Official GWS Thread

Great article, I think i had read it before. That is one of those lifetime memories.

You're telling me! Due to life getting in the way I haven't had much time to get out. I got back out in the ocean last week since the shark encounter. It definitely felt pretty erie. I just felt like I was going to be launched out of the water at any time. I think it's going to take a few trips out there before I feel like I've shaken that spooky feeling.

Great article, I think i had read it before. That is one of those lifetime memories.

You're telling me! Due to life getting in the way I haven't had much time to get out. I got back out in the ocean last week since the shark encounter. It definitely felt pretty erie. I just felt like I was going to be launched out of the water at any time. I think it's going to take a few trips out there before I feel like I've shaken that spooky feeling.

A few of us here know the feeling.  If your kayak gets bit and you get thrown in the water you can join our club. 

A few of us here know the feeling.  If your kayak gets bit and you get thrown in the water you can join our club. 

I was out there 2 of those attacks and got invited to the 3rd but couldn't make it. Anyone interested in joining the above club come fish with me...it will increase your odds and I will only charge a small fee, payable upfront of course! 

you can take that club of yours and...

but for real... I know you tough guys dont mention it ..
but for those of you that got launched or even those who just got charged or drive by'd...
do you feel any different when out now as compared to before.?
I feel okay out there now after a dozen trips to calm down and enjoy the kayak
but i for sure feel my honeymoon otw is over forever
I feel kind of like I have eyes on the back ,and side, of my head now...I fish with two hands and watch the water with everything else 

Glad to read you survived it Ling ling. Stay in the herd,,, it helps get through the erriness.

but for real... I know you tough guys dont mention it ..
but for those of you that got launched or even those who just got charged or drive by'd...
do you feel any different when out now as compared to before.?
I feel okay out there now after a dozen trips to calm down and enjoy the kayak
but i for sure feel my honeymoon otw is over forever
I feel kind of like I have eyes on the back ,and side, of my head now...I fish with two hands and watch the water with everything else 

No tough guy here.
YES!....it's been 3 full salt seasons and i still feel like i'm gonna get launched at any moment......and yes my life has been kicked into slow motion ever since.

I'm not sure I want to be part of that club. That sounds terrifying!  But knowing there's a club of seemingly healthy individuals...it does make me feel better about joining.  It looks like the initiation left you intact.
Do you guys have stories you could link me to that describes your initiation?

sorry if the take that club and..
or the tough guys comment seemed like i was trying to be dick..had to go back to work and was thinking while working that I should back and edit that so it dont sound mean and stupid


I just think you guys are tough...because you are...I only got charged/chased...some of you crazy guys got hit/bit/pushed/launched...i dont know how I would feel if that was my story..I may have hung up my newb paddle if that thing had grabbed my kayak.,...my story was shit your pants scary 'for me.'..but compared to you guys it was about like a sightseeing or whale watching story...
I'm like the new guy in the shark story scene with big eyes trying to fit in..

Do you guys have stories you could link me to that describes your initiation?

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=21491.0

trianglelaguna~ your encounter should be added to this section also. It was enough of a an encounter and way more than anyone would ever want to experience.

I think about my encounter EVERY DAY. I consider myself EXTREMLY LUCKY to have all my body parts.

pic is my left shin's tooth cut that went through my wet suit,,matched up with my bitten paddle......ohhh the memories.     

A few months ago I made up this spreadsheet cataloging the info from the Shark Research Committee. I took out names and other information, and have everything set to sort by date, activity, county. Feel free to add in information, including encounters that aren't included in the. I think I made it so it's publicly editable.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsDZD6HrodCmdHMwNEVNaEI2M2ZpRktoaG5hUUVQcEE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

Cool stuff. San Mateo looks like a hot spot, is there a large seal nursery there?

Yep, Año Nuevo.

Very cool! Thanks Jeremy.
I added another tab to your worksheet and tried to categorize the encounters into 6 types: Boating, Body Boarding, Diving, Kayaking, Surfing, and Swimming. This will make it easier to create charts, establish trends, etc.
Like the attached bar graph showing Shark Encounters by Decade (per Activity).

Where's the sharnado category?

Very cool! Thanks Jeremy.
I added another tab to your worksheet and tried to categorize the encounters into 6 types: Boating, Body Boarding, Diving, Kayaking, Surfing, and Swimming. This will make it easier to create charts, establish trends, etc.
Like the attached bar graph showing Shark Encounters by Decade (per Activity).

Thanks!

I think there was a category for activities, but it wasn't consistent. Glad to have someone else interested!

I need to go through and fill in the counties section as well. I only did NorCal counties at first, then some SoCal counties that were easy, an there are still some blanks and errors.

BTW, does anyone know how to make sorting available to the public, but editing cells private? I'd be happy to share editing privileges with anyone (fully open now), but I'd hate to see the data messed up by a mis-sort.