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See Dad and Son Catch 7-Foot Shark in a Kayak!
- Posted on August 23, 2011 at 10:59am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Hunter Stevens and his dad, Kevin, decided to go fishing off the Texas coast near Galvaston, and they reeled in the catch of a lifetime — a 7-foot shark. That’s incredible in and of itself. But the fact that they caught it in a tiny kayak makes the story even more incredible. Nine-year-old Hunter caught the whole thing on video:
Read more about their adventure here.
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mrfunn
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 8:59amA flip of the tail and these two would have been in the water with a shark that is know to be aggressive.
Stupid.
Report Post »Gypsy123
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 12:15amDid you see the muscles on that dad That shark didn’t stand a chance. He must be a Tea Party person
Report Post »Ibinaround2
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 1:30pmDon‘t think he’s old enough yet…..
Report Post »Anadara
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 10:25pmReminds me of a Hemingway novel.
Report Post »mule creek ridge
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 6:53pmThat is amazing. A shark in a kayak!!!!
Report Post »Reminds me of the headline a while back in N. ID. It read: Man hits moose on motorcycle!!!
Amazing!!!
Domandred
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:48pmWe’re gonna need a bigger boat….
Report Post »slvrserfr
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:30pmThat is insane, considering how sharks have been known to bite into surfboards and even bite into garbage by mistaking it for food. If they bit or even pierced into into that kayak with their teeth – they would have been screwed.
Report Post »Brents Torts
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:45pmIt’s only seven foot shark. Relax slvrserfr
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 7:10pmNo worries. Blacktips are relatively harmless. This one is probably not alive after that ordeal. Would have been nice for the father to teach his son about quick releases on a catch your not taking home instead of needlessly bobbing him in the water. Shark probably swam off like a rock.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 12:07amI doubt that the 7 foot creature died after this. Just so you know, anything with gills can continue to breathe so long as the gills remain wet. It is true that sharks need far more oxygen than a standard perch, but the shark didn’t suffocate and die. Also, that hook and leader will only last about a week in saltwater before it rusts away enough to fall out completely. A shark that size could live for alot longer without food.
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 5:51pm@SGTB
Just so you know, not everything with gills continues to breathe as long as they are wet. Black tip sharks are obligate ram ventilators, which mean they have to swim continuously to breathe. Also, just so you know, I’ve caught many black tips off of Bolivar, Crystal Beach, and Galveston Bay. The majority of the bigger sharks, 4 foot plus, are almost always gassed out by the time you land them, which means you will be holding the shark upright in the surf till he comes to, unless you want it rolling in with the waves 5 min later. Judging by your gill comment, I assume you have never caught a shark and know very little about the subject.
Report Post »Milkman
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:23pmI love the, “oh yeah Daddy”……….
Report Post »Uechi
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 3:07pmLove fishing out of Kayaks. I’m glad he let the shark swim off.It was a good lesson for his son. Sharks are becoming endangered in many areas because of idiots killing them for Chinese medicine. They have been on ths earth way before man and will probably be here after we are gone if we don’t exterminate them. When I fish I almost always release when I don’t it is for a meal.
Report Post »american fisherman
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:42pmThat shark was a Black Tip shark. Black tip sharks are not a large threat to humans (http://www.elasmodiver.com/Blacktip%20shark.htm) and are not used to make chinese medicine in Texas. Also, how WOULD they keep it? The fish would in no way fit in the kayak.
Report Post »TheBritshRcmg
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 3:03pmIt wasn’t their time to go.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:02pmThat probably wasn‘t Pelosi because the shark’s skn was smooth. If we saw Pelosi naked in the water we would see so many wrinkles and varicose veins that you would think you were looking at the terrain of a toy railroad track and train set.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 2:25pm… Oooo! It’s a Black Tipped Reef Shark. Potentially hazardous. Put yer hand down there and pull that hook out, Dad!
Report Post »american fisherman
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:44pmWhats fun without a little danger?
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:54pmOh my goodness!! What were they thinking???
Report Post »antisocialist
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:48pmThey were thinking this s better than work/school!
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 12:54pmNuts….. next one may be 12ft or bigger and then decide not to let them go back. Little tiny kayaks are something you will ever find me in. Was cruising around some islands in Maine in a 23 ft cuddy cabin. Not making very good time as swells were 6-7ft high. Out in the freaking middle of the bay, I come down the back side of one wave and nearly take out a liberal in a kayak. No flag, nothing to help me see him…. someone in a 40-50ft boat may have never seen him at all and just chopped him to pieces in the props. Maybe it’s “gutsy”…. but I call it nuts to hunt something that could be as big or bigger than the watercraft you’re occupying.
Report Post »Misdirection
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:11pm“Some liberal in a Kayak…”, Classic bro… Classic.
Report Post »Cotswolds
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 1:30pmThe larger boat always has the right of way. This is the law. If an idiot on a kayak doesn’t know that, he’ll get run over soon enough.
Report Post »seaweaver
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 12:36pmIdiots. “it’s ok folk…it will survive”
Report Post »any fool can kill a shark and they just did.
A protracted recovery has left this shark vulnerable to predation by other sharks.Their fecundity is not the same as other fish.
Get them in quick take a picture and cut the leader while it still has gas, not when it is moving like a cut piling. Standard procedure for real game fishermen. In 4 hours of tarpon or ***** fishing I can go through 2 rigs an hour to sharks. Its no big deal. Get them in fast, cut them loose as every other shark w/in a half mile knows there is a half dead fish waiting for them.
cw
seaweaver
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 12:56pmC O B I A is not some sex act you fools…amend your censor
Report Post »cw
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 11:24amGod Above, they have the video proof to back up this fish story!!!
Well done, and nice catch…at first I thought they had dredged up Pelosi from the bottom of the ocean.
Report Post »dscon
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 11:57ami thought pelosi was a (sea) sponge!
Report Post »or, what is that sucker fish that hangs
on sharks for a free meal/ride. :)
kindling
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 12:15pmlol……… DSCON…….good one!
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 12:18pmUnfortunately, Pelosi is walking among us.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 12:57pmWell I hardly think there is any reason to take God’s name in vain over a fish story…!
I just hope the fish wasn’t hurt too much… It was sure being held out of the water for a long time… Sharks are intelligent creatures!
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Report Post »WhatsYerProblem
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 11:07amThe whole thin? Yo, Blaze – I see more spelling errors on your site than ANY other news site or blog. Who checks your stories before they are posted?
Report Post »Stevsea
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 11:18amLet me ‘splain’ something to you, Maybe Jonathon is Ricky Ricardo’s alias.
Report Post »Charb
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 11:50amI have to agree with @WHATSYERPROBLEM. It seems spelling and grammar are optional at the Blaze. I enjoy the site very much, but cringe at the lack of proofing before distributing a product.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 12:20pmI think it is because he hires people that have not been trained by the Left wing media. The only way to get clean people is to get them raw. They will get better…….at least we are getting the truth even if it is not spelled right.
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