I think I had my first GWS incounter of LJ - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Geno Machino · 10-28-2015, 05:33 AM

What day was this?

MITCHELL · 10-28-2015, 06:26 AM

The middle of oct.2015

lowprofile · 10-28-2015, 06:53 AM

Great whites won't hunt seals until they are over 10ft. Even then most of the SoCal population eats fish and small grey whales. Now if there was a 9-10ft mako nearby the seals would be SOL. Those west coast makos are seal killers.

You could have also seen a very large soupfin, 7gill or a hammer. No doubt it could have been a white though, I ran into a rather large one there.

MITCHELL · 10-28-2015, 07:18 AM

I release a soup fin....why would it breach right next to my yak...

lowprofile · 10-30-2015, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by MITCHELL

I release a soup fin....why would it breach right next to my yak...

When you say breach, you mean jump?

Any fish can roll on the surface, especially when hunting food. I've seen halibut go airborn.

Shimano Penn · 11-04-2015, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MITCHELL

I release a soup fin....why would it breach right next to my yak...

Unrelated to thread but thank you so much for solving a big mystery for me. I caught one of those at LJ a year ago and was never able to identify it until now. It was every bit of 6'+ which didn't jive with the species I kept finding on the internet.

As for GWS yea, I had one of those "encounters" up in Cambria last summer. Cruising along at the surface about 30feet from me, minding it's own business thankfully. 20' according to the locals and DFW guys that saw it that day

ful-rac · 10-28-2015, 07:19 AM

You never know...

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MITCHELL · 10-28-2015, 07:28 AM

My new toy saving time and money making my own mackerel flys

MITCHELL · 10-28-2015, 09:28 AM

Are you in the Christmas spirit before Holloween....

chris138 · 10-28-2015, 11:10 AM

I'd say it was a white shark almost for sure. This is the time of year they are very common, as are attacks. I saw one attacking a sealion a few months back. Its hard to believe what you are seeing while its happening, but when you replay it in your head usually there's not much doubt. I can say for sure it wasn't a sevengill, soupfin, thresher, or hammer. Sounds like you have lots of hours on the water... you would've easily identified them by their behavior and appearance. Possible to mistake a mako for a white though....

Also as an aside, we do not have porpoise here. We have short-beaked common dolphin, which are often incorrectly referred to as porpoise by fishermen. Pointless detail, I know, but while we are identifying animals we might as well be consistent. Don't even get me started on the seal vs sea lion thing

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lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	Great whites won't hunt seals until they are over 10ft. Even then most of the SoCal population eats fish and small grey whales. Now if there was a 9-10ft mako nearby the seals would be SOL. Those west coast makos are seal killers. You could have also seen a very large soupfin, 7gill or a hammer. No doubt it could have been a white though, I ran into a rather large one there. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

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chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	I'd say it was a white shark almost for sure. This is the time of year they are very common, as are attacks. I saw one attacking a sealion a few months back. Its hard to believe what you are seeing while its happening, but when you replay it in your head usually there's not much doubt. I can say for sure it wasn't a sevengill, soupfin, thresher, or hammer. Sounds like you have lots of hours on the water... you would've easily identified them by their behavior and appearance. Possible to mistake a mako for a white though.... Also as an aside, we do not have porpoise here. We have short-beaked common dolphin, which are often incorrectly referred to as porpoise by fishermen. Pointless detail, I know, but while we are identifying animals we might as well be consistent. Don't even get me started on the seal vs sea lion thing