Mission Bay Sea Lion Report 2/23 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

mtnbykr2 · 02-25-2013, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saba Slayer

My local Sea Lions don't like my WristRocket and jar of paintballs...I believe marbles and bearings are illegal as they can harm the sweet little brown eyed BASTARDS...Kiyo gave me some extra hard paint balls that work really good.
A shot to the back of the head or neck works wonders. The look of surprise on their face is worth dragging the slingshot around.
Jim / Saba Slayer

Now that's funny right there...great description...

kinda like that...lol

Dail14 · 02-25-2013, 08:29 PM

Once on an overnight boat out of h&m, the deck hand tied a surface iron on and nailed a sea lion that was going for baracuda on the line. He quickly dissapeared.

lamb · 02-25-2013, 09:42 PM

Good stuff.

That does sound freaky, glad you got back to your pots and even scored!

I agree, the seals seem more aggressive lately.

These guys from LJ like to eat yellowtail. Not that they had a problem stealing fish before. These guys like to take cheap shots at our tired yts, close to the gaff. That's lame. We must discourage them from picking up that habit.

The new folks, don't forget - you'll catch that first big fish... never hang your fish by the side of your kayak, in the water. Keep it on board, fully. They will try to steal your fish. They will pull violently, they may end up rolling you off of your kayak. It happened before.

Majority of these seals are not the big ol' knothead kind, territorial bulls. These guys are youngsters. The other day we were chasing one for an hour. Kept running away from the boat, surfacing with my yt's tail firmly in his jaws... turning back and looking at me like "wtf are you following me, I caught this fish".

Wore me out seriously, my back hurt for days. Finally the line broke, he got my fish.

I wasn't too heartbroken - we kept a few samples from that flock earlier for our culinary research.

Hate to find an excuse for these seals, could it be because the little ones are around?
The new generation of pups is out there. And there's a TON of them.

That's another thing that bums me out - these little guys are not too bright.

They still haven't learned about us having hooks and line attached to our baits. And that we use jigs, big pieces of iron with hooks attached.
They're learning.

They even hit the jig!

The other night we had 5 seals hookups.

And you know the next thing that happens -
the pup swims out to the beach with my Tady 9 Glow in the dark lip job.

Right there in front of our horrified local seal lovers supporter groups...

I am very sorry. I did not intend to do any business with that animal.

02-25-2013, 09:51 PM

Just saw on the news tonight a guy had a seal jump in his kayak and wouldn't let him back in.

02-25-2013, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by madncrzydm

Just saw on the news tonight a guy had a seal jump in his kayak and wouldn't let him back in.

sorry was a diver that had a sea lion pup jump in his kayak and didnt want to get back in the water..

silentsmell · 02-25-2013, 11:13 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALOr8knqJ0U

ocurtis · 02-26-2013, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madncrzydm

Just saw on the news tonight a guy had a seal jump in his kayak and wouldn't let him back in.

Cute little guy. Unfortunately he will grow up

Davis2j · 02-26-2013, 07:19 PM

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/C34Zhq5bUlg

steveooo · 02-26-2013, 08:16 PM

I've been fishing for a while now without much incident from the furbags. Lost my 1st YT to a dog last week. I guess it was time to pay dues i guess.

The new breed seems to be a bit more brazen. The older guys would bolt pretty quickly as soon as i reached for the jig stick...

Never thought I'd say it but... I miss knothead...

Long Beach Yakker · 03-23-2013, 01:48 AM

Hey everyone its first time posting on the site, its great to be part of it. I don't know if we have to do an intro first but,.. hey what's up.

Anyways I'm glad I found the thread since I tend to have "minor" issues with these beasts. One guy mentioned a blow horn, I had one on the boat for awhile then I tested it in the parking lot the other day and it was corroded shut. Keep that in mind if your buying the cheapies.

The next thing I'll try is pepper spray, either at the lions or spraying the water to deter them. I'll let you know the result. Nothing worse than having a sea lion scare the crap out of you on a solo night mission.

Good luck. Be safe, have fun.

quilicaw · 03-23-2013, 01:43 PM

HI guys,

I posted about this a few month back. Since that time, I have discovered, 'Wildfire" pepper spray. I sprayed a dog (Seal) in Oxnard last week, not only did he leave me alone, but he began flopping around in the water trying to get it off.

HOWEVER!!!! Don't get this stuff on yourself. If you do, you are screwed.

swinginFish · 02-25-2013, 09:48 PM

Guys,

This is an old and repeated issue -

One thing I've heard about that was reported to work (I, of course, would never think of trying this ...) was having some dead squid and a zip-lock bag of fresh cayenne pepper handy. When the dogs come by, it's suggested you dip a squid in the cayenne pepper and toss it towards them (but do it downwind - don't want the cayenne pepper blowing in your face - something that, uh, never happened to me). When the squid hits the water, I'm told the cayenne pepper will start to come off and cloud the water as the squid drifts down. If the squid's close to the seal, the seal will likely come by to investigate and, when it does, it will get some of the cayenne pepper on its nose and/or eyes. Not pleasant, this, so while no permanent damage, the pinniped will get the heck out of there just to rid itself of the irritation. Now if it actually eats the peppered squid, well, unless from south of the border, this will be one seal that will likely think twice before coming to another kayak for a handout. Uh, at least, this is what I was told ...

02-25-2013, 09:42 PM	#3
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	Good stuff. That does sound freaky, glad you got back to your pots and even scored! I agree, the seals seem more aggressive lately. These guys from LJ like to eat yellowtail. Not that they had a problem stealing fish before. These guys like to take cheap shots at our tired yts, close to the gaff. That's lame. We must discourage them from picking up that habit. The new folks, don't forget - you'll catch that first big fish... never hang your fish by the side of your kayak, in the water. Keep it on board, fully. They will try to steal your fish. They will pull violently, they may end up rolling you off of your kayak. It happened before. Majority of these seals are not the big ol' knothead kind, territorial bulls. These guys are youngsters. The other day we were chasing one for an hour. Kept running away from the boat, surfacing with my yt's tail firmly in his jaws... turning back and looking at me like "wtf are you following me, I caught this fish". Wore me out seriously, my back hurt for days. Finally the line broke, he got my fish. I wasn't too heartbroken - we kept a few samples from that flock earlier for our culinary research. Hate to find an excuse for these seals, could it be because the little ones are around? The new generation of pups is out there. And there's a TON of them. That's another thing that bums me out - these little guys are not too bright. They still haven't learned about us having hooks and line attached to our baits. And that we use jigs, big pieces of iron with hooks attached. They're learning. They even hit the jig! The other night we had 5 seals hookups. And you know the next thing that happens - the pup swims out to the beach with my Tady 9 Glow in the dark lip job. Right there in front of our horrified local seal lovers supporter groups... I am very sorry. I did not intend to do any business with that animal. __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a Last edited by lamb; 02-25-2013 at 09:59 PM.

02-25-2013, 09:51 PM	#4
madncrzydm Guest Posts: n/a	Just saw on the news tonight a guy had a seal jump in his kayak and wouldn't let him back in. Last edited by madncrzydm; 02-25-2013 at 10:14 PM.

03-23-2013, 01:48 AM	#10
Long Beach Yakker Junior Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 2	Bumpin an old thread Hey everyone its first time posting on the site, its great to be part of it. I don't know if we have to do an intro first but,.. hey what's up. Anyways I'm glad I found the thread since I tend to have "minor" issues with these beasts. One guy mentioned a blow horn, I had one on the boat for awhile then I tested it in the parking lot the other day and it was corroded shut. Keep that in mind if your buying the cheapies. The next thing I'll try is pepper spray, either at the lions or spraying the water to deter them. I'll let you know the result. Nothing worse than having a sea lion scare the crap out of you on a solo night mission. Good luck. Be safe, have fun.

03-23-2013, 01:43 PM	#11
quilicaw The Professor Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ventura/San Diego Posts: 23	CS/pepper mix HI guys, I posted about this a few month back. Since that time, I have discovered, 'Wildfire" pepper spray. I sprayed a dog (Seal) in Oxnard last week, not only did he leave me alone, but he began flopping around in the water trying to get it off. HOWEVER!!!! Don't get this stuff on yourself. If you do, you are screwed.

02-25-2013, 09:48 PM	#12
swinginFish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 173	Dogs - Pavlov - Extinguising Unwanted Behavior Guys, This is an old and repeated issue - One thing I've heard about that was reported to work (I, of course, would never think of trying this ...) was having some dead squid and a zip-lock bag of fresh cayenne pepper handy. When the dogs come by, it's suggested you dip a squid in the cayenne pepper and toss it towards them (but do it downwind - don't want the cayenne pepper blowing in your face - something that, uh, never happened to me). When the squid hits the water, I'm told the cayenne pepper will start to come off and cloud the water as the squid drifts down. If the squid's close to the seal, the seal will likely come by to investigate and, when it does, it will get some of the cayenne pepper on its nose and/or eyes. Not pleasant, this, so while no permanent damage, the pinniped will get the heck out of there just to rid itself of the irritation. Now if it actually eats the peppered squid, well, unless from south of the border, this will be one seal that will likely think twice before coming to another kayak for a handout. Uh, at least, this is what I was told ...

02-25-2013, 08:29 PM	#2
Dail14 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 123	Once on an overnight boat out of h&m, the deck hand tied a surface iron on and nailed a sea lion that was going for baracuda on the line. He quickly dissapeared.

02-25-2013, 11:13 PM	#6
silentsmell Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 117	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALOr8knqJ0U

02-26-2013, 07:19 PM	#8
Davis2j Junior Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: O'side Posts: 10	Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/C34Zhq5bUlg

02-26-2013, 08:16 PM	#9
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,922	I've been fishing for a while now without much incident from the furbags. Lost my 1st YT to a dog last week. I guess it was time to pay dues i guess. The new breed seems to be a bit more brazen. The older guys would bolt pretty quickly as soon as i reached for the jig stick... Never thought I'd say it but... I miss knothead...