What's this? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

kirkdavis · 03-03-2017, 03:19 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Aq1ZBAzhc0
Saw it this morning off LJ. At first I thought maybe Mola Mola, then, maybe a shark, but the movement didn't seem right. Now I think maybe it's a whale fluke, but I never saw or heard it blow.
Any Ideas?

NICKWORN · 03-03-2017, 03:25 PM

Looks like a seal fin to me, probably lounging. I see them laying, basking in the water on their side with only their fin visible.

kirkdavis · 03-03-2017, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by NICKWORN

Looks like a seal fin to me, probably lounging. I see them laying, basking in the water on their side with only their fin visible.

Possible, but it looked too wide. I never heard anything breathing either. I know that sea critters can hold their breath for a long time, but this didn't take a breath before disappearing, and I only saw one seal later in the day away from that spot.

GregAndrew · 03-03-2017, 04:33 PM

Mola Mola. That is a pretty common sight this time of year for those. Sea Lions typically will leave it above water longer while they are resting.

Sheephead · 03-03-2017, 04:52 PM

Looks like a lobster pot with that quality. If you never saw it again, it was probably a seal, however, I've seen baby mako's doing stuff like that out there before.

jorluivil · 03-03-2017, 05:34 PM

It's a seal that's drowning and calling for help

Orca Winfrey · 03-03-2017, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

It's a seal that's drowning and calling for help

Looks more like a yakker whose blem sank.

driftwood · 03-03-2017, 06:15 PM

Big floating turd from across the border.

jorluivil · 03-03-2017, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

It's a seal that's drowning and calling for help

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Originally Posted by Orca Winfrey

Looks more like a yakker whose blem sank.

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Originally Posted by driftwood

Big floating turd from across the border.

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA.........that moment when your thread gets hijacked.

makobob · 03-03-2017, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA.........that moment when your thread gets hijacked.

Happens a lot in the SEWER.

kirkdavis · 03-03-2017, 07:48 PM

All you jokers just want to yak, yak, yak.
I'll be glad when fishing picks up so you'll
Be yakkin on the water and posting fish tales
On BWE.
The only reason I took the video is because
fishin was slooooooooooooooow.
Beautiful day out there though.

Iceman · 03-03-2017, 08:04 PM

I'd bet Mola, they sway back and forth like that

driftwood · 03-03-2017, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by kirkdavis

All you jokers just want to yak, yak, yak.
I'll be glad when fishing picks up so you'll
Be yakkin on the water and posting fish tales
On BWE.
The only reason I took the video is because
fishin was slooooooooooooooow.
Beautiful day out there though.

Hey Kirk, I met you on the sand this morning I saw about five Mola Mola this morning. What you saw there is a mola mola. Bait was nonexistent today That's one reason fishing was slow.

jruiz · 03-03-2017, 09:24 PM

While we're on the topic, can someone help me with this one? Is it a mushroom? Primitive organism?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=789he-8T_-E

katchfish · 03-03-2017, 09:51 PM

Another UFO from today, same potato cam.

https://youtu.be/aHEcGBRaHKI

kirkdavis · 03-04-2017, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by katchfish

Another UFO from today, same potato cam.

https://youtu.be/aHEcGBRaHKI

That one is a Big Tail Mola Mola!

Rufus · 03-04-2017, 08:09 AM

Mola. Clearly.

Back in my previous life when I was a skiff guy, we'd be out trolling looking for marlin. Anything out of the ordinary required a detour and look. I've run up on hundreds of molas over the years flopping their goofy dorsal fin back and forth. It was always disappointed that it wasn't a marlin or sword, but molas are just so outer space looking and friendly, that you gotta stop and watch.

Many would slowly move off, but every once in a while a mola would act like a puppy and swim up the boat and eyeball us. Even to this day when I see a mola I think "WTF?" And they eat jellyfish! How weird is that?

tacmik · 03-04-2017, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

It's a seal that's drowning and calling for help

Throw it an anchor.

YakDout · 03-05-2017, 11:39 AM

Does your video camera auto focus?

kirkdavis · 03-05-2017, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by YakDout

Does your video camera auto focus?

It is my iPhone camera. I assumed it is auto focus, but with my skills I was lucky to get a video at all. Last time out it was filming when I thought it was off and visa versa.

03-03-2017, 03:19 PM	#1
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	What's this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Aq1ZBAzhc0 Saw it this morning off LJ. At first I thought maybe Mola Mola, then, maybe a shark, but the movement didn't seem right. Now I think maybe it's a whale fluke, but I never saw or heard it blow. Any Ideas?

03-03-2017, 03:25 PM	#2
NICKWORN Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: SANTUCKET Posts: 629	Seal fin Looks like a seal fin to me, probably lounging. I see them laying, basking in the water on their side with only their fin visible.

03-03-2017, 05:34 PM	#6
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	It's a seal that's drowning and calling for help __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

03-03-2017, 06:15 PM	#8
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	Big floating turd from across the border. __________________ "The secret of life? one thing just one thing only. That's what you gotta figure out" curly

03-03-2017, 07:48 PM	#11
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Thick skin All you jokers just want to yak, yak, yak. I'll be glad when fishing picks up so you'll Be yakkin on the water and posting fish tales On BWE. The only reason I took the video is because fishin was slooooooooooooooow. Beautiful day out there though.

03-03-2017, 04:33 PM	#4
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Mola Mola. That is a pretty common sight this time of year for those. Sea Lions typically will leave it above water longer while they are resting.

03-03-2017, 04:52 PM	#5
Sheephead Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 115	Looks like a lobster pot with that quality. If you never saw it again, it was probably a seal, however, I've seen baby mako's doing stuff like that out there before.

03-03-2017, 08:04 PM	#12
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	I'd bet Mola, they sway back and forth like that __________________

03-03-2017, 09:24 PM	#14
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,011	While we're on the topic, can someone help me with this one? Is it a mushroom? Primitive organism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=789he-8T_-E

03-03-2017, 09:51 PM	#15
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 849	Another UFO from today, same potato cam. https://youtu.be/aHEcGBRaHKI

03-04-2017, 08:09 AM	#17
Rufus Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ocean Beach Posts: 90	Mola. Clearly. Back in my previous life when I was a skiff guy, we'd be out trolling looking for marlin. Anything out of the ordinary required a detour and look. I've run up on hundreds of molas over the years flopping their goofy dorsal fin back and forth. It was always disappointed that it wasn't a marlin or sword, but molas are just so outer space looking and friendly, that you gotta stop and watch. Many would slowly move off, but every once in a while a mola would act like a puppy and swim up the boat and eyeball us. Even to this day when I see a mola I think "WTF?" And they eat jellyfish! How weird is that?

03-05-2017, 11:39 AM	#19
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Does your video camera auto focus?