Great story. My mom's ashes are at anacapa, dad is at Santa rosa. Fishing those islands with the family growing up taught me alot about oceanography

Cool! I love Anacapa but you make me think about when I used to dive off of Alviso and I'd be waiting for my friend to come back from fishing and pick me up. I'd lay on the top of the thickest kelp I could find, right in the middle. From what you are saying here, it wouldn't have helped much if The Man in Gray did come.

My grandparents lived in the Channel Islands harbor on their mini yacht tons of summers spent there!!!!! Love that place so much!!!!!!❤

Great video and storytelling Patrick!

Man, I’ve been taking my boat that’s also in in a slip at channel island harbor to anacapa and Santa Cruz since moving to the area and been meaning to go spearfishing there but you’re video is scaring me buddy! Haha. Great video, thanks for posting. Maybe I’ll see you out in the water, stay safe!

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I know, sorry to ruin the fun! 😂

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Christine!

It's a shame you didn't film it horizontally. I make that mistake all the time. I rarely come across anything this interesting though. I'm sure it was awe inspiring and unnerving. That final attack was incredible to see. Wow.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Yeah, I’m sure the last thing Lisa was thinking about was KZread’s upload preferences 😂

I use to frequent the channel Islands quite a bit from 2016-2020 we saw quite a few great whites around the west end front side of Santa Rosa Island

Yeah, Lisa wanted you back in the water after she took out a life insurance policy!

That’s a great harbor. Your very fortunate to live, work and play there. Man, great story. Can’t wAit to get back there. I used to go fishing out of Oxnard harbor at least once a month when I lived in Simi. Make the run up to San Miguel Island starting at about midnight on a Friday. Miss it bad dude. Beautiful water.

Great video. Your paddle board set up for freediving looks incredible.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yeah that's my dad - he doesn't do anything half-way : )

Steve, watching this again after sharing with someone who helped me here in the Eastern Sierras (Flat tire in the boonies)... anyway, hope you and Lisa are doing well and you guys found a beautiful place to retire to ! Dave (From Ventura)

wow, great story!

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Never been out to those islands. Used to surf Pismo. Loved the nice break and sandy bottom. I understand it's very sharky now. I have fished Guadalupe and Alejos Rocks and fed many large sharks...

I saw two in three days at fish camp. A giant breeched 100 meters while trolling yt. Two days later a 13 14 footer and bull sea lion were having a feed on the head and shoulders of a 250+ black seabass. Thing rammed by 16' bay runner skiff. Rattled my fillings then chased me Like a junkyard dog. Footage is on KZread. I'm spooked of that zone. No shame.lmfao. great vid. Mahalos

I've also heard that the Channel Islands also are a favorite hang out and feeding area for really large Mako sharks (the 'granders' IE: 1000+ pounds); a 10-13 foot Mako almost looks like a Great White and, truth be told, there are very few things a grander Mako can't handle. Apparently they are also quite fond of sea lions and the deep drop off makes it a great place to hunt.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I don't go out very often, and I've seen several Makos out there. My dad (the diver in the video) sees them all the time. So much variety of sea life out at the islands : )

@t-dog8528

2 жыл бұрын

I came here after watching some surfers ride shark park channel isles, yeh it's a dangerous place especially if there's big waves

Great story mate and awesome lifestyle you love. Go safe

Great video. Super shots beautiful paradise. Thanks for sharing. Just subbed from Miami 🙂⚓🛥🎣

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Glad to have you on board!

That's the life !! The sharks are smart , sea lions have serious teeth too . It's cool of you to respect nature and not shoot sharks. This was a good video , well edited and narrated. Thank you for sharing this experience with us.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure and thanks for the encouragement 👍🏽

Could quite easily listen to your stories 😀🦈

Good story, you should come down to Australia we have plenty of LARGE Whites down here 🦈🦭

Omg, the sea lion was trying to escape by climbing onto their boat, and so they drove away! Brutal! I’m traumatized by this video and clicking away now 😅 RIP sea lion

The frequency of sightings the last few years is out of hand compared to twenty or thirty years ago.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, indeed.

@Teufel_Resen

2 жыл бұрын

I believe the ban on fishing for them was implemented in ‘94. Match that with their reproductive rate and you get today’s population.

@adamunsound

2 жыл бұрын

Then add back all Pinnepds protected back to the early 70s and do the math…

@Teufel_Resen

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamunsound absolutely. Those 2 are sole reason IMO. Same thing is happening in north east coast. One of my favorite oils on GW’s is The Devil’s Teeth. I’ve read it numerous times and will continue to, highly recommend.

@nickmitsialis

Жыл бұрын

@@adamunsound Yes. The marine mammal protection act makes sure there's lotsa food; the 'no kill' law in place for great whites makes sure there's going to be more of them...all with the best of intentions, of course--not that I mind, more alpha predators in the wold isn't a bad thing. It's their territory, after all. Truth be told, it's almost like watching dinosaurs.

Wait, fishing is allowed in the Channel Islands? I thought it was an MPA

Patrick this video is insane, well done!! P.s. would love to trade some Blue Fin or Yellowtail w/ a nice bottle of wine for a seat on your boat!

@patrickpattonphotography2796

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Austin!

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I don't know why I skipped over your generous offer! It's not actually my boat, otherwise I would make that trade in a heartbeat!

Very rare thing for people to encounter for sure, and amazing that you got footage !!! I know there are many differing opinions on this, and I don't mean to judge anyone, because who am I and what do I know... but, you say "we HAD to pull away" when the sea lion was trying to get onto some part of your boat, right? Isn't it fair game to allow the sea lion to do that?

@patrickpattonphotography2796

Жыл бұрын

I wasn’t there so I can’t speak to that either way. I’m just the filmmaker and I have pretty limited knowledge of ocean life and what is or is not appropriate in that situation.

@bengtal

Жыл бұрын

Same here, thanks for the response !! 💙 great upload ! Wishing you all the best brother, have a beautiful week and beyond 😉

That's what the shark did to the man in Sydney recently, crazy stuff

Thanks for sharing!⭐👍⭐

Jawsome awesome What a Great White Story!

Mean u wouldn't let the sea lion up. How scared it must have been.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Haha ok 😂😂😂

@rochelledejesus2894

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickpattonphotography2796 maybe karma is someone filming you while you are meeting a similar fate? 😁

And you didn’t even help the sea lion. I hope you never get in the same predicament as the animal

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

hey bro, great story n vid , g.w. shark fan here , ive been told recently and this really hit home hard > they've been killing/hunting/preying on meat for over 600 million years , ive never been in the ocean in my life and i am a u.s. marine vet here 93' to 97' active ! , and i do not see myself going in there , also here's a fact for you > the g.a.w.'s of the farallons have not fished out , unlike in south africa and austarlia , they average 18ft there , they say the biggest in the world ?, ok, talk soon > tom !

The seal tried to get on your boat and you drove off? That’s messed up. Circle of life or not, I don’t want to see a helpless seal get chomped.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Thank you for your lovely video with on your experience. The absence of f-bombs was an appreciated plus.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I agree!

I never enter the water without my shark shield activated 😊

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Smart!

@greglarry11

2 жыл бұрын

We have a .45 onboard. We don't want to use it, but it is there in case a shark is threatening life.

Great content. I'd like to try it without the background music. Like, what's that point of that?

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! I thought it added a bit of excitement, but if you want me to make you a custom edit, I'd be happy to talk about that! What's your budget? I can edit it any way you'd like!

@bradsillasen1972

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickpattonphotography2796 I'll have my people talk to your people.

@bradsillasen1972

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickpattonphotography2796 Forgot to add that your content is exciting enough all by itself :)

How can you watch this???????

wow i have dove Anacapa a few times.....they are out there.....i know they are in the water with me but they dont show themselves

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Have fun and be careful out there! : )

you scuba dived after watching that?! I wouldn't even shower for perhaps two months!!!!

It's really sad that the shark makes the sea lion suffer like that for so long, i can only imagine how painful that must be, agonizing. And it must've been so sad that it tried to save itself with this human made object and the human pulled away. So sad. Did you have to do that to not intervene for legal reasons? Or did you want the shark to have his meal? Or did you think the sea lion would suffer too much if it had to die naturally with you?

ive dove all these spots....get yourself a shark shield product...i love mine

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome!

WOW! Extremely impressed! Great that you respect Karma, too! 👍

@patrickpattonphotography2796

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! My Dad always says “What goes around comes around.” 🤪

The smiling while ur remembering the scenes is kind of weird. This is nature but there is something alive being hunted, tortured and killed while people watch in enjoyment. Kind of sick!

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@deanasouza3075

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickpattonphotography2796 j

I've heard fisherman see 16-18 footers routinely south of the Channel Islands.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

THIS is what makes Southern California worth it to live there. The Channel Islands are what California was BEFORE white man. These Islands are a best kept secret; people can live their entire lives in Ventura and NEVER go there...what!/ OK less people less damage. I live in Northern California nowadays BUT I revisit Ventura and the Islands every year! My HS Principal's family were the caretakers of Santa Cruz Island for over 50 years! for the owners who raised sheep of all things LOL. We took many trips out there, to all the Islands. I LOVE to snorkel in the kelp forests with all the cool fishes. Lastly you people are cool...I wanna meet you. I'll look you up next time I'm down. VERY cool shark story...I bet you have Many good stories about those islands and the California coast. Again, Thanks for neato film!

I’ve jumped into that water off Anacapa..it’s spooky; like you know you’re being watched…Didn’t spend more than a few minutes in…Lol

Awesome!! 🤍🦈

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

☺️

Nice story ,to me is like a terror movie i keep far from open waters. My pool is my limit

HOW COULD ANYONE NOT TRY AND HELP THE POOR SEA LION!! WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!!! HORRIBLE

@ManDuderGuy

Жыл бұрын

Would you also save the creatures that the sea lion eats? Or maybe patrol the ocean endlessly and prevent sharks from eating so they starve as well? I believe they were observing prey that was already badly injured anyway, were they supposed to haul it on deck and have a helicopter fly it to a veterinarian or something? You can't magically snap your fingers and turn them all into vegetarians. This applies to dogs and cats too ya know; other creatures must die to provide the nutrients they need to be healthy. Humans need a fair amount of protein too btw, and I think many of us are perhaps a little too detached from reality/nature. P.s. I'm not a psycho, I respect and care for random creatures often, even spiders and snakes and rats, but I also don't cry if a snake eats a rat.

"M wife wanted me back in the water"..... They're only great whites, honey, go go go (I'd be second guessing my relationship! hahaha kidding!)

@gypana

Жыл бұрын

Or the life insurance policy

I did not enjoy this. The seal ask you for safety by trying to get on your boat and you pull off. Seems cold blooded to me. It never hurts to help any kind of life that is hurt, especially if it's asking you for help. I know nature is nature. But kindness is nature too.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@billmaharry4874

2 күн бұрын

Just because we are higher up on the food chain it doesn’t allow us to play God. If the boat wasn’t there Nature would have taken it’s course anyway.

I did a kayaking group there. They took us through the top to the bottom to the arch. THEN SAID anyone want go jump in with goggles. I asked them are there any sharks in this area? The instructor said noo there are no sharks. Turns out! Yes there are many especially Great Whites and Makos. I have a fear of deep water and Great Whites. I'm deathly afraid. Don't mind seeing sharks but I'd never want to be in the water during that. It's not the sharks fault but it's fears just like snakes and dangerous spiders. Thank gosh I didn't jump in and did more research after that. Turns out Channel Islands and Oxnard is the nursing grounds for greats. Haha...

@professorpauls7362

2 жыл бұрын

I watched a shark attack documentry about a guy who was a guide in australia had a client were swimming in the open ocean and the person asked the same question about are there sharks , guide said something like no worries , its all good . The guide was bitten in half by a huge great white. Imagine the horror on the clients face . Surreal !🦈

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

I’m certainly not brave enough to do that kind of diving. I’ve jumped in for a quick swim a few times with goggles, but that’s it for me!

@bmphil3400

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't want to kayak with big Great Whites .....they are much bigger than a kayak.

Been seeing whites a lot out there lately. Incredible footage of them feeding/hunting... guess you may have learned a thing or two about their behavior!!

@patrickpattonphotography2796

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joseph! Definitely : )

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

@Maniac 5000 thanks, I wasn’t actually there, but I imagine it was quite a rush to experience that!

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

@Maniac 5000 awesome! Will do!

Those actually looked like big Makos that are those seals.

I wonder what those two sea lions did to evoke shark karma?

I hate to see an Animal killed, but that's the circle of life, in addition The GREAT WHITE is one of my favorite creatures in the OCEAN 💯❣

eventually the great whites were going to find the overabudance of protected mammals and it will become a feeding ground.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

I hear you on that : )

@deanasouza3075

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that is exactly what is going on here on Cape Cod. We haven't had whites like we do now for many many yrs. The seal population is crazy. Sometimes beaches close for an hr or 2 everytime a shark is seen close by and that is sometimes 2 to 3 times a day. There are predations sometimes in 3 ft maybe less of water and the whites are 16 -19 footers.

How does karma differentiate between a shark and a game fish?

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

😂

I been fishing the west coast mako tournaments for the last 25yrs...ud be amazed at how manny sharks we have around.......got footage of a giant white chewing on Chad's motors at the 172.......it ran a 1000lb mako out of the chumslik.......I got a million of em......I'd think twice b4 u jump in...KARMA or no

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Wow crazy!

Mornings not good man

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

When do you like to dive?

Lucky you, & just maybe that was your guardian Angel Shark 🦈 🤔

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Could be!

@The-GreenHornet

2 жыл бұрын

Angel sharks are NOT a guardian angel.

I wish you luck.

I stay away from Angel Sharks! I caught one once up by Arco Island (Carpinteria) and thought it was a ray. The dang thing almost took off my hand when I went to de-hook it-UGH!

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Yikes! Be careful out there! : )

Wherever there's seals there's great whites or killer whales

That's life

There's something sick about sitting around for half an hour watching a panicked, injured animal waiting to be devoured. Then deny it access to your boat, insuring it will be eaten. Then once again sit around for another half hour to see it happen to yet another animal. Yeah, it's nature but taking a dump is nature, too, and no one wants to see that. How you can relay this story with a smile on your face is disturbing. Most people have compassion for an injured, doomed animal. You seem to be lacking in that area. I'm glad I don't know you in real life. You better hope karma isn't real, or you'll find yourself helpless and rejected from someone who could have easily saved you.

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@nocalsteve

2 жыл бұрын

Death is the best thing that could’ve happened to that sea lion. Thr suffering that animal would have had to endure if it survived the attack with the injuries it had already sustained would be unbearable. What would you do, take it to a vet?

@petehagen4794

Жыл бұрын

I agree. This guy seems like a sick f**k.

@Pattaya-360

Жыл бұрын

…someone has never been on safari….

There is one simple truth. If you are in the water ,you are in the water with sharks. Always. The only question is proximity. I live near Cape Cod in Mass. I will not go swimming anywhere up by wellfleet or north of it. Too many large White Sharks for my liking.

Hate split screens You all please take care I wouldn't be any where sharks One comment say makos look like great whites

Landscape mode next time. You learned your lesson for the second shark. 👍

@patrickpattonphotography2796

3 жыл бұрын

That was footage from the Baja Midnight crew. They are fishermen, not filmmakers.

@myopenmind527

3 жыл бұрын

@@patrickpattonphotography2796 makes sense.

Wtf is with the music?

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

I’m happy to do another edit that fits your specific musical taste 👍🏽 What’s your budget like?

Nature is not kind.

as a longtime surfer ive never eaten fish, i dont eat them they wont eat me......sounds kinda lame but its what i do, i know for sure ive had white sharks scope me out in the line up......impossible that they havent given all the time in water ive spent and nowadays you can see them next to surfers on a daily basis with drones in the sky.......they are always around you just dont know it........

Looks like a mako

Make sure you have life insurance, a valid last will and testament and good luck to you, sir.

They circle to scare the shit out of their victims --they then taste better.

Gnarly

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

indeed : )

This is why I quit spearfishing.....was suiting up at Topanga bubbles....and yea an 18fter came to my boat lit up........yea...3 more min?...AND IDA BEEN IN THE WATTER.......IM DONE

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

I’m definitely not brave enough for that 😂😂😂

Sharks had eaten. Should have fished that very day!

Karma and shark's I don't think it works that way, they will eat each other in certain circumstances! Mothers eat their own, that's how the animal world works!

I'd shoot the shark, love seals

If your karma take is accurate I dont think you should be worried about sharks rather swordfish and sailfish 😁 fish that can "SPEAR YA" back

The sharks shown in the video are most certainly makos- not great white sharks, none the less it’s a awesome video!

@deanasouza3075

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I think u might be right and that probably is the reason them 2 sharks were moving pretty quickly in circles. As I was watching I was wondering only due to the speed of them sharks they were moving to fast and it felt different then a white. Whites are fast but its not a norm when they circle prey and whites usually don't spend that much time playing with their food.

@tailhookmd2546

2 жыл бұрын

Look at the dorsal fins. And the second sharks head comes out of the water. 100% Great Whites!

@happytrailsgaming

2 жыл бұрын

I'll have to respectfully disagree. They're white 1000% and you can clearly see with the sharks head coming out of the water towards the end of the video

Was o0

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

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@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

2

Nature is so beautiful & cruel in the same breath...I hope if our souls are reincarnated I come back as a shark & not a sea lion😬🦈😉

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah, 1/10 experience do not recommend 😂

Wish I'd been watching you being circled for 25 minutes, then eventually eaten.Would have definitely enjoyed that show.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🇬🇧

What I don’t get is that you said the sea lion was trying to escape onto your step and you didn’t help him? I have seen many people save seals and penguins and sea otters. I would feel terrible to just sit and watch him get eaten up poor guy. 🥲

@patrickpattonphotography2796

2 жыл бұрын

I wasn't present for these events-I just made the video afterward-but marine mammals such as seals are the Great White's primary food source!

@RaptureRd

2 жыл бұрын

@Maniac 5000 I totally get that although I have had several sea otters, a penguin, and a seal survive by getting on the boat out of danger. I feel being there at the right time to help. Never touched any of them. It’s like the baby seal on the little glacier all alone with the orcas surrounding it. If I could I would rescue it. I know that’s life and part of how they all survive. When one swims to me for help I can’t say that’s your way of living, sorry. I figure if I can help I will. Maybe that’s just how a female responds compared to a male. I know what you say is true but I just respond differently. Thanks for responding, I appreciate that. Happy ⛵️

@patmartin4411

Жыл бұрын

Yea you make alot of sense! Save the seal and seal the pointers fate through starvation. Dueschbag

@frankbalazs8816

Жыл бұрын

NO SHIT ME TOO!!! FK SHARKS!!! KILL EM ALL!!!

@gregg5187

Жыл бұрын

I saw your 400 lb wife go right the buffet.

Forget being an organ donor. Let's all donate our bodies to sharks!