LJ lost another long time resident sunday.. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Fiskadoro · 07-25-2012, 02:57 PM

Took me a little while to find this but your story reminded me of something that happened to a friend of mine.

He came up on a dead Black Seabass just like yours while fishing his skiff at Catalina a while back. All that was left was the head half. They figured a Mako got it, but figured the Mako had left so they picked up the head half to get some pics of it. When they pulled it out of the water the Mako showed up, so they tied a rope on it and took some pics of the mako feeding on it, then cut it loose so she could finish her meal.

Adult Makos and Whites have been observed demonstrating territorial behavior when it comes to their kills. Like I said I bet a Mako killed that fish but considering how fresh your seabass looks it also wouldn't surprise me if that big Mako was still watching it from down below where you couldn't see her while you were paddling around taking pictures of it.

Jim

dorado50 · 07-25-2012, 04:07 PM

I would have rushed it to sea world,they are good with helping animals especially sea lions...

lowprofile · 07-25-2012, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dorado50

I would have rushed it to sea world,they are good with helping animals especially sea lions...

Lol the bsb was dead and I'm sure everyone here would be rooting for the shark if they saw a seal being attacked.

deepdvr · 07-25-2012, 04:15 PM

You'd think the furbags would be all over that liver. Mr. knothead is pretty good at finding/stealing a fish and devouring the stomach and leaving the rest. That's never happened to me.....I've just seen it.

Hmmmnn....maybe the taxman was hanging around.

Fisherman4454 · 07-25-2012, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dorado50

I would have rushed it to sea world,they are good with helping animals especially sea lions...

Haha Yeah the only thing that stopped me from giving mouth to mouth were clips from the discovery channel running through my head of great whites doing double backflips launching themselves at those fake seals.

I was thinking it was a bit big for a gaff too, but i figured it wouldve been a bit low for a spear shot.. I think a shark prob munched it after the fact but that hole has gotta be from a person. Then again i don't know much about spearfishing.

Remember 10 or so years ago that Zonie speared one then claimed it attacked him? Maybe DFG should focus more on educating the public. Ignorance never works in favor of the fish. And if the goal is protecting the fish, 1 BSB alive > $20000 in revenue from fines eh?

07-25-2012, 02:57 PM	#1
Fiskadoro ....... Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,509	Took me a little while to find this but your story reminded me of something that happened to a friend of mine. He came up on a dead Black Seabass just like yours while fishing his skiff at Catalina a while back. All that was left was the head half. They figured a Mako got it, but figured the Mako had left so they picked up the head half to get some pics of it. When they pulled it out of the water the Mako showed up, so they tied a rope on it and took some pics of the mako feeding on it, then cut it loose so she could finish her meal. Adult Makos and Whites have been observed demonstrating territorial behavior when it comes to their kills. Like I said I bet a Mako killed that fish but considering how fresh your seabass looks it also wouldn't surprise me if that big Mako was still watching it from down below where you couldn't see her while you were paddling around taking pictures of it. Jim Last edited by Fiskadoro; 07-25-2012 at 03:10 PM.

07-25-2012, 04:15 PM	#4
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	You'd think the furbags would be all over that liver. Mr. knothead is pretty good at finding/stealing a fish and devouring the stomach and leaving the rest. That's never happened to me.....I've just seen it. Hmmmnn....maybe the taxman was hanging around. __________________

07-25-2012, 04:07 PM	#2
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	I would have rushed it to sea world,they are good with helping animals especially sea lions...