Shark Attacks Seal then Rams my Kayak Twice

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Well this was a little close for comfort! While fishing off the East Cape of New Zealand, I crossed paths with this feeding shark - it was either a great white or a mako... I'm still not 100% sure. The distance I had between myself and the shark was quickly closed when the seal decided my kayak would be a good hiding spot 😂 while I'm glad to have come away unscathed, this was a truly thrilling experience.
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[@jlm4836]

If Mr. Shark had figured out what was easier to catch- seal or you 😳, be game over

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

You're not wrong!

[@mjw789234]

Haha you're crazy getting that close to all that. I would've been worried about the seals jumping on the kayak for shelter

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

I thought it was bluefin! I was going full noise towards them until I was about 100m away and I realised what was going on. Pretty much stayed about 50-100m away until the seal rushed towards the kayak. Video doesn't portray the distance well. Also I didn't anticipate it hiding under the kayak! In hindsight that seems obvious though.

[@zacharyriley4122]

luckily wasn’t a full grown white. looks to be a juvenile white or maybe another similar lamnid species, such as the obvious candidate mako.

[@BasicFishingNZ]

far out thats crazy as. you dont see/experience that everyday. that seal did a great job dodging that shark

[@courtneyb6154]

Good stuff my man! Glad you made it out of there in one piece. I wonder if the shark got the seal or if the seal got lucky that you distracted the shark and it got away? Definitely a memory that will have you pulling your feet in under the covers at night :-)

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

We will never know, but I hope the seal escaped!!

[@catgirlbot]

😯 The scenery is gorgeous 😍 just breathtaking!

[@Akziis]

Yes, it can most certainly take your breath away. 😂

[@aranha9365]

That was an amazing experience/footage. Really nice that the "little" bugger didn't bite the yak, would be quite a swimming, and lose gear is heart breaking.

[@杰-说话都要講道理]

Indeed it’s a juvenile, Amazing footage ‘ you had hell of luck, same thing happened to Roy J. Stoddard et Tamara McAllister, near a seal colony, GW was bigger than this one, a notorious attack they didn’t have your luck ‘ glad you re safe though ‘ thanks to being such images to us though 👍

[@harleycooper8595]

In a boating school they teach you ( but many seem to ignore it ) that if you see a shark attacking something ….get the fudge away ….they go into a frenzy they will attack the seal themselves…other sharks and you….a good rule of thumb is if you see a whale keep 1km away if possible …stay away from dolphins even though they seem cool…and as soon as you see a shark chasing …haul ass fast away from the aoe at least temporarily until the feeding is done …you are just very very lucky that didn’t end bad it really could have man

[@rocnoir4233]

Bet that got the ticker going bro! Great footage!

[@robhenson480]

Good God!!!! Amazing. Scary!!! I'd be grinding those pedals a lot faster than you were 🤣😊😊

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

Just enjoying the scenery Rob, you know me 😂

[@donnydonny3376]

Yoo congratulations on being on the national tv!

[@blairjohnson4470]

Thats amazing footage mate

[@mitchellking4988]

Yikes. That was a close call.

[@dangerousbeans8067]

An experience you won't forget 🦈

[@253slaps9]

That seal was dodgin all the bites

[@ZombiiMasochist]

Id be terried that the seal would jump on the kayak to escape 😅 sorry seal im not going overboard with you and a hungry shark. But thats awesome footage!

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

Lol if it jumped on board it'd be getting the boot, that's for sure 😂

[@Badgerman913]

NZ shark export said it was in fact a Mako not a Great white which makes the footage even more rare. He said had it been a less nibble Great White the shark, the shark would have given up trying get the seal earlier. Fisherman was 10 km off shore at the time. Akin to riding your bike through Kruger National Park and coming across a lion hunting a Wildebeest. Rather him than me.

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

Yes, I'm over the moon that this is the first capture of a mako in pursuit of a seal in New Zealand that Dr Elliot has seen.

[@jelly_fishing]

Too close for comfort !!

[@snkrhd8958]

100% that seal saw your kayak and saw a place where he could possibly jump on and get away from the shark. I've seen videos of seals jumping onto boats to avoid orcas.

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

I agree 100%

[@Pedro285]

Holy shit m8! Epic day out. How did the seal fare?

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

I didn't hang around to find out 😂😅 last I saw it was still doing a sonny bill Williams on the shark

[@Pedro285]

On the news tonight mate! Celeb status ..

[@brunotrez311]

You didn't stay long 😂

[@richardwingard4011]

I get scared when I Kayak 50 feet from shore, my fears seem to have been validated.

[@krisanresa9675]

Great footage, you really got massive balls to get this close.. I guess it's luck that it was a small juvenile shark that rammed your kayak. If it's much larger great white ( 15-18 ft.), it could really flip your kayak upside down dude.

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

Thanks. I wasn't planning on getting this close to be fair, but when the seal saw me it decided I'd make a good hiding spot 😂 the video doesn't really show it, but I almost was knocked out. I agree if it had been bigger it could've been much worse!

[@杰-说话都要講道理]

You re totally right that’s exactly what happened to Roy J. Stoddard et Tamara McAllister, almost same condition, a notorious attack of this kind ‘ they didn’t have his luck ‘

[@aranha9365]

A shark of that size would be able to flip the kayak if he tried.

[@krisanresa9675]

@@aranha9365 thats possible, but in this video that juvenile shark only hit the kayak, with a bigger shark , it doesn't even need to try, it will just hit and the kayak will flip upside down. That's my whole point

[@harrisonspringer1410]

Looks more like a mako mate

[@NoSuffix]

Any idea what happened last? Did the seal escape?

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

Not sure! Hopefully

[@Jake-ky9ed]

That got hairy real quick! Amazing stuff though. Always read that juvenile white sharks are fish eaters, this one didn’t get the memo

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

You betcha! They closed the 100m gap I had on them real quick. It was one determined shark alright, glad I wasn't the seal!

[@Jake-ky9ed]

@@gpfishingadventures7834 that seal prolly figured your yak was cover or a distraction from him!! lol cheers man

[@gladtobefreeagain7375]

Juvenile gw has to train to move up the food chain. This one has a lot to learn. Hopefully intrepid seal got away.

[@ronanp9411]

Far out!

[@greatslambino]

Were you able to confirm if the shark got the seal?

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

No sorry!

[@rio20d]

imagine if it's not juvenile great white but a fully matured great white lol

[@harrisonspringer1410]

Mako*

[@skippymac4613]

Mate why didn't you save the seal ?

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

Haha the real question 😂

[@skippymac4613]

Yeah poor bugger just needed your help but you left him to Brucie 😅

[@freeworld5689]

Er wollte zu dir drauf springen um zu überleben

[@keving1774]

You're about to get ate

[@samessa3155]

Sharks & crocs are bloody evils creatures

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

They gotta eat too 🤷‍♂️

[@samessa3155]

@@gpfishingadventures7834 they can eat each other 😄

[@4amwaj]

Darwinism at its finest

[@gpfishingadventures7834]

😂😂😂