O/T Scary kayaking day

[jrizo1]

took my son to do a little fishing late today. we when to War Memorial park (Bay Pines) we turn to the south just about 1/2 mile from the rump 100ft from the mangroves the water was only about 5ft deep well something huge came out of the water but this think was huge it when up blow air like a wale this think was about 2 feet from us i felt the warm air on my hands when it blow it when up and down about 3 time it made a big wave that was more like a water turbulence that a wave it was huge it took about 2 minutes for the water to come down it made a circle that was about 40 ft long it was black with some whitish mark. any idea of what could that be?

honestly a was scare, and it takes a lot to scare me. my son was silence for a bout 2 to 3 minutes he just turn white and normally nothing scare this kid.

 

[MGP]

manatee perhaps?

 

[jrizo1]

manatee perhaps?

don't know i have never seen a manatee blow like that it made a lot of noise

 

[Postal]

Most likely a bottlenose dolphin or another type of less common dolphin / porpoise.

 

[jrizo1]

Most likely a bottlenose dolphin or another type of less common dolphin / porpoise.

may be there was a dolphin about 300 ft from where it happen

 

[bwalders65]

Did it look like this??

http://www.gowhales.com/images/Features/1002/KillerWhaleToryKallman17.jpg

If so i would watch out for them.

 

[Postal]

It is very common for bottlenoses to be inshore and often in shallow water. It's amazing to see the amount of water they can move when they rush prey. I about had a heart attack the first time I had one chase bait fish toward the tiny boat a buddy and I were fishing out of in shallow water.

 

[jrizo1]

Did it look like this??

http://www.gowhales.com/images/Features/1002/KillerWhaleToryKallman17.jpg

If so i would watch out for them.

really?

 

[jrizo1]

It is very common for bottlenoses to be inshore and often in shallow water. It's amazing to see the amount of water they can move when they rush prey. I about had a heart attack the first time I had one chase bait fish toward the tiny boat a buddy and I were fishing out of in shallow water.[/QUOTE
you may be right because I don't think is was a manatee and I know it was not a common dolphin I see those all the time at sand key

 

[CrazyEyes]

Definitely a porpoise, we use to launch the boat from there and 9/10 times we'd see them from there to the John's pass bridge.

 

[dettigers77]

Did it look like this??

http://www.gowhales.com/images/Features/1002/KillerWhaleToryKallman17.jpg

If so i would watch out for them.[/


There had been sightings of killer whales in the gulf of mexico. Also when I volunteered for Mote Marine, I was helping take vitals on. Pygmy killer whale that had beached itself. Having said that Manatees can be very loud when they come to the surtace. They scare the crap out of me when wade fishing

 

[BlueCoast]

Manatees are a lot faster than we give them credit for. It's like the alligator that you think is slow, until you see it lunge for food. I was diving in crystal river and we got passed by a manatee that was BOOKING it, we couldn't even keep up, all we say was it's silt trail as it disappeared.

That said, my bet is on a dolphin. They are everywhere in the intercoastal, the dolphin boats will give you a free ticket if you don't see any. They love to run bait fish up against the shore or seawall and feast.

 

[St Pete John]

Sounds like a spotted dolphin corralling fish, saw a huge pod not too long ago heading toward Pinellas when i was 35 miles west of johns pass.

 

[installman]

I had a similar experience in the intercoastal near Englewood last summer when we drifted too close to a manatee and startled it. It was almost like a giant beaver slapped it's tail on the water and the wake rocked our 16' boat pretty good. Not sure who was more surprised us or the manatee.

 

[islandboyalec]

nessy?

 

[bwalders65]

nessy?

I was thinking the same thing!! Then I was like nah it has to be Shammoo