kayak in no time.

Thanks to Tony(RIP), It looks like your La Jolla mishap has been eternalized... jump to 4:38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR0OdHR3S2w

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Thanks to Tony(RIP), It looks like your La Jolla mishap has been eternalized... jump to 4:38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR0OdHR3S2w

BTW.............I won that tournament.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

BTW.............I won that tournament.

Awesome!

[stevie951]

Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Thanks to Tony(RIP), It looks like your La Jolla mishap has been eternalized... jump to 4:38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR0OdHR3S2w

RIP TONY, MAKOBOB,, those were the golden days

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by stevie951

RIP TONY, MAKOBOB,, those were the golden days

Agree. Indeed golden years that they were among the top participants on this forum.

[JohnMckroidJr]

I have had numerous moments. Many shark interaction encounters. Flipped out in 250ft on a solo trip losing my VHF and Cell phone, I opted to activate the Personal Locator Beacon and within 20 minutes a USCG Helo flew by not seeing me. Kayak was unrecoverably flooded. Luckily the wind and drift set me back on the beach with the kayak but most of my gear was lost. The most humbling experience was when a huge Hammerhead swam up out of the depths to check me out. This fish had a 3ft tall dorsal fin. It was longer than the kayak, but what impressed the most was the girth. That shark was bigger around than the kayak with me included in the chair. The shark was cautious and stayed just outside of poking range, but could have easily messed me up.

[MITCHELL]

Having to hand-grab a 15lb mako shark, to get my rapala magnum deep diver back. "I had no net" At 15lbs and a full set of razor sharp teeth the mouth was big enough your hand could fit in. They are strong It skuirmed back and forth making it tough to get treble hooks out.
Boy when I tossed it back in the water it took off like a bullet.

[fishnfoool]

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

Having to hand-grab a 15lb mako shark, to get my rapala magnum deep diver back. "I had no net" At 15lbs and a full set of razor sharp teeth the mouth was big enough your hand could fit in. They are strong It skuirmed back and forth making it tough to get treble hooks out.
Boy when I tossed it back in the water it took off like a bullet.

I got a 40 pounder next to my kayak and I let him keep my rapala.

[MITCHELL]

Originally Posted by fishnfoool

I got a 40 pounder next to my kayak and I let him keep my rapala.

Indeed