Kayak fisherman fights off aggresive hammerhead shark!!! (full video)
Kayak 8 years ago 1,220,912 views
So my day started out like every other weekend. Out on the water, searching for halibut, and possibly a WSB still hanging around the area. Never found any. Did see a school of bonito so I was trolling for them at the time when all of this madness began. At 1:03 in the video I felt a bump to the back of my kayak and you notice I turn to see what it was. Saw nothing so I looked right. Nothing. Then felt the bump again and turned back to the left to see this hammerhead who looked like he meant business. He hits my kayak 1 more time, which you can clearly see, and thats when I decided I needed to do something about the situation. I knew that the only way I was gonna be in real danger was if I was in the water. And I also knew as long as the shark didn't hit my kayak anymore, there's no way I would be in the water. So I chose to use my paddle to keep him away from my kayak. I had other options. There was a 3" knife in the compartment right next to me. And a rather oversized gaff with a 3 foot handle right behind me. Both of which I considered during the event but I preferred to not seriously hurt the shark if I didn't have to. Theres a lot of people going around saying pretty awful things about this, and I know thats what half of the people online use the internet for anyways, but please save your words for someone who deserves them. Or don't say them at all. Theres more than enough hate in this world already. I was close to a mile from any help and by myself with no boats in the area. If I had been knocked in the water and was splashing around, theres a great chance the shark would have come up and bit me to see if I was food. One good bite from those teeth, that far away from any help, I almost surely would have bled out. So I did what I felt necessary to defend myself. Please don't come on here and tell me how I shouldn't have been in their natural environment. This planet belongs to every living thing on it and we all have the right to go wherever we want. Except maybe not North Korea. I wouldn't recommend that. If we aren't allowed in a predators natural environment then we better all pack up and move into outer space. Because every square inch of this planet is a predators natural environment. Don't tell me hammerheads are mellow and it wouldn't hurt me. Every animal, just like every human, is different. This is a shark that has NEVER, in the 30 years I've lived in this area, been seen here. So who knows what is going through its head. And I didn't wanna find out. I'm just glad that both myself and the shark got out of this with no permanent damage. And yes, I'll probably be back out there fishing in the near future. The ocean is a wild place where wild things can happen. Its a risk you need to accept before you enter the waters. But more importantly, be prepared for. Never assume things are gonna go the way you expect out there because your plans can be changed at any minute. We must respect the ocean and share the ocean. Its not ours. Its not theirs. Its all of ours and we all depend on its health for our survival. To use this video in a commercial player or broadcast, please email licensing@storyful.com.
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My favorite part of the vid was 10 minutes of paddling to shore..... dislike.
Some people say sharks have good memories and hold a grudge. Maybe it had been treated badly by another yellow kayaker!
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#2- is that Shit we see filling your kayak starting around the 01:03 mark,, overflowing around the same time Shark finally gave up and dipped, but appearing to continue cascading into the blue sea right up until, looks like the 15:57 time"?
There's more mysteries to unlock in this video than in the Zapruder Film!!!! I mean, it had it all...
A Mystery Young Girl who stays out of the shot, who apparently can survive without oxygen for at least 15 minutes, I hate to speculate, but anyone else thinking Young Mermaid?. Maybe came to offer her aid by attempting to exploding the Sharks head with that un-humanly high decibel scream using some kinda mermaid sorcery!?!?!
Or maybe we misread her entire reason for being there..., maybe she's on Team Hammerhead!? And her audible attack was directed at the guy! Like its some kinda Mermaid Brown Note to humans, which lead to his bowels unloading everything in him except for his bones!!..
That would explain the Fascinating Fecal Event Witnessed!!!!!!
But I'm just throwing darts in the dark here..
We eagerly await your response sir!!!!
Come on mermaid bowel attack!!!!!!
Sharks are dangerous, opportunistic predators; they are GENERALIST feeders. They don't attack people "because of mistaken identity" because we've (literally) shared the oceans with them since before Homo erectus "kayaked" all the way to Java over 2,000,000 years ago. There's ZERO scientific evidence for "mistaken identity" theory which is, by definition, speculative conjecture- not provable science. This video is just EVIDENCE of "what sharks really are" vs. sanitized public image by "experts" trying to "save them" by imputing innocent intentions when they engage in human predation. I see that as unnecessary as dispassionately understanding them and conservation aren't mutually exclusive.
Great vid.
Man that guy was all about going toe to ahh fin? with you. Both of you ended up with a good story. One time this hammer head...... and One time this giant yellow something and I..........
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Guy: FUCK OFF MATE!!!
I'll get my coat... :-)
The people who defend the shark are weak and dumb. Please don't breed we don't need weakass genes in our species gene pool. Survival of fittest and you lots are at the bottom.
I wonder if anyone would seriously take this bait comment. Left a little for Grammar Nazis too.
you violatly attacked it,
the only animal here is you.
the only hammerhead you should be scared of is the great hammerhead, 3 times the size, and he wouldn't let you hit him like that....
The real question is how do you walk around without tripping over your dick?
I say each species gets to use the tools they are given.
Humans were given a brain that learned to build mini-guns.
You should have used a mini-gun on this shark.
[People] Lol it's not funny anymore
[MARK] No srsly there IS a shark in the water...
>c'mon bro!
Yeah, quick question. How did the sheer weight of your balls not sink your kayak?
Steve fights shark while on acid
Scrolling through comments... seeing lots of idiots and lots of wise, friendly people... either way man, what you did is incredible. Kudos for staying alive. :) And bonus points for showing it who's boss without seriously hurting it!
off an aggressive shark when I bought it. Thanks for confirmation.
I give it up to you man, Good video & and self control!
But you did report that there were hammerheads within sight of this beach when you finished shooting this video, right? You also made damned sure there were no bathers in the vicinity as the animal chased you closer to surf...right?
sometimes i wish they did eat people.
Scary! Even though the shark doesn't look all that big, you wouldn't want to be outside of the kayak in anything more than a couple of feet of water with that guy swimming around. One lucky hit might have turned the kayak over and plunged you into sharkbite city. Who knows whether the shark was just playing with a new and shiny toy, or whether he was famished and looking for a snack.
OTOH, I think the older sharks usually have better things to do, so likely would never bother with you.
WHAT'S GONNA BE YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE? A PICNIC IN THE SERENGETI...?