Fishing in the ocean can net some particularly large catches, but it can also bring along some unwanted predators that you'd never really want in your boat, let alone your kayak. One fisherman found this out when he lost half his 45-pound tuna to a shark while reeling it into his kayak. Connor Walsh posted the video to his TikTok account, @commodore_connor, with the caption, "There is always a bigger fish." In the video, he shows a fish sitting between his legs with two massive bites taken out of it.
@commodore_connor There is always a bigger fish. #fishing #shark #sharkattack #sharkweek #kayak #kayakfishing #tax #taxman #tuna #tunacuttingskill #tunafishing #hawaii #fishtok #fish #fakebody #scary #ocean #scarynature
Walsh said, "Well, I'm out here kayak fishing, hooked a tuna, and this happened." He mentioned it was "scary" and that he did not want to be "in here" anymore as he sat alone in the small kayak in the middle of the ocean.
"So that's a little frightening," he said. "All was going well until the shark decided he was hungry too. Now is not a good time to fall into the water." At one point, he even wanted to, "Cue the Jaws theme." One of the viewers noticed Walsh was wearing a GoPro and commented, "You're telling me you have a go pro strapped to your head, and there's not footage of this?" Walsh let viewers know the full footage was on YouTube, but enough people asked, so he posted a large portion of it to TikTok.
@commodore_connor Replying to @shallowtides Sticks hand in water as any logical person would #shark #sharkweek #fishing #kayakfishing #sharkattack #tuna #tunafishing #taxman #fakebody #gopro #fishtok #fisherman #fishcontent #sharkbite #dangerous #danger
According to the Independent TV, Walsh was fishing off the coast of Kauai when he caught the large tuna, and it was a Galapagos shark that came up from the ocean depths to snatch the hooked fish. As Walsh pulled it in, he saw the shark coming up to the surface, and you could hear him say, "Bad shark!" By the time he got the struggling fish into his kayak, the shark had already done damage: it bit off the tuna's tail and the lower part of its body. While Walsh may have gotten part of the fish, the sharks weren't ready to give up. Walsh sticks his GoPro into the water so viewers can catch a glimpse at what's lurking below the surface. It was not just one, but three sharks in hid vicinity. "These three aggressive sharks attacked by bait tube and circled the kayak for a few more minutes. I was more frustrated that the shark took my fish than afraid of them," he said.
