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

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!
   

For once I can actually use the word "awesome" and really mean it! Wow! That is........awesome. Amazing stuff. One peg down on the food chain.
(I quoted the whole thing 'cos some folks may have missed it; I did).

Adam,

Thanks for the info man.  I know I can't be the only one who got the chills reading your story.  Literally, the hairs on my arm were standing straight up!  Very glad you and your kayak escaped relatively unharmed.  The will to live is one of our greatest assets and I bet you took a nice big withdrawal from the account as part of the encounter. 

i need to change my username and avatar asap.  i'm not even in the ocean and still scared...

you puss! man up! lol

I googled Adam Coca Bean Hollow Shark Attack and got this!!!

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/nationalbreaking/ci_15796029

Nice writing Allen!!!

Sincerely,

Jim

I googled Adam Coca Bean Hollow Shark Attack and got this!!!

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/nationalbreaking/ci_15796029

damn dude, you're 45????  Woulda guest you was in yo 30's the way you beat that fish's ass.  Glad you'll be seeing 46 after all LOL.

good writeup scallen

Nice write-up Allen!  Glad to see one of our own officially break the story!

EK

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!
   

Love the attitude Adam. I was reading that sharks have poor vision but can distinguish contrast. So it may not be the pattern but the fact that black on yellow has a lot of contrast. Personally I would remove the black paint. One thing I will do in the future is attach my shark shield to my ankle instead of my yak. If I end up in the water with the landlord at least my shield will be with me.

that was some crazy SH*T ... Your sandals, paddle, boots and yak deserve to be the first thing in the Kayak Fishing Hall Of Fame.  Glad you are OK and Mrs Fishhunter said you could go out again this weekend.

Glad you are ok. Everyone dreads it.  Few experience it.  That is some scary @#$%^&. 

The legend of the the Bean grows...

Adam, I have 3 thoughts. When you got back into your trusty P13, did you sing, "Well..."?
I know how you rely on your FF. Did you see this particular fish? I mean, how could you miss it? It must have blacked out the screen.  
Finally, I'm really glad you're okay buhdee!! I still need you to guide me there!

    Adam, While listening to your encounter I broke out in goose bumps then a cold sweat. You are here to tell the tale and that's what the matters most to us. Pa

Adam,

Thank goodness you're okay. I had a feeling the Landlord would be back this year. I was out on the Qof H a few weeks ago and was watching the "boys" fishing out there and was thinking to myself he's got to be back. Their have been a lot of seals hanging out there so he has a lot of food to eat. To bad he mistook you for food.

Adam,

Don't know you, I fish further south around Santa Barbara, Pismo Beach, and Morro Bay, but congratulations on the great story. Survived with only a scratch. I went out today, but have to admit I was thinking about your story, as we have had GWS around here this week. A few questions about the experience.

 - Were you hanging any fish over the side?
 - Had you put any blood in the water cleaning or gilling fish?
 - Were there any GWS sightings in your area recently?
 - Did you plan to hold on to the scuppers in advance or was that a spur of the moment thing?

You have a memory that very few people have without a lot of scars. Well done.

Straight up badass.

Z

Wow, Adam what a story. I too am glad you are fine. You may have to choose a new pattern at that.