Been boating my entire life (67 years old). If we see a small boat or kayakers we pull the throttle back and slowly pass. People this age shouldn't be in boats if they can't see or can't control the boat. Pisses me off but you kept calm and took a picture which is good.

Nope, that is where I call the Coast Guard or Fish & Game or whatever the agency is in that State. In Texas all accidents are supposed to be reported. There is ABSOLUTELY no excuse for that bullshit. Anyone that cannot avoid another vessel has zero business operating a boat. This video made my blood boil. I have a hard time believing they couldn't see you with a flagpole in broad daylight. It is bad enough with the idiots purposely trying to dump kayakers with their wake, hitting my craft and keeping moving isn't going to fly with me. They have to come back in the same direction to land their craft. A whole lot of mischief can take place in that time. I wonder how they would fare on the boat ramp with greased tires and brake pads...

I know. I just chose not to yell because these older guys were as shocked as I was. They were in there upper 80's and didn't feel that yelling them would have helped my current situation. I knew it was an accident.

Was I the only one watching his ore float away in a state of panic?

WOW! You handled that so much better than I would have. Kudos to you for keeping calm and not blessing that dude out. So glad you were not hurt.

If I was kayaking and this happened to me I would be angry not because they hit me and broke my paddle but because they offered no help and just drove off.

Some motor boaters scare the Hell out of me. They don't pay attention. I was rowing on the Hudson and three adult guys had 2 kids in a tow tub and it flipped. The speedboat was 3/4 of a mile away by the time the idiots noticed their kids weren't there. When they came back, the kids were clinging to my rowing shell. Lucky another motorboat didn't run into one of the kids in the meantime--a ten-year-old's head is hard to see at 40 MPH, especially over a beer can.

Goes to show how stable and sturdy those Hobie Kayaks are!

I don't know how u kept your cool. Props to you

That dude stayed amazingly calm. No way I would have been able to do that.

that's why I always carry my rocket launcher with me

Bro im glad your ok!! You handled that better than anyone I know. Much respect!!!

Wow! You handled that situation like a boss. A true class act. Glad everything worked out okay.

Wow..I can't believe you're so calm about it.

I have to say that I am really impressed by the stability of this kayak. I'll be your 1000th sub.

Unbelievable, I feel like this had to be done on purpose there is plenty of room

i believe thats considered a Hit and Run.

I would have been raging mad

You have a lot of patience my friend! Handled that situation far better than most people for sure.

Major props on maintaining your cool demeanor throughout. I don't think I could have been so courteous had I been in your shoes.

so what happend after?

wait! what about your paddle?! looks like it snapped in half? did they even try to ask if you needed help or wanted to exchange info? Insane man.

That was good of you to be so patient, imagine it wasn't easy, glad they tried to help best they could after screwing up.

I need to remember that Psalm regarding life in general....Thanks for sharing it.

That's insane. You have superhuman self control.

And they just left , you think they would of got your paddle for you. Hopefully they were ticketed and bought you a new yak. CATCH.PHOTO.RELEASE

that's messed up!!! I'm glad your ok. that's just the way the world is. good luck fishing and thanks for the video

Kudos for keeping your cool. I would have come unglued. They did not seem very apologetic. Had I done that to you I would have given you my boat.

This is why I opted for bright yellow when I bought my kayak. You can never have enough visibility.

I hope you made a police report & tracked them down to pay for any damage & had the police ticket them. I once in a 16 foot boat on the detroit river was anchored for a few hours in 6 foot of water perch fishing near sugar Island, when a two tiered 30 foot boat came within a foot of me tearing everything up. He destroyed my anchor rope & fishing line plus scared all the fish away. He was gonna take off I toke a picture of his boat & boat number & then he proceeded to due doughnuts to impress a young boy on his boat. This rich bastard pissed me off so bad he kept doing this for a good 5 minutes. He just would flip me off when I said can you see I am here fishing? So I picked up a frozen water bottle I had & threw it at him hitting him in the face. He called the police but I had taken video of some of the things he had done. Police toke the prick to jail he was drunk. He had to pay for losing my anchor & rope. My two poles he damaged that were in rod holders that is how close he came.

Wow! Crazy. Glad you were not injured. Good job keeping your cool.

Damn, that could have gone so much worse. I hope your kayak is okay and glad you didn't get hurt!

I was almost hit by boats out on Lake Lewisville and in both cases they were drinking and were yelling at me to get out of the water.....fortunately for me someone else saw this and called the police on the second time it happened....lakes are for all people not just power boats and jets skis

now I know why the boaters call us yakers speed bumps!

He is calmer than I would have been.

Wow! Glad you're ok!

"Holy jingling lures against metal Batman" 😁😂🤣😁😂🤣😁😂🤣

With that much open space there's no excuse for this. Power boaters often make the mistake of thinking that because they're not on a street they don't have to pay attention to their surroundings.

This is why I fish from shore at night. My grandpa got nailed by a speed boat one time. He sold the boat with the whole side scratched and bought a nice roofed pontoon boat that you could see for a long ways. Plus he could do cookouts on it

He handled alot calmer than I would have

Looks like they wanted that fishing spot real bad, the problem is these people who spend 50k on a bass boat feel like they have more right to be there than you because you only spent 1500 on your kayak.

Hope you could use the pic to turn them in

Dude way to chilled for the situation.

To say the least, that would've escalated pretty quick if it was me.... Props to the man who kept his cool.

did they even say sorry or anything wtf

All of that space and he goes right next to you? Seems very intentional. They must not like yakkers! There wives probably cheated on them with kayak fisherMEN! 😂

Handled the situation quite calmly.

You sir took that alot better than i would have.

Wow. Its insane the lack of respect that the boaters have for kayak fisherman. In my area they will be running full throttle within like ten yards of my yak. I do believe you are a better man than me tho because if they hit me like that I probably would have gone to jail. Good job man

Wow, you just convinced me to go with a bright lime Green color or possibly a blaze orange, That could have turned out so much worse than it did, I picture the cigaret boats we get around here that come around corners wide open... Good job in keeping your cool man.

This is why I'm always constantly scanning my surroundings both when running a motorboat and paddling a kayak

U my friend are a lot calmer than I am! Way to keep ur cool!!

that happens often. some boat owners are not paying attention. and others do it with bad intentions.

you did good staying calm

He left the scene of an accident to ditch the beer cooler obviously 😂 🍺

man you handled like a champ good for you

When I decided which kayak to buy last year my two choices for color were camo or bright yellow. I have never second guessed my choice of bright yellow...I also wear a bright yellow life jacket. Be safe out there guys.

if u would of did the same thing to those two old fart. they would of rise hell. i bet if they would of ran you over. they wouldnt have stoped. you can tell by they way he was trying to untangle ur line and trying to start the motor up right away. he was trying to get away from you bfor someone on shore calls the cop. i used to work on a big lake here in cali and it is very hard to see kayakers. i also own a hobie sport. i am pretty terrify now

Glad you're ok!

This never happen to me before but in case it does what should I do? What are the step if a boat hit a kayaker? Is it similar to car accidents? kayaks don’t require insurance and I don’t own a boat, so not sure if insurance is required for boat too, and if they do will their boat insurance cover for the kayak damage?

Good job keeping it cool! It's bad enough when you're in a smaller boat and an a-hole rides up on you much less a kayak. Makes me fume, that's why I always keep a cold one on board.

it is not that he didn't see you...he should have been cited or by my standards ARRESTED ...he was an ASS trying to push you off the water. Happy that you were okay...wish you could have caught his ass with a camera.

I had a similar experiance, but instead of a boat it was a foot paddle toy boat that is as big as a boat but doesn't have a motor. Basically me and my friend were chilling in the water at the beach and that boat came right at us. Keep in mind I was behind the boat and my friend only noticed it when it was behind me and tried alerting me. He basically ran over me and my friend kicked the side of the boat to get away. He escaped and I went right under it since his alert was too late. When I was under the boat a metal object hit my back and left a small gash that healed the next day. What pisses me off to this day was that guy on the boat mocked my gasps for air and screamed at me and said that I needed to be more alert next.

Man that's ridiculous! I give you props for keeping your cool. Really wish you could have gotten their information. Any damage to the yak?

lol hes in a jon boat how the hell did he not see you

bad day of fishin' is still better then a good day at work..!!!....glad you weren't hurt also I can't believe how calm you stayed.....I would have prolly BLOWN A FIFTY AMP FUSE.....!!!

Wow - you were very calm.

Glad you are ok. Guy didn't even seem to care. That's messed up!

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to stay this cool if someone smacked my predator 13 hehe. Good job man.

So much space, and they steal manage to hit the kayak dome ass.

What a calm guy

You had an orange float and orange flag out and were wearing a yellow vest. What does it take to get idiots like this to notice you, a Day-Glo barrage balloon? I have that exact same Stohlquist Fisherman PFD and love it.

Sheesh...you have a lot more self-control than I do! My face would have split open and the fire would have come out. Did you know the guy or what?

How can you keep your cool? He was probably under the influence.

People are crazy so glad you were ok

I was amazed at how cool you stayed. In broad daylight and at slow speeds what was their excuse for not seeing you?

Some folks just have no brains.

I have had boats intentionally get as close as they could, as if to roll me over in the wake. I bet that captain was trying to do the same to you. sad really but I would have reported him to the sheriff.

I was thinking along the same lines. Wondering how he would've reacted to having his boat filled with holes and lead lol.

I am glad you are ok,that was a close one......

Good job bud, people reap what they sow... karma will catch up with them... Good job staying COOL!

Old men... Old people in general should not be allowed to drive a car or boat, even a bike when they are over a ceratin age. This is the kind of things that happen when you let them.

Same thing happened to me down here in SW florida.....except it was a T-bone collision and a kid driving the unregistered skiff. .....waving and hollaring and all I could see was the kids head.....LOOKING BACK at his wake....he came off plane at the last second and bumped the boat. Glad to see you were wearing your PFD. What kinda camera were you filming with? Go Pro? Glad you were ok.

ive got a few mates with yaks ,im going to share this on fb to highlight the importance of safety when on the water ,its good to see he was wearing his safety gear because alot of yakers dont use it

one time I was fishing from shore in a local River and had a run in with a drunken jet skier. he came more than 500ft directly across the river from his boat, looked right at us, and started doing donuts throwing water and wake at us laughing and pointing. I wanted to launch a rock his way but I didn't. instead I stood and watched as his lady friends screamed across the river and egged him on. must have made him feel tough. He shot back across the river and picked up one of the drunk women off of their boat. he proceeded to turn and get a head of steam that an F-15 would have been proud of. that thing was screaming and just as he started to yip and holler that drunken girl fell off the back. I've never seen someone skip across the water until that day. she looked like a lucky stone. I was laughing so hard that I was afraid I might piss my pants. I stood up and cheered and started clapping. the person with me got mad at me because someone may have been hurt but I figured what goes around comes around. the next thing I heard was the drunken babbling and bawling of one disoriented idiot. lol I still laugh at that. it was one of the best instances of instant karma I've ever seen!

that is a prime reason you should carry a side arm with you out on the water alone .. that way you even the odds

The look on his face? Priceless.

Wow!! I'm glad that you weren't injured. I know it makes your blood boil but it could've been so much worse.

Close call! That could have turned out bad for you. Good thing you were pointed down river. I've had close calls in the fog, but never on a clear day like that.

He took that better than I would have. I fish in a float tube and have nearly been hit several times.

You're one calm dude

What happened? Is there a video clip of you folks chatting that was cut out? Did you get their contact info? I would have beat them to a pulp.

I would've lost my mind. The Zen is strong with you. Yak on brother.

I am glad they circled back to you.

Wow! Your one lucky man. I'm glad he didn't knock you off and get cut up by his prop. Did he damage your Kayak?

Unreal. So who was driving, Stevie or Ray?

I would have blown a 50 amp fuse an been issuing stitches...you are a very calm man..thumbs up to ya buddy an " fish on " ..!!

What kayak you got. If it can take a beatin like that and stay afloat I want one

You handled that well.

My goodness.. How did you stay cool? That was reckless on their side and no apology.. disgraceful! They should have been held to account.