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re: Scary/creepy ocean stories?
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:19 pm to red sox fan 13
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:19 pm to red sox fan 13
I was fishing from the shore in Ponce inlet in Daytona, close to waste-high in the water. I didn't see it approaching because the water was cloudy. I felt something brush against my leg and looked down and it was a manatee. Although they aren't dangerous, it's jolting to be surprised by something that big right next to you. I jumped back, then realized what it was.
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Posted on 7/1/20 at 7:07 am to Lock,Stock
quote:No doubt. I was on a week long fishing trip off Panama/Costa Rica. A couple of afternoons they'd take us to one of the islands to snorkel/scuba. Beautiful, crystal clear blue water incredible really. I'd get in the water and my mind would start racing and I was done. Sat on the boat and drank with a couple other bums.
I've seen very large sharks (estimated 10ft plus - guessing Bull sharks) circling swimmers who have no idea they are there. I observed this from a 16 story balcony in Perdido Key. Luckily the sharks eventually lost interest but holy shite I thought I was going to witness a attack for awhile there.
When you are swimming in fairly deep waters in the ocean, you really have no idea what is under you, and that is terrifying.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 7:48 am to red sox fan 13
When I was 12, my step brother and his first cousin went fishing with our pawpaw in Grand Isle. We were all the same age within a year. We camped in a tent there on the beach and surf fished and never got that lucky. One trip we were fishing and there were these 2 huge drunk 18-20yr old girls in the surf flashing us and saying...'We got the big titties for you boys'. My pawpaw acted like he didn't hear them and we continued up coast fishing. Then we made our way back past them doing the same thing again. We made it back to camp and the 3 of us boys had to make a decision so we thought.
We sat there and and said, did you see those fat arse girls? yeah. God were they ugly. But... we could go down and screw them and it's not like we would tell anyone how ugly they were. So we decided to take a trip down to where they were and screw the 2 whales and lose our virginity. Luckily they were gone by the time we got over there and so we didn't catch something by losing something.
We sat there and and said, did you see those fat arse girls? yeah. God were they ugly. But... we could go down and screw them and it's not like we would tell anyone how ugly they were. So we decided to take a trip down to where they were and screw the 2 whales and lose our virginity. Luckily they were gone by the time we got over there and so we didn't catch something by losing something.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 8:17 am to red sox fan 13
Diving in the keys about 10 years ago. Bull shark was in the area so we knew to keep an eye on it.
It swam out of view for about 30 seconds and the next thing I know it’s headed straight for my cousin, fins back and moving like a bullet. Passed him right up and took a chunk out of a huge Jack Cravalle that was 5’ away.
It swam out of view for about 30 seconds and the next thing I know it’s headed straight for my cousin, fins back and moving like a bullet. Passed him right up and took a chunk out of a huge Jack Cravalle that was 5’ away.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 8:26 am to Boo Krewe
You can shoot anything.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 8:40 am to red sox fan 13
4-5 years ago we were sailing from Miami to grand cayman. I was at the helm, somewhere between the gulf and the Caribbean - the middle of the ocean as far as I’m concerned. Middle of the day, sun is high.
Within 10 yards of our boat, I see what appears to me as a wooden mast protruding from the water about 5-6 feet. We zip right past it. Not sure what it was but it was an object just sitting in the middle of the ocean that we easily could have hit, particularly because we had been operating largely on autopilot. I checked the charts and there was no record of anything in the area. Got someone else on the boat to confirm I wasn’t seeing things but not until we were 50-100 yards past it.
Freaked me out
Within 10 yards of our boat, I see what appears to me as a wooden mast protruding from the water about 5-6 feet. We zip right past it. Not sure what it was but it was an object just sitting in the middle of the ocean that we easily could have hit, particularly because we had been operating largely on autopilot. I checked the charts and there was no record of anything in the area. Got someone else on the boat to confirm I wasn’t seeing things but not until we were 50-100 yards past it.
Freaked me out
Posted on 7/1/20 at 8:58 am to OceanMan
trawling for shrimp in the north west part of lake ponchartrain in the 1965 period and caught a dead body.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 8:59 am to OceanMan
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Within 10 yards of our boat, I see what appears to me as a wooden mast protruding from the water about 5-6 feet.
Some sort of driftwood or construction debris?
Posted on 7/1/20 at 9:20 am to LSUBoo
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Some sort of driftwood or construction debris?
It was sticking out of the water and was Basically stationary, not bobbing much. That’s what makes me think it was a half sunken ship or something.
Was also really in the middle of nowhere. It happened so fast I didn’t get a great look at it. But that’s what it looked like to me.
Didn’t appear to be floating on the water
Posted on 7/1/20 at 9:22 am to OceanMan
Do you sail often? What is it like being out in the middle of the ocean with nothing around?
Posted on 7/1/20 at 9:29 am to whitetiger1234
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Do you sail often? What is it like being out in the middle of the ocean with nothing around?
I actually don’t. This was really my only long distance sail.
It is weird. Sometimes very comfortable and sometimes very unnerving. Weather and water can change which is a little unsettling. You also have to have knowledge of winds and depths to take the best path so helps to have someone know what is going on on board.
Technology helps with all that though.
But I would say it’s a great experience and another thing to help you realize how small you really are. While it’s a tough pill to swallow, I think these types of experiences help with growing as a person.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 9:32 am to Bigfishchoupique
We were floundering Horn island off Biloxi one night. I was about to walk down a cut to the interior bay to flounder, and picked up my light to scan the top of the water, saw the ol red eyes sitting about 20 yards from me. Walked back out and onto high ground and turned my light back on to look down And check it out, there was an 8’ gator stretched across this little cut in about 4’ of water, with his tail resting on the shallow side. Buddy was yelling at me to hurry up because he was sticking a pile, guess who didn’t go back and help?
Saw the biggest gator tracks I’ve ever seen at cat island one day when I was walking across a flat to get to the surf side. It’s paws were as big as my hands, stretched prob 3’ apart, and it’s tail drag was over an inch wide. I called my buddy to come over and check it out, and needless to say we went the opposite direction that the tracks were headed.
Saw the biggest gator tracks I’ve ever seen at cat island one day when I was walking across a flat to get to the surf side. It’s paws were as big as my hands, stretched prob 3’ apart, and it’s tail drag was over an inch wide. I called my buddy to come over and check it out, and needless to say we went the opposite direction that the tracks were headed.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 9:42 am to red sox fan 13
Was surfing off of Black's Beach in California early one morning. Super quiet, glass, 2-4 swells, and not a sole around. San Diego area isn't known for white sharks, but there have been an attack or two in La Jolla cove over the years (rumor at least) and plenty of prey for whites there in the cove which isn't far away at all.
Sitting on my board, back to beach, looking out to the ocean and waiting on the next set and I get an overwhelming uneasy feeling I am being watched. I played it off as just being creeped out because nobody was around which was really rare to not have one other surfer within eyesight. Went on for a few minutes and I could definitely tell something was watching me, was getting closer, and was behind me between me and the beach. Got to the point where I was trying to get my feet out of the water and was just laying on my board.
At the time, Black's had a riptide which was great so you didn't have to paddle out, but made it difficult to paddle back in without catching a wave. The sets were coming in really slow so I either had to sit there and wait for the next one or turn around and paddle through whatever was behind me between me and the beach.
Got so bad I just had to turn around and start to paddle in. Was fully expecting to see a fin. Turns out instincts were right - except it was a sea lion about 10 yards back. He barked at me and went under. Paddled in and that was it for surfing by myself for a while.
Sitting on my board, back to beach, looking out to the ocean and waiting on the next set and I get an overwhelming uneasy feeling I am being watched. I played it off as just being creeped out because nobody was around which was really rare to not have one other surfer within eyesight. Went on for a few minutes and I could definitely tell something was watching me, was getting closer, and was behind me between me and the beach. Got to the point where I was trying to get my feet out of the water and was just laying on my board.
At the time, Black's had a riptide which was great so you didn't have to paddle out, but made it difficult to paddle back in without catching a wave. The sets were coming in really slow so I either had to sit there and wait for the next one or turn around and paddle through whatever was behind me between me and the beach.
Got so bad I just had to turn around and start to paddle in. Was fully expecting to see a fin. Turns out instincts were right - except it was a sea lion about 10 yards back. He barked at me and went under. Paddled in and that was it for surfing by myself for a while.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 9:51 am to red sox fan 13
Grandparents owned a commercial fishing operation. Nothing i experienced but grandparents and parents did: a couple of dead bodies in the gulf ( covered with crabs) bales of floating "items"....always left both alone and called the CG. One time recreational fishing..over by Eglin..grandmother nearly had a heart attack as some special forces dude popped his head out of the water ..looked at her /grandfather and went back down into the water. Had a friend whose father ran a charter boat...couple 3..4 miles off shore ..he came across a black bear. He shepherded it back to shore and it walked back into the woods ...and presumably took a good nap.( again off eglin)
Posted on 7/1/20 at 9:54 am to Loup
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I went fishing with my brother and we found a dead dude.
Go on.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 10:02 am to whitetiger1234
My in laws sailed the Eastern and western Caribbean for over 10 years on a 39 foot sailboat he built in his backyard. It is all aluminum. Anyway they were making a crossing, basically island hopping. They had been sailing for hours and the sun had set. The wind had died down to almost nothing, but were still under sail and moving forward. Father in law went down to sleep for a bit and my mother in law was on watch sailing, keeping an eye on the radar. Next thing she knows, the boat comes to a soft, but complete STOP. Nothing on the radar, and 700 feet of water! She yells for her husband to get his arse above deck!! Never did see what they hit, but think it was a whale!! Your boat is not suppose to just stop in 700 feet of water.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 10:06 am to Tortious
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San Diego area isn't known for white sharks, but there have been an attack or two in La Jolla cove over the years (rumor at least) and plenty of prey for whites there in the cove which isn't far away at all.
Oddly similar experience, except I was snorkeling at midday from Children's Pool, a bit further south than La Jolla cove, but much nearer to the seal colony that would provide any Great White Shark with a decent food supply. It's a fantastic area to snorkel or scuba dive. The kelp beds host florescent blue baby Garibaldi, and of course the bright orange adult Garibaldi, Calico Bass, Kelp Fish (camouflaged to look like kelp fronds), Leopard Sharks, Spiny Lobster, just loads of cool things to look at. It's pretty easy to get distracted, and it occurred to me that the current had taken me about 150 yds offshore. Then I remembered that I wasn't at the top of the food chain there. I started to head towards shore with a bit of urgency, when I felt a tug on my flipper, and immediately, the adrenaline kicked in, and I swam for shore like Michael Phelps in pursuit of a dime bag. After half a minute I turned around to see if I'd put some distance between myself and Jaws, and was relieved to see that my flipper biter was a baby harbor seal. It swam to me and rolled over like a dog, so I scratched its belly. It had a metallic tag on it, so I guess it was used to human interaction. Then I got out of the water and ate lunch instead of being lunch.
Posted on 7/1/20 at 10:09 am to TIGER2
That is wild
Posted on 7/1/20 at 10:22 am to red sox fan 13
The scariest thing about barracuda (other than their teeth) is their curiosity. Every time I’ve seen one while snorkeling, it’ll just sit there staring at me. And they never seem to move. I lose the game of chicken every time I swim towards them.
While not dangerous a 5 foot tarpon coming out of nowhere and barreling past you at what feels like 100 mph got my heart rate elevated.
And eels, F those creepy bastards.
While not dangerous a 5 foot tarpon coming out of nowhere and barreling past you at what feels like 100 mph got my heart rate elevated.
And eels, F those creepy bastards.
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