Damn Sea Dog Bit me!!

[bwana]

toadstoadsonly:

The same sea lion later in the day kept playing with another yaker since they fed him some bait.

Oh, and by the way...

What idiot, especially on a kayak, FEEDS seals and sea lions bait?

Lets train them to annoy all of us.

Why not just teach them to flip us over so they can have all our fish and bait?

[Raskal311]

WTH a trigger?

[bolocop]

If you think rabies is a possibility, you should see a doc quick! I think you have only a few days of incubation before symptoms show up, if infected.

Once symptoms show up, the vaccines and treatments are useless so the disease is incurable and death will result! Check it out for yourselves, it's no joke! No, I'm not kidding!

Now how many reported cases of seals/sea lions having rabies is unknown to me, but if you want to nip it in the bud, go see a doc NOW!

http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/

[ful-rac]

On this weeks episode of how I almost killed myself....





RABIES!!!

[bolocop]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

On this weeks episode of how I almost killed myself....





RABIES!!!

Is that foamy mouth from rabies?

[octico]

Originally Posted by Raskal311

WTH a trigger?

+1

[bwana]

I couldn't find what I had previously read on CA DFW's website about rabies and seals/sea loins in CA since it is buried in an archieve, but did come across this...

PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE OF MARINE MAMMAL DISEASES, BY C.D.BUCK & J.P.SCHRODER
TAKEN FROM THE CRC HANDBOOK OF MARINE MAMMAL MEDICINE; HEALTH, DISEASE, AND REHABILITATION.
“with some diseases, such as rabies, one might be tempted to dismiss the risk of contracting the disease from marine mammals as non existent; however, rabies has been documented in a wild seal. All marine mammals are capable of contracting rabies, and workers who deal with wild marine mammals must consider the risk when planning their vaccinations or seeking treatment for bite wounds.”

[toadstoadsonly]

I am sorry guys but I feel bad for the seal after it bit me I think I gave it Rabies now he is screwed Lol.

I was going to say f it I dont need to go to the Doc but everyone was getting on my case the doctor said Sea Lions have very bad bacteria in their mouths and when bitten it could get serious. My wound was a little swollen and the doctor gave me some meds she said if it hurts or the swelling does not go down she is going to chop off my leg. JP She said I would have to come back and get some sort of shot. As of right now no swelling no paid the so I am assuming I am not going to die.

[bolocop]

Originally Posted by toadstoadsonly

I am sorry guys but I feel bad for the seal after it bit me I think I gave it Rabies now he is screwed Lol.

I was going to say f it I dont need to go to the Doc but everyone was getting on my case the doctor said Sea Lions have very bad bacteria in their mouths and when bitten it could get serious. My wound was a little swollen and the doctor gave me some meds she said if it hurts or the swelling does not go down she is going to chop off my leg. JP She said I would have to come back and get some sort of shot. As of right now no swelling no paid the so I am assuming I am not going to die.

ToadX2, when you start barking like a seal and eating your fish whole and head first with no hands, don't say we didn't warn you! Jk

[janines.fishtales@cox.net]

I was fishing with my uncle in his boat out at SI. As we were entering to the boat launch area, a huge bull sea lion began following us. He was inches from the prop and my uncle kept saying, "why doesn't he eat THAT!". But no joke, when we tied up to the little dock, the thing jumped up so high to get to our bait tank, I swear I thought he was going to jump into the boat! I have never seen them do that! Getting pretty aggressive if you ask me!

J

[PapaDave]

I had the same bull come up behind my kayak at the SI launch and checked me out. Came right up to the yak. Only had one eye.

Last Sunday at DP there were some idiots feeding a seal pup from the wall over by the dry dock. Guy actually climbed over the rail and was hand feeding the animal. I'm thinking, "just what we need"

[DennisMorgan]

I think we might be seeing the first of the zombie dogs! They won't stop! I see a new reality show gents....

BWE MEN ..... Fighting the dogs, waves and wind to pull spotties and the occasional butt...watch as they brave the coastal waters and win!!!

[driftwood]

And some guys will still hang their fish over the side in the water.
I still say that's NUTS!!

[ptn]

Poor sea lion... J/K. Good thing it didn't get a hold of your leg. That would not have been a pretty scenario. Watching the school of fish was pretty fun.

[Baja_Traveler]

Finescale Trigger are native to our neck of the woods. Not super common, but they are around. Must of run into a group of them assembling for the spring spawn...

[Jaysuuun]

Jonathan, that sucks to hear about the sea dog chomping your leg! I woulda been PISSSED! Glad to hear your leg hasn't fallen off. Like some of the others have replied, X2 on sinking a gaff into the dogs. Sorry Tess and I couldn't join you guys out there that day. When Peter told us about the plan, we felt it was just beyond our experience level. LOL. Nice job on the triggers! Cool looking fish.

Back to the seal subject... I wonder if pepper spray or mace would work on them? It's non lethal, safe and would prevent any accidental gaffing of your yak and body parts. Or, how bout training the dogs into thinking that taking baitfish from a boat/yak is a negative thing? Lure the seal in with a piece of baitfish and just before it takes it out of your hand give it a good whack over the top of the head with the back end of a gaff. Slingshot? Waterproof, compact, silent and plenty of ammo (sinkers/jigheads).

Okay that's enough, sorry if I offended any Seal lovers. They're adorable.

Jason

[taggermike]

Got to thinking' if you'd been bitten by a coyote, bob cat, mtn lion, badger, skunk, fox, possum, or even a squirrel it would bring a response from many officials. But seals and sea lions are sacred cow. If you get injured by a sea lion it's your fault for entering "their" environment. If a coyote bit you while you were in a public park it would be a crisis covered by every news out let. Guess we're on our own. Mike

[toadstoadsonly]

Originally Posted by octico

+1

The craziest part about the trigger's I saw a school of 20 of them that's why I set up on the spot. First they were very timid and did not want to come to the kayak, I sat on the spot for a couple of hours and when the current was right they were on the chew. We caught 5 triggers withing an hour span and probably got hit about 20 times.