Pacifica Shark Attack: Micah Flansburg Escapes 11-Foot Great White That lifted His Kayak Out Of Water [VIDEO]

On Tuesday California man Micah Flansburg escaped a Pacifica shark attack when a great white chomped on his kayak.

Flansburg was doing some fishing off the coast of San Francisco when the huge shark he described as something you see on the Discovery Channel came up out of the water and bit down on his kayak.

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"There was a huge explosion of water behind me, and I instantly knew something just wasn't right," the Daily News reports Flansburg as saying. The kayaker said he knew right away he was in a battle with a shark and believed he was done for. Flansburg described what he saw as the shark attacked his kayak and at one point lifting the small boat and its occupant up out of the water.

"[The] shark's eyes were rolled up in the back of its head. I saw his gum and his fangs bared. His whole head was halfway out of the water."

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The shark let go of the kayak and circled around the boat. Flansburg believed the great white was going to grab hold of the boat again and drag him under but instead the 11-foot long animal swam away.

Flansburg was not injured and made it back to the shore. He said that being attacked by a great white shark and living to tell the tale was "the biggest fish story you could ever tell."

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The Christian Science Monitor spoke with police in the bay area where the Pacifica shark attack occurred. They say attacks in that area are rare. The officer also said swimmers do not usually go toward that area either but they will post signs warning of the shark attack just in case.

The CS Monitor also reported that between the months of July and November authorities in California will respond to more shark attacks than any other part of the year. This is largely because in the summer months more people go swimming in the ocean. The other factor that leads to shark attacks is the return of the seal and sea lion populations to the California area, two of the large predator's food sources.