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

MITCHELL · 10-28-2015, 03:39 AM

I was fishing out off la jolla in 150 feet or so of water and the sealions were working me over and going under my kayak and all of the sudden this gray object catches the corner of my eye breaking the surface 10ft from my kayak I say WTF ....was that.... did not see head or tail just a grey boil it was moving fast the thought that came to mind was it was headed for me and veered off at the last second than awhile later I thought it was just a sealion and kept fishing but no.... sealions are brown this was grey and the size of a porpoise but I no it was not a porpoise by the way it moved and never surfaced again as I sit here and type this with that vision in my head I'm thinking a juvenile great white shark chasing a sealion
Anybody out there have a similar incounter and I no it was not a hammerhead

jorluivil · 10-28-2015, 06:26 AM

If it was a GWS the seals would not be around.

DanaPT · 10-28-2015, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

If it was a GWS the seals would not be around.

I disagree. I had a sea lion zig zag under my yak briefly before I saw the GWS swim by for a closer look.

No doubt in my mind on this day, the sea lion was looking for a place out of the water OR simply lead the shark to me as a diversion. It worked.

I too was chased from the water. only shark I care not to see while fishing.

Geno Machino · 10-28-2015, 06:33 AM

What day was this?

MITCHELL · 10-28-2015, 07:26 AM

The middle of oct.2015

lowprofile · 10-28-2015, 07:53 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, 08:18 AM

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

lowprofile · 10-30-2015, 03:09 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, 12:44 PM

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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, 08:19 AM

You never know...

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MITCHELL · 10-28-2015, 08:28 AM

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

TJones · 10-30-2015, 05:50 AM

Squid grounds , needless to say where we fish .

2-Stix · 10-30-2015, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TJones

Squid grounds , needless to say where we fish .

Holy Crap!!!!! Thanks for the info. We need to get out some time.

MITCHELL · 10-30-2015, 07:23 PM

F..k holy shark shit...
When was Fluffy caught....

10-28-2015, 03:39 AM	#1
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	I think I had my first GWS incounter of LJ I was fishing out off la jolla in 150 feet or so of water and the sealions were working me over and going under my kayak and all of the sudden this gray object catches the corner of my eye breaking the surface 10ft from my kayak I say WTF ....was that.... did not see head or tail just a grey boil it was moving fast the thought that came to mind was it was headed for me and veered off at the last second than awhile later I thought it was just a sealion and kept fishing but no.... sealions are brown this was grey and the size of a porpoise but I no it was not a porpoise by the way it moved and never surfaced again as I sit here and type this with that vision in my head I'm thinking a juvenile great white shark chasing a sealion Anybody out there have a similar incounter and I no it was not a hammerhead __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 10-28-2015 at 10:33 AM.

10-28-2015, 06:26 AM	#2
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	If it was a GWS the seals would not be around. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

10-28-2015, 06:33 AM	#4
Geno Machino "Relax" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: O'side Posts: 553	What day was this? __________________

10-28-2015, 07:26 AM	#5
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	The middle of oct.2015 __________________ Duke Mitchell

10-28-2015, 07:53 AM	#6
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

10-28-2015, 08:18 AM	#7
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	I release a soup fin....why would it breach right next to my yak... Attached Images __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 10-28-2015 at 10:37 AM.

10-28-2015, 08:19 AM	#10
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Could've been... You never know... ! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

10-28-2015, 08:28 AM	#11
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	My new toy saving time and money making my own mackerel flys Attached Images __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 10-28-2015 at 08:57 AM.

10-30-2015, 05:50 AM	#12
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	Fluffy did not make it Squid grounds , needless to say where we fish . Attached Images

10-30-2015, 07:23 PM	#14
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	F..k holy shark shit... When was Fluffy caught.... __________________ Duke Mitchell