Shark attack at Bean Hollow - 7/21/07

I've been diving with a shark shield this year including last week at BH and for better or worse, I'm still here. I paid $450 for the Freedom 4; now they have Freedom 7. This is where I got mine:
http://handltackle.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=533

Da media sharks smell blood in the water...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/23/BAGE8R5B1M15.DTL&tsp=1

D'oh they link back to us... prepare for some server loading. Just wait until the AP, blogs, DIGG, etc.. get a hold of this.

Just talked with Dan and just wants all to know that he is fine. Sounded like Dan just needs time to sort things then he'll tell his story. Love this sport Frankfishing

Da media sharks smell blood in the water...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/23/BAGE8R5B1M15.DTL&tsp=1

D'oh they link back to us... prepare for some server loading. Just wait until the AP, blogs, DIGG, etc.. get a hold of this.

Bill should have a link for Tshirts up! Does anyone know who the Hobie rep is? The damaged yak would be awesome at the boat shows!

-Brian G

No kidding Brian!   This is gonna be some relatively big publicity - the story currently ranks as #1 most read current report at sfgate.com.

Some yutz said "what's noteworthy about this...?"  Sheesh - apparently sfgate.com readers find otherwise.

ohh snap! thats intense. Im glad all of you that were out there are ok. thats some scary s#i*

There was definitely some traffic on the site, I could not get on earlier, got some message that I could not access the Database, because the server was busy or something. 

I will just echo most of the sentiments already posted, I am very glad that Dan is okay, and all turned out how it did, I don't know how I would have reacted to such an event, I can only hope and pray I would handle it like Dan did.   It was nice to see that people were back out at the bean the next day, while Dan's Meeting with the lanlord is absolutely frightening, As stated in other posts earlier it is still statistically rare.  I will be very patiently ,out of respect for Dan, awaiting his story, if and when he wants to share it. 

Does anyone know who the Hobie rep is? The damaged yak would be awesome at the boat shows!

I really don't think kayak vendors in general, and Hobbie specifically, welcome this kind of publicity.  I can think of enough people that I have encouraged to try kayaking/kayak fishing who would be dissuaded by such a story.  They want to focus on the fun and safety of the sport, not the dangers. And I don't think Hobbie would like to hear anymore speculation about how their fins might be shark attractants.

Some yutz said "what's noteworthy about this...?"  Sheesh - apparently sfgate.com readers find otherwise.

Losers that troll news sites posting their $.002 in the comments section looking for attention don't warrant a response.  Let the Yutz ramble....nothing he says is noteworthy.    

Oops - I guess I just joined that little club myself, twice (I guess I threw in .004, so maybe that helps my case..?)

I feel better, tho', thanks!  Good thing they have a 1000 character limit to their posts.  I have been gettin' afraid this year that Bill is gonna start doin somethin like that just for me here   

I am reloading these pictures that I sent in response to Allen's original request to get accurate information ASAP.  After not hearing anything from Dan during the ensuing hours I decided to remove them until I was sure that it was OK with him for them to be displayed.  After reading my own post I didn't want to contribute to him hearing, "Hey aren't you the guy..." for a long time.

I just heard from Joel that Dan's OK with this facial shot so I have restored the pics incase some still haven't seen them.

Wow...

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here's our thread from 2005 that Bill decided for some reason to move to fish talk where nobody could read it,  .

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=2516.0

of course, most web site owners would have just nuked it due to it being uncomfortable.

But I think it's kind of cool we forsaw it.

 

Hey All,

Just got a call from Ken Wayne of Channel 2 news,

Have no idea how/why they called me ,  but I gave him Mooch's #,

They really want to talk to Dan!!!!  I told them that would probably not happen....

He said there would be a story tonight on the 10:00 news,

Hang in there Dan,

Were all behind ya, glad your well ..........Danglin

Someone at the PFIC board said that they already reported it on tv on KTVU.