Running into the taxman, what do you do?

[Old Man in the Sea]

GWS are gentle when they have a full stomach....if hungry they are the opposite...Keep your blood slick to a minimum - I think a 6' bang stick is good insurance - if somebody has found a good one pm me - they use them in florida for gators...otherwise sit still and pray....it worked for Gabe...I do not think you can paddle or peddle fast enough

[danjor]

2 summers ago while in Monterey visiting my relatives who also kayak up there during the 3 days I went kayaking we had 5 Tax man sightings. First one was from the freeway looking at the beach you could clearly see a freking huge great white in the waves, second thru forth sighting were while we were kayaking out of moss landing... When you see a great white it is more of a surreal feeling, at first I couldn't believe my eyes and than I just stayed still and just watched it, I know that I could not panic or it could turn bad.
Anyways saw 3 of them that day, first one I thought was a whale jumping to say hi except after 30 minutes or so we realized it never came back up, next one I was hung up on the bottom trying to break free and it swam by.... and last one was eyeballing the seals in the surf while we were he adding in. The next day we went out by cannery row and saw another one. To be honest I was never scared I was more shocked to see a fish that big, doesn't look real...

My take on it is if it wants to eat you there really isn't much you can do so if it is your time its your time, your still more likely to get struck by lightning while kayaking

[driftwood]

Originally Posted by Old Man in the Sea

GWS are gentle when they have a full stomach....if hungry they are the opposite...Keep your blood slick to a minimum - I think a 6' bang stick is good insurance - if somebody has found a good one pm me - they use them in florida for gators...otherwise sit still and pray....it worked for Gabe...I do not think you can paddle or peddle fast enough

I have to admit, that day changed the way I think in terms of kayaking alone late in afternoon with a bloody Yellowtail in the back of my kayak. That shark was almost as big as my kayak. As soon as a saw him I stopped moving and sat nervously still.

The GW circled me a few time and cruised under me and disappeared. May thru July is when see a lot big sharks in La Jolla.

[maui jim]

Your more likely to hit by a bus or lighting.....It's Jeorge's girl Candy that frightens me the most...

[tacmik]

I use one of those shark repellents....Glued a picture of my mother-in-law to the bottom of my yak.

[TEAMFISH]

Originally Posted by tacmik

I use one of those shark repellents....Glued a picture of my mother-in-law to the bottom of my yak.

[T Bone]

sack up and throw out a bait...

[CKallday71]

Originally Posted by T Bone

sack up and throw out a bait...

Yea what he said! Break out the steel leader wire with a HUGE hook on it and half a yellowtail!

Actually, I was on a charter out of San Diego a bunch of years back and we were killing small yellowtail. One of the deck hands spotted a shark fin and hooked the better half of a Bonita on a big honkin hook and chucked it right in front of the sharks path. He didn't hook up but I was rather impressed with the accuracy displayed with the cast. Not sure what kind of shark it was but it was a sizable dorsal fin and the tail fin was certainly not a Thresher.

[lowprofile]

come across them multiple times. a possible small 4fter in Oceanside harbor, a 7fter out of Newport one in LJ that was just as long as my PA14...

if you can see them, your OK. its the ones you don't see you have to worry about.

I'm kinda a shark magnet if you haven't noticed... thats why i don't fish for other game fish that often.

[guamboas]

I bought a bottle of this it seems to be the trick lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJlHjf_E--4

[MITCHELL]

My shark and seal repellant If its my time togo i'm going out swinging!! and your right you won't see it coming.Thanks for sharing the vido best thing i watched all week[ATTACH]9693[

[TJones]

and then toss a bait .

[FishNinjaY]

could be worse...





I guess this is a new movie, just out this month. Something of a social media hit.. Looks good to me!

[StinkyMatt]

I just installed air bags on the outside of my car.

I added a second set of rain gutters, just in case the first one leaks.

I also have two spare tires, you never know.







You elect to go sit on a plastic stick in the middle of the ocean that is full of sharks.


Lack of Wsb reports is more scary than the tax man.

[Dannowar]

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

Lack of Wsb reports is more scary than the tax man.

This!!!

[maui jim]

[QUOTE=StinkyMatt;155904]I just installed air bags on the outside of my car.

I added a second set of rain gutters, just in case the first one leaks.


Hey.... I seen your House and you dont have Rain Gutters!! but I know someone who does...

[Hondatom]

Bat spray, Golf clubs, and pictures of the mother in law?

Now that shit is funny!

My question is how do you get the seat out of your crack after a GWS sighting? I would clamp up so tight you couldn't drag a needle out of my ass with a tractor.

[lowprofile]

Originally Posted by tacmik

I use one of those shark repellents....Glued a picture of my mother-in-law to the bottom of my yak.

on a serious note, those shark repellents do repel small sharks, like blacktips, but only because they are made from the liver oils and other naturally occurring scents in... yep black tips. what eats black tips? Tigers, Hammers, Bulls and probably great whites... its like chum for larger sharks.

when we use a sharp nose or black tip for bait, the smaller sharks will clear the area immediately and the bite will shut down. only until that big hammer or tiger finds the baited shark.

[bigbarrels]

The GW circled me a few time and cruised under me and disappeared. May thru July is when see a lot big sharks in La Jolla.[/QUOTE]


Yep, saw a big one about 5 years ago off La Jolla near squid grounds in the afternoon.....came up and back down about 20 yards off yak.......wasn't into my spanish macks