Good friend "sharkanator" went down to padre last weekend.
Weather was not favorable for offshore fishing. But,
He only had 3 days and ended up paddling out anyways.
Here is the result.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfNQNOIQPmo
PLEASE, DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS FEAT!!!

If you look up Darwin award on the internet, it has that video posted right next to it!

I like my fingers more then that guy. Looked like fun till the part where he went for the hook.

He must of really liked that hook! So float he mentions at the start is for his bait then after he cut the shark loose he had to paddle back to the rig (getting real small looking) to get his rope?

Crazy bold moves. You always read comments by some on youtube like "you've gotta get the hook out of that poor shark" No way; don't need to see GoPro footage of your hand bitten to shreds, cut the line and forget it. In saltwater, that hook will rust to dullness in days.

Looks like the trusty Penn 309 comes through again! Nice blacktip!

Now that looks like my kind of fun!!

did you hear the drag? sounds like it could use an overhaul.
i have an old penn that sounds the same n need an overhaul too.

sharkanator told me he was frustrated that he only had 3 days to fish then, his truck broke on the rd which shortened his time. after fixing the truck & finally making it to the beach and getting bait the wind was kickin like 2 thai boxers

can u see the rig in this pic?

i wouldn't go to the rigs with wind that strong. if i turtled i donut think i would b able to catch the yak to get back in. 2-3 miles is a LONG WAY TO FLOAT back to land especially since great whites are migrating to texas now. there are also 14 foot tigers and huge bulls lurking

he was too soar after this video to fight the wind and decided to call it a trip. Wise IMO!

did make for some interesting video. you got to admit he pulled it off pretty good

Wise decision to let the shark take the hook, probably would have had to retie anyway. Great Catch

Does ANYONE shark fishing ever loosen their drag when fish is next to kayak?

Sure will try to when the situation calls for it
Ironically the guy in this video & I were just descussing the binifit of doing so.

I'm just a fishing video critic at heart, Fish ZoMbiE. I almost dumped once upon a time when I first started fishing offshore. Was fishing in 100 feet using live bait when I got thumped. Started cranking on big level wind and heavy rod when fish (amberjack) came up fast without any problem. Caught me off guard when it came into view and immediately changed course and dove straight back down nearly pulling me out of kayak and over the gunnel. I had rod butt under armpit on opposite side of kayak it came up on I was literally spread eagled on my back with my head lower than the top of highback seat and rod bent over gunnel while I was trying to get lower in kayak to keep from going over. It left a lasting impression on me to say the least.

Just a friendly reminder.

man that was a good shark! no way would i have tried to get the hook back. get her up smile and cut the line. good job keeping it up right in the rough water with a big fishy on.

Mannnnn looks like a blast. Getting the hook out of those things is not easy. I'm hoping to get offshore over the holiday weekend.

Honestly, while obviously it's not ideal, those big rolling swells don't bother me nearly as much as tons of whitecaps crashing down on you. Still nerveracking and I personally wouldn't have gone out alone in that.

When are we getting salty Nate?!

I've always believed if you target a fish you should at least make an attempt to get the hook out. Caught a silky shark once that had three other hooks in it besides mine. It was sad to see such a beautiful fish with a mouth full of steel leaders and hooks still attached. Drug it back to shore and got all the hooks out.