Official GWS Thread

Sharky - heard about your attack through your good buddy Kirk. INCREDIBLE ORDEAL! Glad you walked away from it brother !!!!! 

Since the Man in the Gray Suit is such a hot topic, I've been doing a bit of reading up like so many others.  Forewarned is forearmed (or a sign of self-delusion... I don't really know ).  The current and past discussions on NCKA have definitely increased my knowledge way beyond what I thought I knew. 

Then I stumbled on the most ironic post I've ever seen.  It is in this very thread (page 26) from a bit over two years ago during a detailed discussion of the Shark Shield.

how about this?             

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,2516.msg134064.html#msg134064

The date of the post seemed to be familiar, so I looked at the report on Pacific Coast Shark News:

Pigeon Point   —   On August 14, 2010 Adam Coca was kayaking off Bean Hollow Beach just North of Pigeon Point, California. It was 10:00 AM and he had been on the water about 1 hour.

It's pretty creepy that Adam's post showing his painted shark shield was made 2-years almost exactly from the date and time of his attack.   

It's as if the Man Upstairs is sending us all a message.  I very much appreciate Adam's very well done job as the messenger.

Dude the size of this shark is Really something scary. I dont want to let the cat out of the back. but lets say it could eat my P-15 and have 2 feet of hunger left. maybe stick to the Shallows? yeah or maybe, just maybe.= I may never return to the Bean.

Sharky - thanks for the reply.  I'm pretty close to making the jump.  After reading a ton on this, my view is it probably won't stop the initial hit, but could keep the shark away on the subsequent bite.  The only issue is that if the yak flips, the unit comes out of the water.  There are some suggestions that turning the unit on after a shark is near will actually agitate it, not deter it.  So maybe I can rig something to address that.  Do you run the antennae through the scupper, or off the back?

Do you run the antennae through the scupper, or off the back?

Sometimes thro the TW scupper, but I havent done that for awhile as it takes up tw space and if the yak flips its outta the water. I have  cleat just aft of the seat . Tied a piece of rope to it and lash it there. Tried thro the footwell scupper, but because of water in it I get shocked when its there..

It's as if the Man Upstairs is sending us all a message.

Call it Karma, a miracle, what have you, there's no doubt in my mind after looking at how his feet lined up to the teeth marks, and hearing the estimated weight of the fish, given a million tries what happened could never be duplicated.  Is that a miracle?  If it isn't I don't know what is.

The paint worked 100% for many of miles of jigging, in many of different palces. I did it in hopes of what happened, would not happen, just like a TestDummy.
Q~ am i gonna remove MyNaturalShield?
A~ YES!!

Like Eric says,,,,,,there is no dout in my body,mind&soul, that if ANYTHING different took place that day, I would not be here to say "FUCK!"   

Do you run the antennae through the scupper, or off the back?

Sometimes thro the TW scupper, but I havent done that for awhile as it takes up tw space and if the yak flips its outta the water. I have  cleat just aft of the seat . Tied a piece of rope to it and lash it there. Tried thro the footwell scupper, but because of water in it I get shocked when its there..

I have been attaching it to my ankle and running it through the footwell scupper hole or tossing it over the side after clearing the surf. That way if I get dismounted, the shield goes with me. If I am paddling in kelp, I throw it over the side to reduce resistance.  I wear neoprene socks with light feltsole wading boots which insulates me from the shock. When I first got the shield, I ran it through the tankwell scupper hole and when I reached back to get my game clip I got juiced.

Like Eric says,,,,,,there is no dout in my body,mind&soul, that if ANYTHING different took place that day, I would not be here to say "FUCK!"   

    and we're glad you're still around to say it.

here is the latest on the repair......
I bored out the punctures wounds, roughed-up both inside&outside of said areas. After putting a pc. of tape over the hole from the outside, I applied a MarineTex epoxy,from the inside first. I also cut out all the gouges and tooth scrapes.

pic1~ the $5 stripper i hired to rub the SharkAttracktant off

pic2,3~ 10 through holes and many of deep, almost through gouges.

thats crazy!!!!!! I'm glad you came thru that fine.

pic1~inside view of the holes

pic2~patching them up

pic3~ amount of water inside, after the amusement park ride.

Those nice guys down south @ Ocean Kayak were so very caring&kind, they sent Outback Adventures, some yellow&red kayak squares and best of luck wishes.
I gouged this pc. almost all the way through and then filled them in w/red.

pic1~ practice square,,,,,yes!I'MtalkingBOUTpractice!

pic2~tools even a caveman could use

pic3~ a cluster of stickers i've had stuck on a file cabnet in theManCave = IRONASSY?!?

ScArY dude... super stoked your here to post this!

Adam,
FYI - I have a commercial plastic welder for you to use if you would like and many pieces of scrap from warranty yaks. The welder would fill those holes and scratches in a few seconds (after a little practice) and will leave the yak looking very clean. If you would like to use it - let me know and I could get it to you A.S.A.P.
Also - If any other NCKA members needs to borrow this feel free to send me a pm.

See Ya soon,
Eric / Yakhopper