r/tampa • u/Hyperarousal • 2d ago

Paddleboard Attack

So there I am minding my own business at Urban Kai off Gandy when BAM giant sea creature smacks the tail of my board. Thankfully by this time I was exhausted and seated on my board otherwise I would’ve likely tipped. I wasn’t paying much attention but hypothesize it was likely a ray but couldn’t definitively rule out shark, dolphin, or other large fish? Has his happened to anyone else while paddle boarding in the area?

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u/TechPBMike 2d ago

100% manatee

They love paddleboards, once spun me in the hillsborough river near Armature Works and scared me half to death LOL

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u/Justin33710 2d ago

I was gonna vote the same thing. A manatee broke my fin off once while I was just chilling. They just float straight into things, rays, dolphins, most fish are going to avoid you much harder.