I had one trying to jump in my 14 ft aluminum, hitting the bottom of it, jumping down the side, I took off so quick I nailed him with the motor and lost it right there, when I got towed to shore by some fisherman who watched the whole thing in front of the manchester fuel depot he said it was the damdest thing he ever saw, when I was at the dock he popped up like 50 ft from , I've had a couple encounters wade fishing around point southworth and point no point where they have surfaced within 10 ft from me, all big males to, makes me kinda nervous when I see one now and I'm not really a timid person.