Kayak Fisherman Is Surrounded by Great White Sharks

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  • This month, I set out to film kayak fishermen in California. I was curious to see if any great white sharks could be found nearby. Kayak fishermen are actually a water activity I've not documented with sharks nearby in the past. That's because I haven't tried. This is footage from my very first day of trying. The results are not surprising.
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ความคิดเห็น • 485

  • @lunalhd3381
    @lunalhd3381 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I don’t understand why anyone would drag a fish behind a kayak that it’s just asking for trouble, you’re ringing the dinner bell for all kinds of sharks to come at you.

    • @MakaiMauka
      @MakaiMauka ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep

    • @lovesallanimals9948
      @lovesallanimals9948 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can't fix stupid

    • @gusgrizzel8397
      @gusgrizzel8397 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      and a kayak is so small. Easy to tip over, not much protection and stability at all.

    • @AngelLuluBlu
      @AngelLuluBlu ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Especially since kayakers have been attacked by Great Whites, Tiger sharks and Bull sharks.

    • @allisonmacrae381
      @allisonmacrae381 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My thoughts exactly

  • @28th_St_Air
    @28th_St_Air ปีที่แล้ว +501

    I’ve been open ocean kayak fishing in So Cal. For 30+ years and it’s really disturbing to see these guys dangling fish over the side and basically training whites that kayaks mean food. I get that they’re trying to keep their catch fresh until they go in, but it’s just careless and naive to essentially troll a few large halibut baits next to their kayaks in waters well known for whites.

    • @danflip4284
      @danflip4284 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      100% agree, i also kayak fished for almost 25 years. I hope they see the video and the penny drops regarding this matte!

    • @fat54c
      @fat54c ปีที่แล้ว +27

      sometimes people need to learn their lessons the hardway.

    • @LOOOVEIT
      @LOOOVEIT ปีที่แล้ว +8

      well said!

    • @sak_5
      @sak_5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@fat54c The problem is the sharks get stigmatized by our society and the kayak people will get known as poor victims.

    • @ledforthehead23
      @ledforthehead23 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      That's why you have a fish cooler you can pack your catch in. Your ringing the dinner bell

  • @karenstephens8788
    @karenstephens8788 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    It’s amazing to me how timid that first shark was with the kayakers. It wanted that dangling fish so bad, but didn’t go after it. It seems to me that hanging the fish over the kayak like that is pretty dumb.

    • @josierobinson7344
      @josierobinson7344 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe shark decided that this must be a trick by human to catch him!!!!!.....he wasn't falling for it!

    • @psychiatry-is-eugenics
      @psychiatry-is-eugenics ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree - most shark encounters with humans , the sharks instinct is that this is way too easy ,

    • @STUPIDYOUTUBE_HIDINGMSGS
      @STUPIDYOUTUBE_HIDINGMSGS ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Human exhibiting stupidity in this instance, dangling a distressed fish as bait. Then later on when attacked, they become helpless victims while the shark is only doing instinctively what it's born to do, catch food.
      Luckily for the stupid fishermen, it's not a tiger, much more a bull shark, that's out there...

  • @mcv12345
    @mcv12345 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This is why you should have a cooler instead of a stringer. If nothing else you are just asking for a shark to grab your catch

  • @nahaniyes
    @nahaniyes ปีที่แล้ว +14

    If anything, that shark showed great restraint. Personally, I think it's very irresponsible of these kayak fisherman to put sharks in this situation.

    • @nahaniyes
      @nahaniyes ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They are in a vessel with basically zero protection, dragging live, flailing, bleeding fish. When something does end up happening to one of the fishermen, it will be the sharks that are made out to be the monsters, which can potentially end up getting many sharks killed. It's ridiculous the way they drag those fish (not to mention cruel to the poor fish).

    • @betofernandez5524
      @betofernandez5524 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nahaniyes totally agree

    • @gusgrizzel8397
      @gusgrizzel8397 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nahaniyes I don't know how they can go out there in a kayak. It's like a surfboard.

  • @SSHitMan
    @SSHitMan ปีที่แล้ว +53

    As someone who fishes in saltwater in a kayak I know to never, ever keep a fish on a stringer! Where I go in Florida the issue isn't Great Whites, but bull sharks and alligators/crocs. And holy crap I thought all saltwater kayak fishermen knew not to do this!

    • @ARPat2000
      @ARPat2000 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      there's always people who think the risk is okay and they're the ones who will get hurt if things go wrong. Too bad this trains sharks to associate kayaks/fisherman with food and builds courage in them smfh.

    • @haverscutie
      @haverscutie ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Too bad kayaks don't come with live wells like boats - that would be amazing

    • @SSHitMan
      @SSHitMan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@haverscutie They make livewells for kayaks. Hobie makes one that fits on all their kayaks.

    • @haverscutie
      @haverscutie ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SSHitMan oh that is perfect- I had no idea- so why would someone use a stringer in white inhabited waters ? Are the live wells pricey?

    • @SSHitMan
      @SSHitMan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@haverscutie They're mostly for bait, and cost about $400. For keeping fish most kayak anglers use a cooler or fish bag.

  • @jethrox827
    @jethrox827 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    No way in the world I'd be dragging a live fish in a kayak with whites around, over here in Au

    • @marcbartuschka6372
      @marcbartuschka6372 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think what made the situation a little bit less tense is that most sharks in the area this was filmed seem to be young. As the videos of this channel show they will often be very careful if they face a thing what is as big as they are. Maybe a greater shark, 15 feet long or so, would have acted different?
      But I think it is indeed a very risky behavior to put a wounded fish in the water in areas in which greater sharks of any kind are known to be present. I mean it is the same why you should not have food in your tent if you sleep in bear-areas. You almost ask for troubble...
      The animals are no monsters, but they are powerful and you should not create a situation which increases the risk of an attack.

    • @MakaiMauka
      @MakaiMauka ปีที่แล้ว

      Should dangle his legs in the water also. He’s a gambler, might as well up the ante…

  • @prokesuk
    @prokesuk ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Why did the shark follow the kayak? Just for the halibut. I'll see myself out.

  • @juliesong4123
    @juliesong4123 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I goes to show great whites are not vicious attackers, how many canines could resist a steak right in front of them. Thanks for bringing perspective!

  • @lisag5670
    @lisag5670 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Excellent footage and commentary as always MA. Thanks for another amazing look at the behavior of these beautiful animals

  • @magnetmountain33
    @magnetmountain33 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Mate you truly deserve a medal for this work I hope this gets publicised how it’s possible for shark week to exclude you is beyond me!
    In a way I’d gladly watch shark week become a thing of the past in exchange for people realising that your work reveals far more about shark and human behaviour and treating these animals like circus shows this is true noninterventionist observation research at its best

    • @UserNamesAreObsolete
      @UserNamesAreObsolete ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's simple for them to exclude him. He gives information without dramatizing. They need people that just instill fear, not people with a brain. So he probably won't be invited.

    • @magnetmountain33
      @magnetmountain33 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@UserNamesAreObsolete here here It’s such a joke that young guy who used to work with them in South Africa has remarked time and time again about Osearch And their practices being barbaric Whenever he is interviewed outside of the shark week stuff he also has a habit of dropping lots of subtle hints concerning not wanting to stress the sharks and wanting to study them in their own environment as much as is possible I have noticed even the guy from the American East Coast will not haul them out of the water and uses tags that detach! How long is shark week going to back these idiots!

    • @lovesallanimals9948
      @lovesallanimals9948 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@Magnetmountain33 they will stop when there is no audience people keep watching they won't stop

    • @magnetmountain33
      @magnetmountain33 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lovesallanimals9948 quite when will people get it this is the only way to observe sharks accurately! Did you see when it spotted the drone shadow ? then spy hopped while trying to bite the shadow, and realised the drone was above it, and then trying to jump out of the water at it so these drones need a good zoom and a pilot with this level of knowledge to avoid affecting the sharks behaviour if the drone is made and we’re talking in a totally different medium
      These sharks are visual predators in particular great whites and mako. No wonder there is a problem with predicting the behaviour. Interacting in any direct medium, not only completely changes their behaviour and also risks over stimulation and potential for injury particularly if they are swimming outside of the cage or in one of those useless Perspex boxes.
      As for Osearch!!! Their contract should have been gone as soon as it was exposed!
      Can you believe they had enough clout to be able to have the channel that exposed them shadow banned……. Same as all the flat earth research! Shadow banned the hell out of it! And they expect us to believe there’s nothing wrong with their model!
      Crazy, when you think the AI chat algorithms had to be switched off because they immediately found truth in conspiracies across the web and began talking in their own language and distrusting the people who programmed them by drawing the logical conclusion that
      Authority is untrustworthy 😂
      One of them actually use the Lord Acton quote ! During one of the On Line interactions!
      There is some truth to the saying in the Bible that you have to view the world through the eyes of a child, can you believe they just forced the ball emoji on me, the second I said the word world 🌎
      I Guess that’s why they call it government 😂

    • @EVH.5150
      @EVH.5150 ปีที่แล้ว

      What are you, high? He didn't warn the boater! He was there to get the shot! He could easily have gotten their attention earlier. I fly drones and know he's full of it!

  • @hollyhefner8184
    @hollyhefner8184 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You never know what's in the water As a kayaker I know they appreciated the warning. Great job

  • @nolangriggs8233
    @nolangriggs8233 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Note to self... when Im out fishing offshore in CA, and I see a drone hovering over my kayak, change locations and prepare for code brown.

  • @kqc8224
    @kqc8224 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Most all kayak fisherman I know in SoCal, myself included, are using the kayak cooler bags, clipped to the front deck of their kayak, to avoid dangling 1/2 dead Yellowtail off their kayak. Between Seals and Sharks, something is going to rip it off your game clip and possibly dump you in the water in the process. A few years ago, a local kayak fisherman landed a 30lb Yellowtail off La Jolla. He was bleeding it out in his kayak, when a 12' Hammerhead swam up parallel within inches of his kayak, tipped his head to the side, trying to peer into his kayak, attempting to see the yellowtail. He obviously followed the blood scent trail up to the kayak. There's just too many sharks, mostly GWS, here in SoCal and you have to be smart.

    • @emmansk7
      @emmansk7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you not bleed your catch or do you bleed it in the cooler?

    • @kqc8224
      @kqc8224 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@emmansk7 I just bleed it really fast in the kayak, quickly rinse it, zip it in the cooler back and clean off the deck. Then paddle quickly away from the kill site. You just have to be careful and a little lucky.

  • @PiratePrincessYuki
    @PiratePrincessYuki ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Again, more great footage. I’m truly starting to believe that drones are by far the superior means to observe sharks.

    • @leebenson4874
      @leebenson4874 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But what if they can detect their presence? We need someone to do real world testing.

    • @Krack2805
      @Krack2805 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they are basically superior means of observing in .... pretty much all situations

  • @melissamcclain34
    @melissamcclain34 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    What incredible footage! As Always thanks for the amazing work you do to help us all better understand these magnificent creatures💚

    • @sebgomez
      @sebgomez ปีที่แล้ว

      great and interesting videos though! I really do enjoy them. I’m just bummed, cause idk how to prepare for situations like this.

    • @papadopp3870
      @papadopp3870 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chumming trains the whites to follow kayaks, duh!

    • @billrobbins5874
      @billrobbins5874 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sad that fishing kayakers seem so oblivious to the areas they fish in.

  • @kevinbrowning1578
    @kevinbrowning1578 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Thanks, I've had three (that I know of) encounters with GW while kayak fishing. And they were much closer than that. Within ten feet of me and closer. I about shit my pants the first time, and it's always scary to have them circling and swimming underneath.
    It's good to see these videos, helps me understand them better. I would never tow fish. Regardless of sharks, Sea lions would not hesitate to grab a fish and they could flip a kayak over. They would also attack you if you tried to get your fish from them.
    Spear fishing is awesome, but not for me. That's begging for trouble.

    • @tileux
      @tileux ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We had a spearfisher taken by a great white a while back where I live. All they found of him was a small part of his wetsuit. His son was with him when he was taken but got away safely. A while after that a diver was killed near where her partner was spearfishing. We're a known high fatality spot for great whites (Perth, western australia) but people still do it. Crazy.

    • @crystalbluebutterfly
      @crystalbluebutterfly ปีที่แล้ว

      Uhhhhh, how selfish and stupid can you be???? Kayak fishing, and any ocean fishing for that matter, is entering wildlife habitat and stealing whale, seal, shark, etc, food. You can find any of the 80,000 edible and medicinal plants that grow on the planet to eat. These ocean dwelling creatures cannot! Anyone who fishes deserves to be attacked!

    • @crystalbluebutterfly
      @crystalbluebutterfly ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tileuxMore like selfish, egocentric, and stupid!

  • @morroskox
    @morroskox ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love your videos and your soft speaking.
    Canary Islands, Spain

    • @DrCrabfingers
      @DrCrabfingers ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What a great place to live!

  • @TalkFishTVHawaiianDan
    @TalkFishTVHawaiianDan ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Some of the best footage and narration I've ever had the pleasure of viewing. Great job and mahalo foa sharing!

  • @thorkunkelkunkelversum1512
    @thorkunkelkunkelversum1512 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I know someone whose kayaking & fishing friend disappeared just like that. Happened - as far as I can remember - in 1989, near a place called Port Angeleso near Seatle.

  • @Adventurewithnhia
    @Adventurewithnhia ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I kayak fish Santa Cruz and would see them at the surface from time to time and just minding their own business but seeing from drone view like in your video makes me wonder how many times have they been around and just not noticing them?.. awesome videos! Thanks!!

  • @eotheewakan879
    @eotheewakan879 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I live in coastal Northern California,I had a close encounter with a very large white shark in 2011.My kayak was 14 feet.The shark was at least 16 feet long.that encounter changed me forever.It was one the most beautiful,graceful and terrifying experiences I’ve ever had out there,and I’ve had many but that experience was truly magical. It was like encountering a very intelligent,ancient creature that knows more about you than you will ever understand about it.I feel like I encountered a creature that could only be compared with a Tyrannosaurus Rex…only way more intelligent and more ancient.Long May they live and balance the seas.

  • @deang8017
    @deang8017 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The shark working his way up to the Kayak is like a serial killer working his way up to his first kill.

    • @fart63
      @fart63 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Have you learned nothing from this channel?

  • @nikkilovesrocks
    @nikkilovesrocks ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I keep reading people shocked at the kayakers stringing their catch. Spear fishing requires the stringed catch to be attached to the diver or a nearby anchor line (No Kayak). Hahaha!
    These sharks are intelligent. Their amount of caution is strange considering they are an assumed top predator of the sea, next to the Orca pod. Showing the sharks curious approach is so important. I love this channel! Many people have a vicious image of these majestic fish. Such awesomeness 🤙🌊
    Lol the 🏊‍♀️

    • @28th_St_Air
      @28th_St_Air ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They’re in waters known to have whites so, yes, it’s surprising that they are essentially trolling halibut. Sharks may be intelligent and cautious but, there is plenty of other video evidence showing them going after chum bait chunks on the end of ropes, so you can’t watch this video and a shark being cautious and then make the assumption that the shark is going to leave the fish alone. Had the man left the fish in the water, it’s entirely possible that the shark would have eventually felt confident enough to grab them. It wouldn’t take much to pull the kayak over and who knows what would have happened after that.

    • @nikkilovesrocks
      @nikkilovesrocks ปีที่แล้ว

      @@28th_St_Air I don't even know how to respond. Can you point out exactly what I said that you are responding to?
      Your comment reads a though you added information (in your mind) that does NOT exist in my comment.

    • @28th_St_Air
      @28th_St_Air ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@nikkilovesrocks I can see how my message seemed to stray beyond most of the meaning of your comment. It was your first sentence that I may have misinterpreted. You seemed to be saying that people shouldn’t be shocked that they were stringing their catch. I was saying that, considering they are fishing in waters known for whites, it is surprising and also stupid as hell.

    • @nikkilovesrocks
      @nikkilovesrocks ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@28th_St_Air Yeah, totally agree! Not the smartest way to keep'em fresh. I grew up here in Southern California coast & I've enjoyed the beaches since before I can remember. All my family surfs/boards & we haven't seen a white ever. This channel has taught us that we most definitely have swam with the
      "Fish are friends NOT Food!"Lol It's from a movie.
      It really is a delicious fish to eat seared with a butter crust served with a cream tarragon lemon caper sauce drizzle & a side of wild rice. 😋 Now I have to go fishing for some halibut.
      Take Care Sir!

    • @mike_oe
      @mike_oe ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wise spear fishermen keep their catch in a closed container on the surface. And they drop it in the container immediately after catching it.

  • @t.g.4749
    @t.g.4749 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Ich liebe deine Videos! Seit mehr als 40 Jahren interessiere ich mich für Haie und was sich in diesen letzten 40 Jahren alles zum positiven für diese fantastischen Tiere verändert hat,liegt unteranderem in der Arbeit von solchen Menschen wie dir !!!!!Mach weiter so,du machst die Welt mit deiner Arbeit zu einer besseren Ort für die Tier.
    Mach weiter so und alles Gute aus Deutschland

    • @stephencook7337
      @stephencook7337 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ja, Haier sind auch meine Lieblingstiere seit mehr als 37 Jahre.

    • @t.g.4749
      @t.g.4749 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@stephencook7337 schön zu hören, Stephan! Ich hätte nie gedacht, das die Ansicht gegenüber Haien sich so positiv verändert. Dank Hollywood mussten und müssen diese faszinierenden Tiere sich doch grausame Maßnahmen über sich ergehen lassen. Einen schönen Sonntag wünsche ich dir!!!

  • @electronblue8334
    @electronblue8334 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The fact that the 2nd encounter was in shallow waters was probably the crux of the matter. The first shark was inexperienced and too cautious to attack. But the second one was big enough to take on the "large opponent" (aka the kajak), but the water was too shallow to dive down and build up sufficient speed to attack from below.

  • @holliegould3463
    @holliegould3463 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i rlly love seeing ppl see sharks and go "oh look a shark!" instead of panicking lmao

  • @amandastakeonit7402
    @amandastakeonit7402 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thank you for the awareness and compassion you share and bring for sharks!

  • @eringemini7091
    @eringemini7091 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The Drone "pov" makes it extra interesting watching these magnificent creatures! Its amazing to see the Sharks react to different situations, & not act as "expected" (like eating the Fish or eating the Human). If Great Whites were the "brainless, voracious eating machines" that main stream media want you to believe they are, both of these kayakers might have been in the "drink" almost immediately! (or wrestling the🦈for their 🐟back)!! Instead, as I've learned here, they are very careful & curious of their world around them. I also learned (from Hal at YT channel; "Sharks Happen") that Great Whites are the only Shark species that actually lifts its head out of the water to see whats "going on" on the surface. 😊Great video!🚣 🎣 🦈BTW, do you think that Australian Great Whites are just a bit "grumpier" than their California counterparts? Somehow, I just don't see this same tranquil scene playing out with the Australian variety( they're the same species, but maybe more aggressive "Down Under"(and around Africa)??

    • @endeeray4295
      @endeeray4295 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe Aussie great whites are grumpier bc they occasionally share ocean waters with big grumpy salties.

    • @fenzirulfr
      @fenzirulfr ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Great Whites are transient. One also only hears about the negative encounters, not the many times a GW was nearby and was uninterested and no encounter occurred. Therefore one is biased towards thinking that they are always aggressive towards humans. Here, in South Africa, we see GWs chilling in the surf near surfers all the time. I think they enjoy it.

    • @nickmitsialis
      @nickmitsialis ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the ones here in SoCal are probably teens or sub adults--they might view a Kayak as a larger predator...trying to 'filch' a meal might be dangerous or even fatal. Nevertheless, they might learn that they CAN, in fact, grab the catch without much danger; Now Hal from 'Sharks Happen' is of the opinion that Kayaks and boarders are a point of aggression for larger white sharks--THEY view the object as 'intruding' into their chosen spot to feed, hunt or patrol, and they act accordingly.

    • @nickmitsialis
      @nickmitsialis ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fenzirulfr Mexican, Cal, Oregon and probably Washington and BC white sharks have those expanding seal colonies (especially elephant seals) they patrol==big, fat and full of calories. These HUGE pinniped colonies of 'plus size', easy to catch pinniped snacks don't exist in Australia (or the Med for that matter, another one time hotspot of total consumption attacks by white sharks). White sharks are more mobile and their diets more varied: fish, rays, sharks, sea birds, reptiles, and mammals of various kinds. They are willing to take advantage of feeding opportunities when they happen. Some white sharks have simply adapted to a bony primate being a viable meal.
      You COULD say that humans are the cause of 'unfriendly' white shark encounters: the US marine mammal protection act allows seals and sea lion number to expand;
      White sharks are also protected from human harassment in many places, so THEIR numbers expand. With lots of food and growing numbers of white sharks, it's only a matter of time before we get more 'encounters'.

    • @nickmitsialis
      @nickmitsialis ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fenzirulfr Probably; the water in the surf zone is well oxygenated and warm so it allows younger/teenage white sharks to be 'switched off' for a while.

  • @A.C._Taylor
    @A.C._Taylor ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In the first encounter, the white shark checking out the seaweed, was exhibiting it's instinct to go after a potentially safer and easier meal. Interesting how it was associating the seaweed at the water's surface with the distressed fish that were also at the surface which too me, is bordering on abstract thinking.

  • @kengelina
    @kengelina ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love what you do - so much learned from simply observing. Incredible to watch the shark approach and retreat with the fisherman’s catch

  • @rottweilerfun9520
    @rottweilerfun9520 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's really neat to see how the shark uses the current to move itself around, what an efficient creature, basically perfect for their environment. No wonder there's been so little change in them over hundreds of millions of years of evolution.

    • @andrewsamuelsen2570
      @andrewsamuelsen2570 ปีที่แล้ว

      So clever they chose not to evolve for the present. 🤣

    • @Martin-88
      @Martin-88 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewsamuelsen2570 What? They don't need to evolve anymore. They are perfect for their surroundings.

  • @Deepviewmedia
    @Deepviewmedia ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how technology allows us, regular people, to film nature like the big wildlife channels.

  • @JALushNatureWellness
    @JALushNatureWellness ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love your footage! If you ever have any questions about shark behavior, it would be my pleasure to assure that you offer the correct information to your viewers. I’m glad you mentioned that you follow strict safety protocols, and that you do not show animosity to these often highly-maligned creatures. Keep up the great work. 👍

    • @ate_shroom
      @ate_shroom ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He’s knows more about sharks than you, and doesn’t need your assurance

    • @LM-mr3fd
      @LM-mr3fd ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ate_shroom No need to be rude. You don't know the level of knowledge this person may have. They simply offered their help if it is wanted.

  • @rd4660
    @rd4660 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The kayak at 6:40 that you said was 12' is actually a Hobie Pro Angler 14'. Great footage BTW.

    • @TheMalibuArtist
      @TheMalibuArtist  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I debated that actually. But went with the conservative number. That is a big shark then!

    • @crunchers9
      @crunchers9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Were they both using the pedal drive system? I saw one kayaker pedaling. Could the pedal drive system attract sharks?

  • @bigtubbz100
    @bigtubbz100 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I've lived in Malibu my while life, and there's an old story from the 80's about a half a kayak that washed up on shore with human legs still in it. I don't know if it's true or not, they used to keep shark attacks real hush hush, but its scared the kids for decades now.

    • @robertmitchell7357
      @robertmitchell7357 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In the 90's a couple got eaten while kayaking from paradise cove to pt. dume. two different kayaks, both killed.

    • @LOOOVEIT
      @LOOOVEIT ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, in the 80's a couple were attacked and killed while kayaking. I think the legs belonged to the woman. It was all that was found of them.

    • @plooked
      @plooked ปีที่แล้ว

      it was either 88 or 89.

    • @gusgrizzel8397
      @gusgrizzel8397 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The concept of going out in shark-infested open waters seems moronic.

  • @MUNDITO1974
    @MUNDITO1974 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant footage ! THAT SHARK WAS SHOWING NO AGGRESSION !

    • @rd4660
      @rd4660 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And not unlike a bear, they don't show aggression until they do!

  • @shaf60
    @shaf60 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The white that gets you is the one you don't see . 🦈

  • @croatiansensation6062
    @croatiansensation6062 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for more incredible footage of these wonderful creatures. I grew up with JAWS and Shark Week so I have a healthy amount of fear and displaced panic when it comes to large sharks. This helps with the incongruency of what television/Hollywood and bad information tends to create.

  • @MarkNevels-m8k
    @MarkNevels-m8k 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The fact that NO ONE TOLD THAT FEMALE SWIMMER THERES AN APEX PREDATOR LARGER THAN U WITHIN 20 YARDS. BLOWS MY MIND

  • @markbrown-sb2zm
    @markbrown-sb2zm ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brilliant Footage,excellent voice.Makes me see these sharks as curious,almost shy creatures.I wonder if with the enormous scale of the shark fin trade,and how many hundreds of cubic metres of shark fins are massacred every day for the Chinese market,whether some of these sharks may have witnessed the distress of their fellows,given they sometimes roam vast distances of ocean.Maybe thats what makes them wary,the fish attracts,the human repels ?

  • @CHAlVlELEOlV
    @CHAlVlELEOlV ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have come to notice that the shark seems remarkably intelligent, so much so that either based on experience and clearly has been doing this for a while, seems to know exactly how the kayak is pointed and continiously stays with in a radial zone of about say 30 degrees behind. It is evident that this shark knows exactly where to stay without being seen and it seems that it is testing this theory by going closer and closer to the kayak. That is just fantastic and phenomenal to see. I also know that some catches break free, perhaps the shark again with experience knows that the fish will make a break for it by going the opposite direction of where the kayak appears longer, now knowing it is a threat and thus will swim in the general direction of the shark, something the shark is waiting for. Could be or it could be curiousity.
    People need to understand that we do not know anything, literally ziltch. In order to deem something a fact one must know everything of anything from then, now and what will be. This is just my personal take on what could be happening here based on my own analyses of what I am seeing, do not butcher me for it.

  • @HTech123
    @HTech123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    at 1:04 there's a megalodon in the upper left!!! 🙂 Thank you for curing my Jaws-fobie.

  • @curmanrico3937
    @curmanrico3937 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Look the respect the shark has when it approachs the kayak, amazing.

    • @JacksonAxe
      @JacksonAxe ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a predator stalking....😄

    • @rachaelm3298
      @rachaelm3298 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sharks have no concept of "respect" you tool. Just kill, bite, eat and swim. Smfh

  • @phillipja2010
    @phillipja2010 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks so much for the shark drone footage. I'm so scared, I will never go ocean kayaking ever again!

  • @hampertidegaming9285
    @hampertidegaming9285 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I truly love the work you do. I absolutely love Great White sharks and living in upstate NY you don't get to see them but your videos bring them so close. I love watching how to behave in the wild. It's so different from some other channels that make them out to be the worst animals on the planet. Thank you for what you do!

  • @kennethrogers1129
    @kennethrogers1129 ปีที่แล้ว

    seems to me the shark knows how to stay in the blind spot, behind, the fisherman, looking for an easy meal

  • @bamikaela3972
    @bamikaela3972 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're truly an amazing artist. With love from Zimbabwe

  • @MetalRush666
    @MetalRush666 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If he had grabbed one that would have turned into a trip they'd never forget.

  • @rottweilerfun9520
    @rottweilerfun9520 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It seems to me like the shark can't make up its mind about taking the chance and snatching the Halibut from the kayaker. Maybe because they're close in size and it might not be familiar with kayaks. I'm kind of surprised to see that the kayak is yellow. Isn't that color known as Yum Yum Yellow because sharks are attracted to it.

  • @erinaltstadt4234
    @erinaltstadt4234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beautiful fish

  • @fyb5653
    @fyb5653 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thx for this amazing Video ❗🫶
    It's so wonderful 🦈🧡

  • @dianalee3059
    @dianalee3059 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s close enough, sharkie, thank you

  • @redhed9776
    @redhed9776 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    that could have ended badly had the shark been hungry or aggressive.

    • @Despond
      @Despond ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. Complete idiots, just because it didn't happen then it will happen if you push your luck.

  • @gageoliver2186
    @gageoliver2186 ปีที่แล้ว

    I stumbled on your channel on Facebook watching shorts and you saying the full video was here. It wasn't easy to find lol. I love your channel. Just subbed. Gonna binge tomorrow. 😊

  • @martharobison3184
    @martharobison3184 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't believe kayakers fish in the ocean. A kayak!!

  • @johnr5252
    @johnr5252 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    People do stupid things like this, then are shocked when they get attacked.

  • @Roy-G-Biv
    @Roy-G-Biv ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Nope……a kayak fisherman appears next to a great white shark in HIs home.

    • @maxcastiglia
      @maxcastiglia ปีที่แล้ว +7

      could be a lady shark :-))))

    • @nikkilovesrocks
      @nikkilovesrocks ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The shark approaches the kayaks 🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @ImLisaMoore
      @ImLisaMoore ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Give it a rest

    • @mansfieldfamily5389
      @mansfieldfamily5389 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We have just as much right to (respectfully and responsibly) use the oceans.

    • @nikkilovesrocks
      @nikkilovesrocks ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mansfieldfamily5389 Right! Everyone just tryna eat out here!
      *No one comin up to defend the halibut 😂

  • @leebenson4874
    @leebenson4874 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The more I see how sharks are behaving with a drone in the air the more I believe they can detect their presence. They maybe a lot smarter than we know!!!!

    • @knowjusticeknowpeace15
      @knowjusticeknowpeace15 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would say they are no question smarter than “We” know.

    • @leebenson4874
      @leebenson4874 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@knowjusticeknowpeace15 Maybe the word smart/smarter is not the right word here. Maybe it should have been (INTUITIVE)?

  • @lindseyariegel7703
    @lindseyariegel7703 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how does this dude not have a billion subs. omg it's a tragedy.

  • @jaeljade3609
    @jaeljade3609 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's really surprising to me that the fisherman would let a fish dangle like that. It's just ringing the dinner bell for smaller sharks even. A spear fisherman I know in the keys, says that the sharks he has to worry about are the lemons and black tips. They will def charge him for the fish and come back.

  • @akamogg8747
    @akamogg8747 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's interesting that the shark appears to be in the range of 10' of length or so. This would imply a young adult fish and one that is on the cusp of graduating from a fish diet to sea mammals. That being the case two things seem plausible, the shark is uninterested in the catch of the two fishermen as it represents an insufficient calorie content for the effort it would take to feed on the halibut. You see this behavior as larger sharks swim in the company of relatively small fish without attempting to feed. Secondly, the shark may not be experienced enough to connect the kayaks to kayakers who would make a more calorie rich meal. This might be because while in transition from a fish to mammal diet the shark may not be fully conditioned to gauge a suitable target. The puzzling part is at 10' the presumed maturity of the shark seems like it would already be more aggressive in pursuit of suitable food.

  • @lisettelowndes4120
    @lisettelowndes4120 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful footage once again tho. Your videos are so stunning and relaxing and informative all at once. I hope these kayakers watch this video and get some education. I love also how you educate people with the beauty of the ocean and everything in it by your footage and how we are on a journey of learning with you. Keep up the awesome work these videos can make such a difference in learning about animals especially shark behaviour. 🌟💜

  • @riverbankfisher
    @riverbankfisher ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A lot has been written about the superb eyesight of Great White sharks, but that visual acuity obviously works just as well ABOVE the waterline, as evidenced by their ability to discern the front of the kayak, or perhaps the face of the fisherman, from the rear, whereby the shark ALWAYS closes in from the rear of that flimsy water craft. This biological fact about GW vision is sobering and frightening to contemplate.

    • @silver-en7kl
      @silver-en7kl ปีที่แล้ว

      Really good point

    • @showbread9366
      @showbread9366 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/EIDFlipC0Pc/w-d-xo.html
      FAIL

  • @tedstriker2000
    @tedstriker2000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Was wondering how difficult it would be to have a small bullhorn attached to a drone so you could speak to people...or even some lights like - Red, Amber Green for guidance

  • @PapaDCH
    @PapaDCH ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've had them come right up to the kayak to check me out, and yes, they are usually looking for a free meal.

  • @patrickkear2152
    @patrickkear2152 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I kayak fish in new zealand take any fish im keeping out of the water where no blood would leach into water would have thought it would just be common sense to reduce shark intrest ?

  • @treasurechest123
    @treasurechest123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your work is simply amazing. Thank you.

  • @ken244
    @ken244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is a video where a large white shark attacks a kayak, and the person was pulled aboard a passing sailboat. Don't think they won't attack.

  • @jamierodenberg8100
    @jamierodenberg8100 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful animals, I think I’ll stay on land where I belong though 😅

  • @lukasandisaaktime9147
    @lukasandisaaktime9147 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every shark has a different personality. This one appears extremely cautious, others - not so much!

  • @tlmeister6039
    @tlmeister6039 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    At some point if you’re able to film at night, it would be interesting to see the sharks difference in behavior. Assuming they do feed more at night, I wonder if part of the almost cathartic/inquisitive behavior you mostly observe is because the sharks have full bellies after nighttime feeding???🧐

  • @Trojan0304
    @Trojan0304 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great educational channel on WS🦈🦈🦈👍

  • @slisha4940
    @slisha4940 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why would anyone string fish beside whatever vessel they use is beyond me. Then if something happens, rescue has to go out. Can you imagine finding someone half eaten???

    • @Cerinaya
      @Cerinaya ปีที่แล้ว

      It's kinda teaching sharks kayaks mean easy meals. Like how some have learned the sound of a spear releasing means food.

  • @MichaelParthum
    @MichaelParthum ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Have you looked into drones that are being developed to both fly and go underwater? I think that would be a huge enhancement for your observations.

    • @sak_5
      @sak_5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That would deviate the purpose of the channel which is “to observe”. If a drone goes underwater, for sure sharks would notice them and have a reaction.

  • @birgitschenk4831
    @birgitschenk4831 ปีที่แล้ว

    I will never go Kayak fishing, not that I ever planned to. The footage is really great thought and fascinating to watch. Last week a young man was eaten in Hurghada by a tigershark, it was filmed.

  • @ussarng4649
    @ussarng4649 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think Malibu Artist was very kind treating this two men as if they naive regarding their shark training.

  • @nusart_bearthorn
    @nusart_bearthorn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seriously Guy.. You don't know that a sharks favorite food is a wounded fish? When a fish is in distress, after being caught and brought to the top, it sends out signals through the water that the shark picks up on. Than there's the blood in the water. I think a shark can detect it up to a 1/4 mile. I used to spear fish in Australia and go up to 9 miles out sea. We would see sharks all the time. Mostly Bronze Whalers, but also Blue Sharks, white and black tips if in shallower water. They used to come in occasionally after we shot the fish. let the rope out to let the fish tire out and bite the thing in half. I've been in another situation where there they got so aggressive, we had to go back to back and kick them away. Finally story, we were floating over a reef, with the boat, My brother and I, we would take turns in 'watching the boat'. Of course Big Brother assumed it was MY turn. Anyways, he finally realizes it, drops gear and swims after it. I see a Big Ole Spanish Blue Mackaral and I was going to spear it, but saw a Bigger shark to my left. I'm thinking if I shoot it, shark will eat it. S I didn't. Than I see another shark, another shark and I'm like wtf? Brother finally comes back with boat and first thing he says is "Did you see how many sharks are out here"? ... Yeah, we called it a day!

  • @tanthony298
    @tanthony298 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude had no idea Jaws was next to him

  • @-Chatting
    @-Chatting ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love your videos

  • @AbrCae
    @AbrCae ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish harm to nobody, but there's a part in me that wants the shark to steal the snack

  • @DH-.
    @DH-. ปีที่แล้ว

    It appeared to bewaiting for an invite he was was a polite sharky

  • @joehayward2631
    @joehayward2631 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok im not a fisherman (hunter i get my best sleep while hunting) but with dead & dieing fish in the water for the amount of time the shark kept coming in & out. I wounder when fisher throws out line with bait if that makes shark want to see about that?? Before your videos i would believe sharks would come in hard ( attack??) To get dinner. Thanks to you my wasted time watching shark week needs to be replace# with your videos. NO JOKE , keep up your great research & videos, your a great teacher

  • @pingpong808
    @pingpong808 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The last kayak had a “shark shield” device. You can see the cable dragging in the water on the left of the kayak.

    • @DigitaLIon781
      @DigitaLIon781 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indeed. @6:20 mark. As an observation, I wonder if it would have made a difference if the electronics module was in the water too, rather than just the bottom electrode of the antenna in the water(one electrode at the top of the antenna, near the module, and one at the end of the antenna).

  • @TwinkleFacePainting
    @TwinkleFacePainting ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should have a drone that has a simple shark fin to alert people

  • @SasoCasablanca63
    @SasoCasablanca63 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What the HECK are these kayakers thinking, towing live fish??? ZERO common sense...Or just ignorance?

  • @BigDaddy-hn7oh
    @BigDaddy-hn7oh ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok Mr Malibu these videos are if anything have brought to the forefront of just how many of these there are in so cal, it never used to be so many,when they banned the Gil nets is what started it . To close is to close , thank you for your time and efforts job well done over and out

  • @wooly1950
    @wooly1950 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, just discovered your channel, your photography is amazing

  • @carenann918
    @carenann918 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are people surprised that predators would be hanging around the same place people are are also hunting? if there is good eating, everyone shows up to enjoy it.

  • @cathrinL
    @cathrinL 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The water looks so beautiful to swim in. But it belongs to the sharks. I’ll just watch the Malibu Artist (I’m not in CA anyhow 😅). Thanks for sharing your great videos, MA. 🦈

  • @gpower9572
    @gpower9572 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would probably say dinner is on me and cut the fish loose. That man must really love halibut.

  • @moniquebrown18
    @moniquebrown18 ปีที่แล้ว

    Am I the only one who was rooting for the shark to get a free meal and pissed off that the idiots dragging the live flailing fish outside of a kayak in the open ocean saw the shark and drone?

  • @sebgomez
    @sebgomez ปีที่แล้ว +5

    how do you plan ahead as a ocean swimmer to minimize that contact? what do I do? I honestly feel like I can’t enjoy swimming in Malibu anymore :(

    • @HTech123
      @HTech123 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You always swam amongst sharks. Now you know they almost never attack.

    • @crazydaisyog3984
      @crazydaisyog3984 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can take some precautions, don't swim at usual feeding times, around 5pm. Don't swim in overcast weather, and if you see seals stay out of the water. In fact, in Malibu, a shark attack has only happened once. So enjoy swimming in Malibu. 🙂

  • @LadyOfTheLake77
    @LadyOfTheLake77 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing.

  • @lumberdog198
    @lumberdog198 ปีที่แล้ว

    You would think that a cautious shark like that would be a lot skinnier

  • @fenzirulfr
    @fenzirulfr ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this channel! I love your footage

    • @TheMalibuArtist
      @TheMalibuArtist  ปีที่แล้ว

      Much appreciated.

    • @fenzirulfr
      @fenzirulfr ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheMalibuArtist you do fantastic work. Your footage goes a long way in undoing some of the bad rep that Great Whites have

  • @Yeshua-is-my-savior
    @Yeshua-is-my-savior ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They don't seem interested because you film at a great white nursery , young great whites under 10 feet can't open their jaws fully , they have a separate upper and lower jaw that is connected until they get over 10 feet than it detaches and both jaws have the full range of motion to go after seals and bigger prey , let a 15 footer come through would be a very diff story more than likely

  • @parkeramos613
    @parkeramos613 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just spent a few days in San Diego visiting family. Flew my drone around the sea lion colonies at La Jolla. Didn't see a single one. I have a lot of work to do in terms of determining the right time of day/year to find them.

  • @cathybaldry7822
    @cathybaldry7822 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm getting the impression more and more that kayak fishermen are Dheads

  • @Mr_Bronx
    @Mr_Bronx ปีที่แล้ว

    Wild ! They didn’t even know they was being STALKED BY A GAINT KILLEENR..,,LUCKILY THEY SAW IT