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08-09-2010, 04:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bay Park
Posts: 559
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Whale of a good time!
Went fishing today in La Jolla unfortunately fishing was pretty slow, but had a chance to experience something that I never have in my entire life and it was amazing. I was out at about 120ft and saw a huge splash about a mile out, thought it might be a boat wake but saw no boat so I continued to look in that direction. Five minutes later I saw a massive Whale jump out of the water and I figured I need to paddle out and check it out. Ended getting within 50 ft of an amazing whale, not sure what kind but would love some suggestions on what it may be. Got some great pics and spent about an hour just hanging with the whale and loving life. Also I found some weird tranquilizer looking thing about 300ft from the whale, not sure what it was but it maybe someone here knows. Anyway, got skunked fishing but well worth the paddle. Didn't think whales came that close this time of year, was at about 180 ft a few miles out. Also posted a video, it jumped a couple times, spectacular, sorry for the crappy video work. Gotta love the ocean and our sea life!!!
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08-09-2010, 04:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,921
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Awesome Pics Chuck
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08-09-2010, 04:26 PM
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Rookie of the Month Club
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mira Mesa
Posts: 483
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cool shots!!!
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they are getting bigger.... 
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08-09-2010, 04:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,155
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nice pictures, that syringe looking thing? it looks like a ball pump for basketballs/footballs that sort of thing.
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08-09-2010, 04:53 PM
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Olivenhain Bob
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Olivenhain, CA
Posts: 1,121
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Anyone know what kind of a whale that was?
I have seen humpbacks jump like that but never the gray, finback or blue whales that are common around here. If it was a humpback it would be the first that I have heard about in these waters. Bob |
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08-09-2010, 05:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bay Park
Posts: 559
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Thanks for all the great responses, I am truly curious as to what species this was. Here is another video of the whale a little closer and you can see it surface a few times. What a amazing animal, was so close I could smell its spray from its blowhole and man it stunk pretty bad. Hope to see more out there in the future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tUaFDLNn94 |
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08-09-2010, 04:56 PM
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Float Tuber
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 243
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So cool , Thanks for sharing ...
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08-09-2010, 04:59 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Clairemont
Posts: 813
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rad video and really cool story
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08-10-2010, 10:23 AM
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Junior
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Sherman Oaks
Posts: 12
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Great pictures! I have seen lots of whales off of boats but not my yak. Must have been fun.
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08-10-2010, 12:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chula Vista
Posts: 1,589
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I was in LJ yesterday not catching fish and saw some thing jump out of the corner of my eye. It was big and fairly far away. I kept looking in the general direction and saw the whale jump again. Very cool. I was further away than the shots in the post but still close enough to tell it was hump back. That is a first for me in so cal. I've seen loads of greys in close, bues and fins off shore, minkes at the Tanner Bank, orcas at the whisler bouy at the mouth of SD Bay and now a hump back. I love the ocean. Mike
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