Had my left foot nearly torn in half at ponce inlet back in august of 95. 45 stitches. Some tips to reduce a shark encounter. Don’t surf alone. Go for the popular crowded spots. Try not to surf in murky water. Sharks are more likely to bump or test bite you in murky water. Don’t surf during twilight hours. Early morning and late afternoon/evening. This is prime feeding time. And try not to surf when bait fish are present. When I got bit I broke all these rules.

@SurfAllDayA1A

8 ай бұрын

Yep, so true, easy to know the rules and easier to break them. My family now has had 3 shark bites believe it or not! If you like SurfAllDayA1A you are going to love my music channel @JediJingleMaker, please check it out and subscribe, leave a comment you heard about it here. Check out my new original song,1 each week, Florida Original Music (FOM). I usually am fairly guitar centric, however in this track I play with some more techno and classical instrument elements kzread.info/dash/bejne/lpuju5eoh6WydqQ.html

@JH-zn9tc

13 күн бұрын

Some of the most popular spots.. such as piers and inlets are the sharkiest... and a little less sitting up on your board in the lineup during.."shark season" 😂..

Never surfed on a board in my life, but back in the day I body surfed off 13th street at Newport Beach, Calif. Didn't see any "men in grey suits" while I played in the white water there, but if I did I'd probably have limited all my subsequent water sports to the swimming pool. My fascination with sharks dates back to when Peter Benchley's novel "Jaws" came to life on the silver screen, way back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Listening to the zen-like cadence of this video clip's narration, it occurred to me that hard-core surfers are truly a breed apart from other mortals, in that they embrace an omnipresent danger that induces visceral terror in practically everyone else. The turbulent, murky waters captured in this drone footage greatly increase the odds of anyone out there suffering an "exploratory bite" of unpredictable severity, so my hat is off to you surfers that venture out there with regularity. Bawls of tempered steel are what y'all have.

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that is a great comment, thanks! Jaws had a huge impact on me, gave me a choice, safety or adventure? Being meta safe is best, to know when to go and when not to go. Check out my new original music channel called "JediJingleMaker". Here is a link to one of my recent tracks kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5yilMhxqKaZnKw.html hope you will leave a comment and let me know what you think. I do a guitar solo in the video as the Jedi...

This is the coolest video I've seen in a while. Gives one some perspective. Monster Hole looks very intense, gives me the willies imagining paddling out solo. I imagine one feels very satisfied and life affirmed after a successful sesh. Not many spots like this in NC. Hope to make it down to the warm waters of Florida this winter. Thanks for the great videos and philosophical / hilarious commentary!

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I am working on a new one now, episode 7, the art of refracto surfing! Here is a vid from my original music channel kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGR_mbOfXduYeJc.html

I grew up surfing Florida in the 80's and Monster Hole is sometimes the best left in Florida ! Also the scariest paddle out ever ! Especially at first light ! You can feel the sea life around you ! The worst shark encounter I ever had was at Blind Pass between Sanibel and Captiva island ! I was knocked up into the air as soon as I got out over the sandbar into deeper water ! My friend that was about 30' away said it was at least a 16-18' Hammerhead ! It literally tossed me up into the air like a toy .......and I weighed about 235 pounds but I didn't get bit ! Only damage was to the bottom of my surfboard and it had a straight crease that went across the bottom from one end to the other ! It was a 22" wide board !

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

That is INSANE! The big hammerheads are like monsters to me. Great story though.

@wisdomoverfear2685

2 жыл бұрын

@@SurfAllDayA1A It's true and that's not the only time I've posted it in the comments ! It was back in like the 90's if my memory serves me correct ! I've been out at the North Jetty in Ft. Pierce when literally thousands of blacktops and hammerheads where doing their North to south migration and it was pretty hairy ! First we where surrounded by millions of bait fish.....then the trapon came...... Then the sharks ! I saw two big tarpon get eaten by hammerheads and by then I noticed me and my friend where the last two surfers out with over a hundred on the beach ! When we got to shore the surfers said three 6-8' blacktips followed us right up into knee deep water ! But hey no blood no foul ......right ?

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir, you will never be more alive then when a predator has you in its sights. I say enjoy it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZmpq8iqd7Kunco.html My new music channel!

@wisdomoverfear2685

Жыл бұрын

​@@SurfAllDayA1A I love watching your videos having grew up in SW Florida. I spent over 30 years surfing all over Florida from the early 1980's through 2013 ! Old age and car accidents have taken there toll and I'm disabled now so I live a vicarious surf life through the awesome videos people like you post ! If you read this thanks for all you do !

@andykumar4103

10 ай бұрын

@@wisdomoverfear2685 That's inspiring . I am preparing myself to follow this newly born passion to surf at 44. Pretty soon I'll be moving to drivable distance to Panhandle area. Are 30A beaches offer decent waves for a newbie surfer. How's the water temperature during summers. Thanks for your comments.

You win. Tides running in and out make it look challenging. You could proably even jump in the inlet with a long board and try the rip. Just don't splash around so much over the hole. 😅

Surfed Patricks AFB in the 80's sharks where the norm there. My wife use to say don't you see all those sharks. Never bothered us . But did have a friend who got bit on the heal at the Cocoa Beach Pier. Didn't see the blood until he was on shore. We taped up the puncture wounds and Both of us Surfed the rest of the day.

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir, just a bite, nothing to get overly bent out of shape over.

@phucue887

2 жыл бұрын

My best friend got bit by a small shark at the North Jetty in Ft. Pierce on his big toe .......and used super glue to close the cuts.....then wrapped it all up in duct tape and went right back out ! I asked him if he was worried about getting bit again and he said " Nah ! It was just a little toe chomper !" His name was Paul Fraley and he was a legend !

Been buy Sebastian Inlet numerous times. The break on the North side next to the jetty is one of the best surf spots in Florida. When its good there is usually wave bounce off the jetty, producing an above average wave. The south side of the inlet is way different. It looks like a mirage out there. A way offshore sand bar with frequent strong tidal water going in and out of the inlet. The sand bar moves around daily. In all the times I've been by there I've only seen surfers out there once. My own opinion is there are too many large sharks in the area to surf that side of the inlet. The wave pitch is deceiving. You may find you need a long board to catch anything there. The north side by the jetty is way safer.

@wjbkjay23464

Ай бұрын

Beautiful video. As I consider again, I am reminded of the Fort Pierce Inlet and the 1/2 mile from shore sandbar. Also a brave spot. The Fort Pierce sandbar also extends over 20 miles north to Orchid, and seems to keep crawling North everyear! I should check that spot again. Great shots! Love the video. : )

@wjbkjay23464

Ай бұрын

The only other stories I've heard about surfing the inlet sandbar in Sebastian Inlet was by surfers doing mushrooms back in the 70's. 😜 There was more free parking.

@wjbkjay23464

Ай бұрын

The other thing was if you want to fish outside the inlet, it's really too dangerous for small boats.

Very cool man. I visit the area a couple times a year to see my folks. I've been visiting this inlet since the late 80's as a kid and just recently (two years) got into surf photography. Sharks are always in the back of my mind when I swim out there with the water housing to photograph surfers. But it's risk we're willing to take to live the life we enjoy.

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the reality is, chaos and malevolence exists and we will encounter it. A shark is really neither of those, simply a natural force like any other. And yes, it can hurt me. However, the heroes journey does not involve being less afraid, it is to become more brave and strong. I have friend who died while surfing, not from sharks, he had a heart attack. He actually had the heart attack while dropping into a perfect wave at the end of his street. Simply beautiful, no words needed to see that beauty. When we are moving towards what we love, come what may, we are already there.

Great video I'm at Spanish house alot. Hurricane Larry got monster hole firing. That's an amazing place

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir, kinda lonely on a day like the one in the video, hehe.

As a young teenage surfer in the early 70's, my father used to drop me off at Canaveral Pier on his way to work in the morning and later pick me up after work late in the afternoon, letting me surf all day. One day when he came to pick me up, I had been watching the fishermen on the pier trying to catch something big for quite some time. We went down to see what was going on and saw that they had reeled in a tiger shark that was working its way through the pilings and was about as long as the pier is wide...and I had been surfing just a few yards from there.

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Daniel, that is such a cool story! There are so many sharks out there swimming under us all the time. Check this out kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJ2dw66flbXOqtI.html

Monsterhole is probably the scariest paddle out/in spot in Florida ! There are worse places to paddle out as far as the likelihood of getting bit by a shark in Florida ......but those places hardly ever break so not much is known about them ! There are a few passes on the Gulf side of Florida where Hammerheads and Bullsharks use as breeding grounds .......and the Hammerheads are massive there ! Ask me how I know ! Monsterhole is scary because the water is sometimes clear enough to see them swimming around you ......and there's some big sharks around there as well ! I've surfed all over Florida for a few decades and I've also seen hundreds of blacktips at Reef rd. in the dead of winter ......literally hundreds !

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

So true, when you see the monsters it really dares you to be there. I love it! Check out my new original music channel called "JediJingleMaker". Here is a link to one of my recent tracks kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5yilMhxqKaZnKw.html hope you will leave a comment and let me know what you think. I do a guitar solo in the video as the Jedi...

Hello my friend thank you for sharing this Video with us my good friend

@SurfAllDayA1A

3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you, thanks!

been waiting a while for this one!

@SurfAllDayA1A

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, how did you like it?

@andrew-jz4jn

3 жыл бұрын

@@SurfAllDayA1A amazing! very well done and the drone shots were 🔥looking forward to more of your videos

Very special place. Been lucky enough to score Monster Hole a few times when it was really on. The takeoff peak can get very cramped and is a very competitive peak. The inlet side still occasionally gets “good” but it is a slim shadow of what it used to be. Extremely over-hyped now and very fickle. First peak wedge is basically non-existent outside a couple days a year. The inlet usually just a very crowded shorebreak-esque wave with a ton of close outs and backwash. There is a reason why very few contests are still held here. Really have to have a depth of knowledge of swells-angle, period, size, combo swell, and drastic tidal affects of the inlet and Monster Hole. The inlet nowadays is more of a fishing Mecca versus surfing.

@SurfAllDayA1A

Жыл бұрын

Yep, great spot. I hope you will check out my original music channel and give me a sub there, thanks! kzread.info/dash/bejne/a5qMusisoKXcgpM.html

Thanks for this video man

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

No problem! Stoked you liked it, Releasing a new vid in moments as a premiere live chat, FYI.

This is so relaxing, I literally feel aspleep

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I tried to give the smooth delivery of info with the hypnotic delivery. :) Check out my new original music channel and subscribe, also very trance like, hehe kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZIKjtMeppKi9Y6g.html

This vid deserves more likes 👍

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate that and hope you sub! Check out the shark video I am releasing in 15 minutes as a LIVE PREMIERE.

Thanks for watching this classic SurfAllDayA1A video! Please check out my new SurfAllDayA1A videos and subscribe, also please check out my original music channel and subscribe at JediJingleMaker kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5yilMhxqKaZnKw.html

I live there we fish that spot all the time schools of blues and Jack's everywhere, if you get bit there it's about 2 miles from shore ! Brave and experienced only! You take your life in your hands and not from sharks the waves & current are vicious and deadly not a surfer but it must be some kind of ausome sensation to go there to surf!

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome comment Patrick, thanks! No feeling in the world like dangling over a pit filled with man eating monsters. If you thing about it, every day of our lives is like this, literally. What a wonderful and perfect universe. My 2 cents. Check out my new original music channel called "JediJingleMaker". Here is a link to one of my recent tracks kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5yilMhxqKaZnKw.html hope you will leave a comment and let me know what you think. I do a guitar solo in the video as the Jedi...

I remember the first time getting rubbed at monster hole. 1st time scary as hell but then just get used to it.

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

yessir Charles, an amazing philosophical exercise is to have a monster come up and give you a bump. Safety is an illusion, this is certain. Who would want that anyway? Rabbits focus on safety. I would rather be the thing that is strong enough to deal with a dangerous world. My thoughts anyway.

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Check out my new original music channel called "JediJingleMaker". Here is a link to one of my recent tracks kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5yilMhxqKaZnKw.html hope you will leave a comment and let me know what you think. I do a guitar solo in the video as the Jedi...

Are we looking at monster hole At 11:00 ? Are these the waves?

@SurfAllDayA1A

8 ай бұрын

Yes, Awesome! If you like SurfAllDayA1A you are going to love my music channel @JediJingleMaker, please check it out and subscribe, leave a comment you heard about it here. Check out my new original song,1 each week, Florida Original Music (FOM). I usually am fairly guitar centric, however in this track I play with some more techno and classical instrument elements kzread.info/dash/bejne/lpuju5eoh6WydqQ.html

From ny..moved to miami.. Then to hawaii..learned to body board ...came back to miami and used to surf the coast from sobe to Sebastian inlet.. Did it for about 10 years...now a days i limit my risks...wont surf up coast in chocolate milk no more. .love to fish it thought...

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

I like the story, and sounds like a great trip! Check out my new original music channel called "JediJingleMaker". Here is a link to one of my recent tracks kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5yilMhxqKaZnKw.html hope you will leave a comment and let me know what you think. I do a guitar solo in the video as the Jedi...

@timothydelahunt6193

2 жыл бұрын

When is a good time to surf off the coast when it’s wavy then?

Thanks for watching this classic SurfAllDayA1A video! Check out the dozens of big sharks in this new video on the channel kzread.info/dash/bejne/pJOjma2mc9qrpaw.html

I paddled in like a little baby when a small one took a second look, 😂 I still charge though 🤙

@SurfAllDayA1A

Жыл бұрын

Yep, Please check out my new music channel Jedi Jingle Maker and subscribe. I am working to reach 100 subscribers. All the music is made by me, new tracks every week, here was a recent release kzread.info/dash/bejne/hpWp1LykecTPabg.html

Alo)(a! Stoked to find Your channel. Grew up in Calif. I surfed HB and San Clemente Trestles for 20 years. I moved to Oahu and surf the 808 for 20 years. Reality hit hard and had to leave Hawaii for New Mexico. The Hawaiian party was unfortunately over. Beach life was over. My Folks died and left me some $cheeeeeeeeze$. I dropped that shit on a Townhome in madda frkn MELBOURNE! Super stoked to get back in the water. Kai mana! Alo)(a Ke Akua! Ma)(alo nui loa for all Your efforts! S)(oooooots!

@SurfAllDayA1A

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, leave a comment on my music channel and I will cover the hawaii five o theme song. Not Kidding... Please check out my new music channel Jedi Jingle Maker and subscribe. I am working to reach 100 subscribers. All the music is made by me, new tracks every week, here was a recent release kzread.info/dash/bejne/hpWp1LykecTPabg.html

Most of the time I am begging a narrator to just.shut.UP. You, my friend, are enjoyable to listen to. I like the relaxed patter of local lore, wave info, all kinds of small detail information. I really enjoyed it. Kinda thought the music to be cheesy, but am recently working with the truths of chenrizig (Kwan Yin who l listens to the cries of the world) and the women are somehow reminding me of her. As I sit here in the wee hours trying to ride through the waves of cancer pain, I am glad you popped up in this thread response to me wanting to see fun shark and surfer vids. I just really like that you are dropping Shark 101 information that people need to internalize. Thanks!

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Sharks are water dogs.

Dont loosen pressure you will blow the clot

@SurfAllDayA1A

2 жыл бұрын

Yikes, that sounds painful!

After seeing so many sharks surfing Florida I quit

@SurfAllDayA1A

8 ай бұрын

Understandable. If you like SurfAllDayA1A you are going to love my music channel @JediJingleMaker, please check it out and subscribe, leave a comment you heard about it here. Check out my new original song,1 each week, Florida Original Music (FOM). I usually am fairly guitar centric, however in this track I play with some more techno and classical instrument elements kzread.info/dash/bejne/lpuju5eoh6WydqQ.html