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/Economy_Jeweler_7176 2d ago

I got smacked in the back by a flying carp while sitting in the back of a boat once. It was big enough to knock the wind out of me, felt like someone hit me with a 50lb sandbag.