First time legitimately scared on the kayak

Last trip of 2022 on the California coast with some good friends and we had a little (or big?) surprise while out fishing.
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[@jamiesonh2323]

Merry Christmas! At that moment Greg was in full Jaws mode “going to need a bigger boat?!” I think the singing attracted the shark 🦈

[@miraclefred]

Greg gonna need a new dry suit after that drive by from the landlord😂

[@magnetman007]

That was more than likely a great white. The first sign was when you saw the seal lions hopping out of the water like that. They were probably fleeing because they saw the shark. Great video as always!

[@FishYourHeartOut]

Then it looked white/grey I agree totally a GW shark.

[@experiencethebestdogsirl8789]

what time in the video?

[@BakaRed77]

@@experiencethebestdogsirl8789 17:30

[@mattbywater7347]

Ya, they are all over there many of them so many I've seen at Stinson Beach , The Rock ,Santa Cruz...I'll never swim there or Kayak

[@InSurrealtime]

They didn't want to admit it because they were going out the next day, but whales breathe. You would definitely see them blowing out at some point being that close.

[@davidt1269]

I've never been in the ocean so seeing that would've scared the crap out of me. That hotel was pretty cool. I like the record player that's a really unique idea. Merry Christmas to you all!

[@supatreyfi9770]

Great white for sure. U can see the mouth open when it swims by

[@ron2893]

A cool year. Merry Christmas , it was a present for me to find your channel

[@sidepass]

Landlord was checking in.

[@skittles7001]

Dude Greg, you're within the shark triangle, unless you're up near Yreka.

[@jamescanady3442]

Hey Lingcod, jump into my fryer! 😆 Merry Christmas dudes! Thank you for all you do for us Greg!

[@cecapfishing9882]

Merry Christmas, Greg! Thanks for another year! Looking forward for the 2023 season!

[@fishingwithjett5373]

Merry Christmas to you all, so Greg at least you know now what it feels like now to be a spook on top of the water. Lol you flipped that motor on and was like " Not today"😂

[@jonathank5388]

That was a Gaudalupe Island whale, otherwise known as a 20ft great white shark.

[@northbaybassanglers1068]

Lol Mike is something else 😂 love that dude

[@maxvmcoutdooradventures7695]

Awesome video Greg! Seeing something that big would get my heart racing! Glad you're safe

[@anthonyvespia6662]

Greg, that was epic. I Love to see the ocean fishing, to mix it up. As far as the whale if it was one. They've never intentionally hurt anyone, especially an Orca. But they don't swim alone, and they're usually in a pod. I'm stumped on this one. You'd have to research what predators, usually swim in the SF Bay area. Enjoyed another great season greg! 🎄 🌊 🎣

[@yakventures9544]

My opinion was it was a sea lion. They move very fast and love to harass me and my kayak. They are huge. I’ve been towed out to sea with one attached to my speargun float line and stringer of fish. I have a video on that incident on my Yakventures channel. You could of had a shark but my opinion was it’s a pesky sea lion bull. Merry Christmas Greg and you inspired me to kayak fish and start my own channel. Tight lines.

[@datruthhurts3984]

Sea lion..dude it was 20 ft long

[@collindomozych6731]

Hate to break it to you Greg but I think that was a great white 😂

[@BubbaBassAnglers]

The elephant in the room is a Great White Shark.

[@MaineStreamFishing]

Broooo!!!! Its all different when you see that size of a object moving under you… geez man you kept it together pretty good

[@barrycates7360]

Thanks for a great fishing videos Greg. Really looking forward to an awesome 2023.

[@artmarquez9140]

So wales tend to like to breath. So they surface, a lot. Pretty sure it was some kind of shark. Honestly probably a white shark since ya know, they’re white. But either way I would’ve been tripping to. It’s a peculiar feeling. I had it once on surf board. Merry Christmas and happy New Year 🎣🐟🐠🦈

[@onamissionfishin]

GB! I live for the offshore content!

[@zenith3515]

Love the, "don't bump into me"!!

[@kentonlemonmsn]

Holy 🤬 my heart skipped a beat and thats why I’ll never take my kayak to the ocean. Love the channel

[@kzoutdoors3300]

Great white shark

[@TheTroutman85]

Lmfao!!! It was like a bass boat underneath me 😂😂😂

[@surfcreature69]

Congratulations on a great 2022!!! 🍺 🍺

[@averysouza739]

At 3:55 my buddies and I were coming in. The ling and cab were biting everything that day. Cool to come across your channel and video. Will give you a follow and hope to see you out there next year!

[@andrewjacobson4587]

The Big Lake seems a bit intimidating. Have fun, be safe, enjoy the holidays, thanks for such an entertaining 2022.

[@hoboadventuresbrokefishing2587]

Yes shark!! Great white???

[@Fishin-mission1]

Totally looked like a great white

[@belizeanking7630]

Great White 🦈

[@DBEntertainment76]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year GB!

[@lisacolbert5987]

Great White was what that was. A big one too.

[@toddbefield1100]

I have a small old school aquaterra kayak...cruise in harbor occasionally. Will stick to the cattle boats for offshore fishing though.

[@raidersc9066]

That was a shark.

[@melvinmariott8609]

Yeah that was what I was thinking to because of the sea lions that was over there.

[@db9818]

😂 maybe, probably not.

[@TiredAmerican247]

@@melvinmariott8609 orca eat sea lions and that was white.

[@melvinmariott8609]

@@TiredAmerican247 it could have been a great white shark maybe.

[@KieranBreckFishing]

Probably great white

[@matthewjames1394]

You had a lucky escape, that looked like a giant man eating tadpole, they are getting very common in those waters.

[@chrispalmer1255]

Looks like a predation at 20:56 Side-side tail movement followed by a jumping sea lion

[@filthyhernandez8657]

Great white

[@johnbruce2868]

Over 30 years ago I got properly swirled around by a massive basking shark (adults reach over 25ft. in length) one windy, dim and overcast, gnarly day, surfing Benbecula, Outer Hebrides... alone. The ambient conditions weren't comfortable when suddenly a large dark shadow passed beneath me and a dorsal fin appeared 3ft. proud out of the water about 8 feet away. It then made a couple of close turns around me sat on my board. They're plankton eaters so was I frightened? Absolutely! Utterly! Yes! It's a serious shock when a shark that huge just pops up unexpectedly. I don't care it didn't have teeth. I only thought about that later. It's not something I'll ever forget. Whoa! I totally get your reaction! You'll not forget it either.

[@joeynovoa4943]

Merry Christmas 🎄 dope video 🤙🏽

[@JosephMullin]

I am glad you weren't with me in Maine when that Orca breeched the water 3 feet off my bow.

[@wayneosmon1687]

greg i could see you were scared hell it scared the crap out of me lol

[@blkaudiofan]

Damn it’s been so long since I fished TC I barely recognized it lol yeah from what I hear everyone goes down to Fort Ross or up to a spot called glasshouse

[@Crussman499]

At least it wasn't a saltwater crocodile.

[@jeremytjensvold9936]

That was a shark bud.. all those seals and sealions.

[@Jake-ky9ed]

Hard tell but if whale think yall woulda saw him breath at some point? That big boil though looks like a whale? Spooky no matter what cause that is certainly white shark territory! Cheers man, Merry Christmas.

[@wannabeangler]

I had a dolphin breach beside me in the pitch black darkness of our night fishing adventure a few years ago! That was my scariest moment. But I'm in Virginia and there aren't any great whites over here.

[@paulg492]

Was the road down to the put in public?

[@F1Hopeful]

Greg, Greg, Greg……70 feet brother, 60+ pound braid with 40-50 pound fluoro leader !!!!!!! Next time!!!!! Great video. You have to come down and fish La Jolla for Yellowtail (Hamachi!!!) or White Sea bass. Merry Christmas to all of you insane, over the top addicts!!!! Here’s to 2023!!!!

[@foodpimpz9086]

It was a great white, no doubt..

[@travisbruno1988]

Greg i used to use the swimming mullet that you use but the tails come off easy. The grubs mike has are made alot better for short strikes

[@kcoutdooractivities1338]

Fun crew. You should get one of those tape measuring stickers for the inside of the kayak, they hand them out for free at events. Very useful for a rough measurement and don’t take up space. Merry Christmas to you and the crew.

[@aquiles2375]

Ive had problems with them not sticking to my Kayak , do you do anything special to make it stick?

[@kcoutdooractivities1338]

@@aquiles2375 just alcohol wipe it before applying. Always grab a couple extra when I see them. Just in case it comes off. Good luck.

[@cjsoutdoors4412]

What hotel restaurant was that? Looked nice!

[@kengriffith1873]

Why don’t you use a polarized lens cover for the vids?

[@kellymoore4517]

Greg, what are the 4 views on your sonar?

[@touieoutdoor]

I was just there this past weekend! TC. -go for some ling cod

[@johnkent9019]

If it was a whale you would have seen it surface for a breath. Great white, attracted by all the fish you were catching. You might want to check out the video of a Great White jumping IN a persons kayak off of Monterey. Probably would give you a pause.

[@anaphylaxis2548]

Those little fish that you threw back are great to eat.

[@jt3ventures598]

What boots do you have on??????

[@ahhdat]

Welcome to Salty fishing, Greg. It's way more fun than bass fishing😉

[@robbiebrown4653]

It was the elusive 🧜‍♀️mermaid.

[@CaliPatriot209]

White shark for sure

[@smoril]

lol for sure a great white

[@fishing_gimiks_az]

...is it better to fish w/ mono during winter rather than braid?

[@rembrandtshadows]

what is the location of this place?

[@merlin0215]

Do the seals/seal lions have to throw back fish that are too small? I don't understand. I can see it in rivers where the fish are limited, but the ocean? Are you conmpeting with fishing trawlers?

[@340wbymag]

I don't know anything about the rules or regulations, so my question may be dumb. Why are you not using cut bait? I can picture myself cutting up one of those smaller fish and using it for bait as my first choice. Is there some reason you don't?

[@mrbean3352]

You need to come to socal and get some yellowtail and white seabass

[@Eckyredtheunready]

Merry Christmas!

[@skunkcity1369]

Great video! I Need to try ocean fishing one day haha. Did you guys end up cooking the fish? How was it?

[@Cichlid_Visuals]

that was a shark 100 percent

[@SouthJerseyBaitReviews]

id say it's not just the floro line it's the rod ur using the reel and probably the gear ratio ur using. The reel id say if u gonna be using bait caster u need to get a 300 size like the lews superduty or even a Avet Mc spool it with braid with some backing on and then u need a little beefier rod like a Medium heavy rod that can handle 3oz to 6oz. An I mainly use reels that are bringing in 33inches and up per turn. An I bet u won't be losing fish at all from missed bites.

[@sg-mx4ii]

Landlord!!!

[@VISUAL-LY]

Greg! I’m from Florida and that looks like where my wife and I vacationed a few months ago. We stayed at that resort on top of the cliff, Timber Cove. I watched several kayakers fish the same area while we stayed there and wished I could be down there to join them. Awesome video! You’re an inspiration as I try to be your east coast/saltwater version lol😂😅

[@docbailey3265]

I was buzzed once in my kayak by two dolphins that swam about 18 inches beneath me. They were real butt-holes. I think they did it on porpose. Oh, and is your dry gear flavoured? I was just wondering.

[@groundbreaker5525]

Hey bro get a bluetooth speaker play orca pods loud but not for too long should help with your sharks but it will also scare your fish away ...

[@briantherion5464]

Waiting for the breach

[@judgetoogood1033]

There are things out in the ocean that will kill you in the ocean GREG. Many ocean kayakers have been scared out of the water by something big. Some ocean kayakers have bit the dust and never came back.

[@johnopotamus47]

You should carry a sabiki rig and target small fish to use for live bait in a situation like that. I bet you would have had better luck catching bigger fish that way.

[@ryanschembri4139]

that was a white shark

[@shparc1]

Ya'll worry WAY to much about seals. I play with them while I'm scuba diving lol Their just like puppy dogs, don't even worry.

[@joeymc5272]

That was probably a great white if your in northern california. Thats what you have to put up with if your going to kayak fish. He wasn’t interested in you. He came up to investigate and sea if you were a dead or alive floating seal and you were not. Calm down.

[@rucassadas2535]

That was definitely a Great White Shark 🦈 it’s food source ( sea lions 🦭 ) it was on the prowl GB !!!!

[@rucassadas2535]

When are you coming back down to Coachella Valley to fish GB ? Remember the spot in thermal 🎣

[@Sarnji_]

I was scared by a 3 foot carp that swam under me once, I can't imagine something 20 feet! Happy holidays Greg. I appreciate you taking us on your adventures. It really helped me a lot when I couldn't get out on the water. Please do more ocean videos!

[@mattbywater7347]

I used to fish in the American River for Stripers. The best bait is Soft shell crawdads. You have to dive down sometimes to get them..one time a big otter swam fast right next to me...scared the crap out of me. ....

[@JohnRamosBrand]

That was a great white shark especially if there are seals nearby!

[@markogletree2790]

That looked like a great white to me.... Merry Christmas fellas and thanks for all the videos Greg!

[@RABassin]

Omg that’s my worst fear man. Imagine it was a giant great white

[@txdumbass]

15:56 "I enjoy a good ol tug" 🤣🤣🤣 Don't we all my brother, don't we all.

[@erickrobertson262]

I dove and surfed that area for decades. It is a primo white shark area. Saw many over the years. Dark water and lots of places to hide! Glad you got to experience that treat.

[@StonedDead1981]

That was a white shark, he was checking you out to see if you were going to bother his seal hunting. Be glad he didn't take offense to you being there. He probably wouldn't have come after you, specifically, but he might have hit your kayak to make you move off if you were really bothering him. It's about like running into a bear, most of the time it's fine, but every now and then it's not.

[@taylorhartman3765]

A Great White maybe, lots of their prey (sea lions) swimming around.

[@stjester]

A whale usually goes to the top often to when cruising/ breathing Probably a shark

[@jacquezghardy]

Definitely was a shark chasing seals and the chicken scented lures😂 “That was a whale…… right?”🤣

[@exodusautogarage]

that is EXACTLY why i wont kayak in the ocean!! in the ocean you are the not the top of the food chain! lol. glad you are safe greg! nothing came of it!

[@edwarddavis4985]

Greg, not to discourage you from ocean fishing, but I should remind you, as a fellow ocean kayaker we aren’t at the top of the food chain out there. We are somewhere below the sharks and above the seals. Bottom line is, the area you encountered your shark is just northeast of a well known great white breeding ground. The Fallon islands. It was no accident you were checked out by a great white. They feed on seals and seals feed on bottom fish especially in kelp beds. When you catch a fish it attracts seals looking for an easy meal by stripping it off your hook, sharks are looking for seals distracted by your catch. Get the picture? I fish off the Northern California and central Oregon coast. Usually to cold for Great Whites. Usually! Tight lines…

[@anthonyvespia6662]

I know thresher sharks are known there. I agree fishing near seals, there's going to be that shark just waiting. I follow Key West Kayak fishing. And that man is awesome, and fears nothing. 😂 🛶 🎣 🌊

[@Bond-gz6vg]

Greg brother I can’t say how much this channel rocks. Just thank you man. Merry Christmas and happy new year

[@courier11sec]

The way the water roiled off to your right after you saw that critter seems like it has an up and down tail rather than back and forth, so probably not a shark. Still wouldn't be any fun if it decided to hip check you out of your boat though😄 that's a nice set up you've got. Good on you.

[@danwalker2090]

Great White, bubbles where from seals

[@chinaskibukowski7747]

White shark for sure. They're patrolling the shores right now for seals. When you see groups of seals on the move like that you can rest assured white sharks are in the area. Plus, if that was a whale and that close to the surface you'd have seen more water displacement. The flukes move up and down so odds are it'd probably would have broken the waters surface if it was a whale.