8/14 another NCKA'er get's hit by a white shark at Bean Hollow.....

man, you shoulda gave that ole shark the stinky pinky.

glad you're alright brother

holla at me

hey adam, i am happy you are not injured. i look forward to the story.

......basking shark.  

Wow! Glad to hear you're okay and way to go staying upright and keeping your balance!
I know you've probably got it covered but I have an extra paddle that's yours if you ever make it down south a little bit.

Thanks for all the kindness fellas!! I'm glad i'm hear, whole and not spread about the Bean(my wishes on a date later determined......or??????
hang on boys!! I'm OK and had a 20+ second adrenaline shot to last a lifetime.  i got a load of work@work and i'm putting my thoughts together for you all to read. I did not know how CLOSEwasCLOSE I came to losing something very dear to me (other than myLuckyTrevalaRod & trusty Diawa Sealine combo, loaded w/40lbPowerPro and Seaguar25lbLeader, tipped with a big ol' Ownerleadhead(which I hope is hooked safely in its mouth), when I cleaned all my gear off the next morning and discovered that it did get a hold of me, somewhere during the explotion.

It took REAL_ Balls to peddle as fast as you guys did to get to a person had just been hunted by an apex predator who knew something was alive on one of those nasty tasty things.
LostAnchovie&nudling arrived first to see a perfect 50ft. circle of fruit salad(AsianPears dont float) and all my belongings spreaded around me.= HELP!

Paddle In Place   and bear with me fellas, our own NCKA Legend Allen Bushnell is writing a story, and I will recant it today.
 

Are you saying what I think you are saying?   

Adam.
Reading your post got me to thinking about all the CnR you do .I think you have alot of good Karma and maybe that is why you were Cnr'd...? Glad you alive and well. Look fowargd to fishing with you ..David

Adam, if you want to repair the holes and keep the boat we can do it at the shop. Craig. Fuckin' sic dude. Glad you are OK. What a story man.

Adam.
 Holy jumping halibut dude.
I think I'm finished fishing up there for the season.
At least Friday was one heck of a fun day.

Glad you came through undamaged, Brother.   

That is a crazy story!  Glad to hear your doing well, post attack.

John

If it would have been someone with more meat on their bones, or not as spry, (like me), they would have chunks missing.

Adam, I was too awestruck to say this, but it should go without saying... any gear you need, you can take your pick of whatever I own.

"......basking shark."----from Art  

Glad everbody is ok!

I met Dennis Spike last year and he told me about the shark shield.  I didn't care much about it then but may have to reconsider...

thanks for the love fellas,,,,,you know if it were not for NCKA and the botherhood& love we have(i'd still be waiting for Trout to find my powerbait)

 I told the kids,"their ambilical cords were getting severed today" and you're gonna have to find your own structure. I'm headed south, we pounded this whole area fro the last two days". Off I went, paddling hard and steady out to 60fow, zig-zaging, looking for virgin mounds to pound. I was determined to find me a big fish first. I did not find any mounds beyond the 60 depth, so when I hit that rocky cluster area that seperates the little beaches, I turned and paddled straight towards the beach. I know that area, planing to stop when I came to the shelf of stucture that raises fast from 60feet deep to 40ft. real quickly. As soon as I saw what I desired, I put it in reverse and stopped. I radioed my location and was gonna drift back north towards the crew. It was glassy w/over 15feet of visability, dropped pins could be heard from miles away.  
~close your eyes and breath now~
 A hard thump, followed by what sounded & felt like my kayak was getting dragged over boulders. It came from the depths. hard and as soon as it touched, my yak was suddenly tilting sideways and being pushed hard. As i'm sliding out of it sideways, my body&legs were getting pulled underneath. i'm holding onto my seat straps or the handles as I knew what was happening to me then, I was about to be eaten.I remember a quick calm like feeling, like a thought of, "oh well, a shark is attacking me and this is the end" but my grip was solid and I had a whole day of fishing ahead. picture my kayak on its side spinning and me plastered chest to seat with legs being pulled under.The beast would not stop attacking and every forward thrush drove me deeper into the water until I finally ended up underneath and still holding on. This went on for what felt like a long time. I was completely underwater and losing grip, but somehow held on to the handle that was on the safe side. I remember kicking and grasping for whatever i could find with my lose hand. I pulled myself up on the one handle, cuz there must have been enough counter balance to keep it from getting sideways i guess. It countinued to hit&chew. My head above water now and stil getting pulled under, I feel for the scupper holes below my seat and like a rockclimber I stick a finger in and start pulling and kicking, now having both fingers in both holes, I pull myself chin-up style up & onto the bottom of my yak, he is still driving me in circles, knowing there is LIVE prey somewhere in here.Its head&gills were completely out of the water, locked onto my lifeline. I looked into the Real_Hunters eye which is now only a shimmy down the hull and think "well this pattern didn't work at all na d if you dont stop soon, i'm gonna have to crawl up there and punch you in your face= choose wisely!
 It chose to let go of my kayak at that point, turn around/do a u-turn, raising higher out of the water with fully opened mouth and nail the flickering blade of the paddle that was still leashed and following right behind it. I remember it's mouth closing and them feeling the pop of the leash. It was my chance to slide back into the water and upright my yak. My survival mode must have been fully engaged, because i dont remember thinking"ok, now is the time i need to go back into the water and flip this thing", it just happened and i was able to jump right back in without a hitch. I grabbed my handles, lowered my center of gravity and braced for round two. Maybe a few seconds passed by,thenI remembered my waterproof WestMarine VHF radio and relaxed knowing the crew heard my request for assistance. I sat there looking at the circle of my stuff around me and one of the articles were my much needed paddle. I did a couple of hand strokes, but quickly returned them to the handles and back into the fetal position. My knife sheath must have broke somehow, but guess where i found it, sitting in the footwells, just laying there, so in my mouth it  as i see my rescue party on the horizan.

   

Adam,

I'm really glad you're OK. I was planning on the Bean for Sunday, did NOT go.

Rich