After the paddle board races at Oyster Lake I headed down to Grayton Beach and slipped the kayak into a flat gulf. There were a few schools of Skipjack and jellyfish were everywhere. I got a little distracted as I tried to follow the first jelly with my camera underwater and rolled the boat right over. I had a little rush of fear as I hit the water, thinking I might get stung all over. A few seconds after I got back in the kayak I realized I had a litlle sting on my face and a big one on my arm and chest. It wasn't too bad so I ignored it and kept shooting video. The dozens of small fish living in the tentacles of each jelly was an amazing sight, as the sun set on one side the moon rose on the other.
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SoWal Insider
Kurt, That was amazing!
THanks!
THanks!
Beach Comber
wonderful! thanks for sharing
Beach Fanatic
Way cool, Kurt. Thanks!
Beach Fanatic
incredible video, thanks for sacrificing for us!
Beach Fanatic
Great video Kurt. Waves n the way mid week and all those Jellies are gonna hurt!
Beach Fanatic
Way cool, thanks for sharing... The gulf has been gorgeous the past couple nights.
SoWal Expert
You must speak jellyfishish. They seemed to be performing for the camera. Thanks for taking one for the team in the making of this video!
Oh yeah- where's the part where you fell into the water?
Oh yeah- where's the part where you fell into the water?
SoWal Insider
Very nice. How big in diameter were some of these jellies? :shock:
Meow
Shock 
and Awe ! That was amazing! Thanks!
and Awe ! That was amazing! Thanks!
Beach Lover
Guess I wasn't aware we had some that big around here. All i've seen are little tiny one's so far. Hope I don't get tangled with one of those. Thanks for that video. What a great capture on tape. That is crazy how the fish follow around in the tenticles. 
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
The things you do for us Daddy-O! Thank you! 
That was amazing!
That was amazing!
bean
WoW! incredible. That thing looked ginormous! Sorry you got stung Daddy-o but thanks for sharing. Underwater video rocks!
Beach Fanatic
Are the fishys' trapped in the jelly? All I can say is National Geographic!
Beach Lover
Very Cool! Thanks
Beach Fanatic
Way cool, thanks a bunch.
Skunky
Nice work!
Beach Lover
Kurt, are you trying for a position with National Geographic? I think you may qualify. Good job.
Beach Fanatic
My thoughts exactly ddazz!
Excellent Kurt... So other-worldly.
Beach Lover
Excellent videography! Does anyone know what kind of jellyfish that is? I don't think it's a moon jelly.
SoWal Insider
Wow, very cool. National Geographic worthy.
Thanks for the jelly fish "sting."
Thanks for the jelly fish "sting."
SoWal Insider
Amazing Thanks Kurt, you make a good jellyfish wrangler. Hope the stings are better.
Thanks Kurt, you make a good jellyfish wrangler. Hope the stings are better.
Beach Comber
Kurt-you are a very BRAVE man! AND excellent with that camera. What kind is it? I have an olympus 770sw digital/water and hope to do some shooting from my kayak while there in aug. Also how do you keep it so still as in your other kayak videos? 
Keep shooting, you're a natural!
Keep shooting, you're a natural!
Beach Fanatic
Are the fishys' trapped in the jelly? All I can say is National Geographic!
those guys look pretty gnarly...they were out in force yesterday @ crab island....
Beach Fanatic
Beautiful Kurt!Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
COOL!!!!
I didn't know jelly fish were an eco system of their own!
I didn't know jelly fish were an eco system of their own!
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