Kayaker pulled miles from shore upto 30 MPH by Hammerhead Shark he hooked

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As an occasional kayak fisherman I find this super cool!

The 30mph part is crap! Anyone whose been on a boat at 30mph would know this
 
30 mph is exaggerated, youre right! Did you see the Hammerhead following the kayak too?? Id be freaking out in that little vessel
 
xraycer said:
As an occasional kayak fisherman I find this super cool!

The 30mph part is crap! Anyone whose been on a boat at 30mph would know this
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x2. The interwebs tell me they top out at around 25 mph.
 
Dan F said:
x2. The interwebs tell me they top out at around 25 mph.
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I'm not questioning the speed of the shark, but rather the ability of the kayaker to stay in the kayak travelling at such speed on a bumpy/wavy surface
 
AquataHolic420 said:
30 mph is exaggerated, youre right! Did you see the Hammerhead following the kayak too?? Id be freaking out in that little vessel
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I lived in Hawaii for 5 years and did a lot of surfing, so I'm certain that chances are I have been near a shark and not even know it. So, I'm guessing I probably would feel safe on a kayak and not freak out....maybe. There was one time when I was out surfing, I wiped put and my board was floating in the water with the skeg(fin) sticking up. This girl on a body board was riding on a wave behind me surfed across my upturned board and the skeg sliced her thigh down to the bone. She was hurt bad and I witnessed the whole thing go down, so I got back on my board and dragged her to shore......about 100 yards away. I didn't realized until I got us into shore how badly she was bleeding. I carried her up to the nearby restaurant/bar (another 40+ yd) where we happened to run into a registered nurse. The RN took over and I sat there exhausted from the physical ordeal. When people heard the story, one of their questions was always, "weren't you worried about sharks with all that blood in the water?" In the excitement, it didn't even cross my mind.
 
The article says 30mph for 2 hours. That would put him 60 miles away from shore. Even if it wasn't a direct line 30 miles would be to far from land to see shore. I want to know how many days it took him to paddle back.

I am not doubting it felt like 30mph with the adrenaline pumping.
 
xraycer said:
I'm not questioning the speed of the shark, but rather the ability of the kayaker to stay in the kayak travelling at such speed on a bumpy/wavy surface
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Oh, I get that - kayaks aren't designed to plane like a kneeboard. I imagine it would be nearly impossible to stay in control at 30mph being pulled behind a boat, much less hanging on to a fishing pole behind a shark.
 
Rivers2k said:
The article says 30mph for 2 hours. That would put him 60 miles away from shore. Even if it wasn't a direct line 30 miles would be to far from land to see shore. I want to know how many days it took him to paddle back.

I am not doubting it felt like 30mph with the adrenaline pumping.
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In the article itself, it actually says with speed up to 30mph. The shark made a bunch of short bursts in a attempt to break free, but can't see it throttling up to 30mph
 
Technically the article said UP TO 30 MPHs, even it if peaked at 30 for a few seconds, it doesn't mean you end up 60 miles away.

Pretty cool that he had a gopro cam on. I didnt know they were water proof. Genius that he stuck it in the water to capture images of the shark

I'd imagine it'd be a lil scary being followed by a shark while being towed by one, where can I sign up????


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