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The Freediver
08-25-2011, 12:04 PM
Went out recently on a beach dive while the family played on the beach. I was targeting halibut but my fins kept getting stuck on kelp and eel grass:confused: I finally ended up turning around and finding out that it was this curious little harbor seal. I aborted my hunt for halibut and unloaded my gun with slings on the shoulder. I ended up playing with this guy for an hour and he followed me back in to shore. I would have played longer, but my wife and kid were waiting for me. In the end of the video he gives me a hug when I layed my hand on his belly. I REALLY wish the camera angle would have been better for it, but you get the idea.
I should add that I left the water this day feeling better about my dive than most others I've experienced. Great time just relaxing and not focusing on killing something. Sometimes it's great to just enjoy what the ocean has to offer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM0jY0agdjs
PapaDave
08-25-2011, 12:57 PM
Cool, cute little things aren't they?
mtnbykr2
08-25-2011, 02:04 PM
blessed times thanks for sharing
yakrider
08-25-2011, 04:09 PM
that just makes me smile! very cool!
GBF
08-25-2011, 05:17 PM
Very cool!!

GBF
StinkyMatt
08-25-2011, 08:03 PM
Next time you see your "Little Friend" tell him he and his buddies owe me 197 macs!
blitzburgh
08-25-2011, 09:09 PM
Next time you see your "Little Friend" tell him he and his buddies owe me 197 macs!

ROLMFAO!!!!!!:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha::hahaha::haha ha::hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:
CobraTandem
08-25-2011, 09:18 PM
That's a good video, Freediver. That peekaboo session was quite funny.
norcalkat
08-26-2011, 06:35 AM
thats awesome man!
robmandel
08-26-2011, 01:36 PM
Went out recently on a beach dive while the family played on the beach. I was targeting halibut but my fins kept getting stuck on kelp and eel grass:confused: I finally ended up turning around and finding out that it was this curious little harbor seal. I aborted my hunt for halibut and unloaded my gun

good thing I kept reading the rest. quite a different ending than...:biggrinjester::biggrinjester::biggrinjeste r:
the dude
08-26-2011, 02:21 PM
maybe seals suck less than I thought...maybe.
Mtobolsky
08-26-2011, 03:04 PM
dog whisperer....that is rad!
bigbarrels
08-26-2011, 11:20 PM
awesome, thanks for sharing!:)
jorluivil
08-26-2011, 11:34 PM
maybe seals suck less than I thought...maybe.


Nah, they still suck.
bus kid
08-28-2011, 07:03 AM
:iagree:
umoa
08-30-2011, 03:04 PM
seal > sealion
Aaron&Julie
08-31-2011, 07:31 PM
Cool video.
Harbor seals are cute and cool. I've never seen one steal a live mackeral.

Sea Lions, on the other hand, I wish those sharks cruising our beaches lately, would have a feast-fest, and rid 'em all, at least off of La Jolla. There has been explosion of them in harbors and along the coast these last few decades. You could kill all the ones lying on the outer bait barge in SD bay, and the next day it would probably be covered with a whole new batch.
Aaron