Sea Lion’s Revenge - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Simmonsdlwa · 07-16-2020, 01:53 PM

Saw the craziest thing this morning fishing out of King Harbor. A sea lion was thrashing about in 100 feet of water so I decided to paddle closer to check it out. The sea lion was tossing and throwing a live ‘wounded’ 4 foot long thresher shark up in the air over his head and then diving down to grab it again. This went on for 10 minutes or so and then he move on dragging the shark with him. Anyone see or hear of this?

FullFlavorPike · 07-16-2020, 01:59 PM

Mammals can be nuts like that:

matthew7! · 07-16-2020, 02:08 PM

I saw this last weekend at La Jolla with a sea lion throwing about 30lb yellowtail!!! Right of the pier.

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tak100 · 07-16-2020, 03:10 PM

I had a sea lion steal a 25-30 lb blue fin off a jig and threw the thing around at the surface until it finally tore chunks off.

I think the sea lion teeth are meant for holding fish, not cutting so much. So they use that flinging method to break up prey that is larger than they can swallow whole.

Ggiannig89 · 07-18-2020, 02:00 AM

I seen this in La Jolla. I never would have believed it if I didn’t see with my own eyes. I think the sea lions eat the liver of the young sharks. Totally nuts to witness.

Salty · 07-18-2020, 03:32 PM

Guess you're not the only one!
https://www.mensjournal.com/adventur...thing-like-it/

07-16-2020, 01:53 PM	#1
Simmonsdlwa Junior Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 6	Sea Lion’s Revenge Saw the craziest thing this morning fishing out of King Harbor. A sea lion was thrashing about in 100 feet of water so I decided to paddle closer to check it out. The sea lion was tossing and throwing a live ‘wounded’ 4 foot long thresher shark up in the air over his head and then diving down to grab it again. This went on for 10 minutes or so and then he move on dragging the shark with him. Anyone see or hear of this?

07-16-2020, 01:59 PM	#2
FullFlavorPike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 809	Mammals can be nuts like that:

07-16-2020, 02:08 PM	#3
matthew7! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 183	I saw this last weekend at La Jolla with a sea lion throwing about 30lb yellowtail!!! Right of the pier. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-16-2020, 03:10 PM	#4
tak100 Recruit Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 153	I had a sea lion steal a 25-30 lb blue fin off a jig and threw the thing around at the surface until it finally tore chunks off. I think the sea lion teeth are meant for holding fish, not cutting so much. So they use that flinging method to break up prey that is larger than they can swallow whole.

07-18-2020, 02:00 AM	#5
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	I seen this in La Jolla. I never would have believed it if I didn’t see with my own eyes. I think the sea lions eat the liver of the young sharks. Totally nuts to witness.

07-18-2020, 03:32 PM	#6
Salty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 433	Guess you're not the only one! https://www.mensjournal.com/adventur...thing-like-it/