Shark attack at Bean Hollow - 7/21/07

[e2g]

After a shark attack when the main issue is your yak, its a good thing.  Glad to hear your safe.

Was talking about the Bean with Sackyack and GTO19, and GTO felt the bean was kinda freaky, that was last week.  Bro, Im listening to your hunches and gut feelings in the future!

Also, is there any way we can delete this post before my wife sees it and never lets me fish out of my kayak in the ocean again!

damn bsteves, my wife read the post and was loading my yak up for me and putting ground beef in my wetsuit!  

[eyeatbay]

About 10:15AM, we were notified by radio of shark attack Dan's kayak. Some of us could not believe that and asked back - "is it a joke". Reply came back quickly, "dead serious and no joke." It was freaking!

When I talked with Dan on the land, I was glad to see that Dan held together really well. I hope Dan feels safe both physically and mentally, and recover from this incidence soon.

[scubamike1974]

I am so happy to hear that you are OK Dan. That sounds like a crazy story!! I can't wait to read your post. I was just talking to my girlfriend about going to Bean too. I have never been but the fishing sounds like its great there. Hope this does not deture your from yaking!!

Mike

[cafecraig]

Dan, way to hold it together!  Thanks for takin one for the rest of us - hopefully that bad boy will know that red yaks aren't vermillion flavored now!

and that sunrise ones aren't yellow-eye flavored 

That's some memory you'll have for a lifetime (or longer, haha)

Way to go man...  Props, and see if you can get that yak covered under warranty!

[Rock Hopper]

WOW! Glad you're OK, Dan.

That is one hell of a story!

Much props!!!

[prowlingNorCal]

Hi Dan,

You've heard about the odds of lightening striking twice right??
Hope to see you out there again real soon - very glad you weren't injured.

Kim

[Bungle]

Dan is one cool cat.  You'd never guess at the bbq this guy just had his yak munched on by whitey.  Glad you escaped unscathed.

  

[ScottThornley]

Glad to hear that Dan is unscathed. I got a call about this just as I was boarding the plane to head up to Seattle then AK.

I was  thinking on Friday that the Kayak fishing community was due a hit...

And yes, I still want a longer yak. 75% of attacks are on short boats after all

Regards,
Scott

[Zee]

Wow... insane! Glad there was no loss of blood or injury. You look in pretty good spirits in that pic Dan. Good job on keeping calm and making it back in. And props to everyone who kept their heads together and helped Dan get back to shore. What can I say.. BRUDDAHZ!

Z

[jmairey]

I don't have much to add other than I have heard the story as well from 2 different people.

I think I owe John Airey lunch.... 

yep. you're pretty much my bitch now bill. 

Hmm.... what should we have for lunch?

I think we should eat shark,   .

let's get a big thresher and do it up! 

J

[Ben]

Hey Dan,

First, very good to see you survived this. You have an angel watching out for you buddy. Shark attack! Something we all think about but don't really expect. This definitely hits too close to home. I'll be looking forward to reading your post. Don't forget to post the pictures.
YOU DID GET PICTURES DIDN'T YOU?    Just glad to see your alright and still smiling.

Ben

[Abking]

Whoa...  that's heavy...  glad you're OK, Dan.

So I hear BSteves saying there have only been two attacks, but Sean says more?  What's the straight scoop?

[jmairey]

bsteves qualified his by saying "fishing" kayak.

don't know what the other hobie attack was...

there was an attack at Ano neuevo. no injury. SIK

one at jenner. no injury. small SOT.

one at malibu. 2 kayakers dead. 2 SIK. reports kind of hard to get since kayakers dead.

one in la jolla. no injury. don't know the kayak.

and now an attack on a red hobie adventure @ bean hollow!

[Pacifico]

Before Dan tells his story I'd just like to mention that while talking smack on the radio is cool there should be a limit. 

While we were out there, only a short time before we heard about the shark, someone called over the radio saying something like "kayakers, this is ??? with the DFG...this is an MPLA area, please come in so I can check your licenses and your fish. If you don't come in within 15 minutes we'll send out boats to arrest you."

I don't know who it was that said it, probably not anyone in our group, and I'm sure it was all said in fun.  The problem is though that a while later when someone mentioned the shark I personally wasn't sure if it was just another prank or if it was real.  Good thing Dan was able to keep his cool and handled it just about as perfectly as anyone could expect.  If he or anyone else would have really needed help the delay caused by the whole "is this real or is it just another prank" could have wasted valuable time that should have been used to help the person in need.

[Malibu_Two]

Wow...i almost went out today, but went diving instead! And last week at BH I kept thinking how creepy the place is. And ditto on joking about sharks, etc...last week, while coming out from a dive, a guy in a skiff said that when I get attacked i better hope the shark takes my head so I won't suffer...not cool, and definitely not funny, because it can happen.

Dan, you are lucky to get through that in one piece!