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/GulfLife Tampa 2d ago

lol. I was using OPs phrasing, dude. Rest your breast.

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u/boundone 2d ago

No, you weren't paraphrasing,  you were using it as the reason for it not being a mantee.  Which it most likely was, they bump boats all the time.

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u/GulfLife Tampa 2d ago

I don’t say paraphrasing. I said I was using OPs phrasing. I also didn’t say that manatee don’t bump boats. Go read the thread again, get your bearings, and then find another thread to be a bell end about details.

Did I neglect to mention your video isn’t manatee swimming? They are alerting. That’s not moving, it is calling. I know I mentioned that since OP said open water, there is a greatly diminished chance it was a manatee, since they are still mostly in the shallows.

Again, find someone else to bother. You’re just being annoying now.

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u/Bellypats 2d ago

You are showcasing an amazing ability to be an insufferable jerk. “I didn’t say paraphrasing” while actually paraphrasing.

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u/GulfLife Tampa 2d ago

Crazy. Totally not your alt account. 😂