I saw my first shark in SD this Monday at Blacks. Maybe the same shark. It was 5:15 pm mid peak. The waves sucked but I was the only one out, one other person at south peak.
6 foot about 8 feet away from me. Just saw the main tip barely above water, dark shadow/body, and the wake from the dorsal. Such a stealth motion, torpedo like. I was sitting outside just waiting for miracle set waves.
When I saw him, decided to pull my Blue and Yellow swim fins slowly out of the water, went on my belly and put the feet and flippers up in the air as I turned and paddled back inside. Of course there were no waves to help, but wasn’t freaked, though did paddle strong and consistent. Juvenile 6 footer.
Then I stopped and decided to get my boxing guard up when I was semi inside...you know…Thinking I was Chuck Norris on a Yellow, Red, Blue kneeboard with Mahi Mahi looking swim fins dangling just under the water.
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