LJ 10/2 am DOGGED - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Matt · 10-04-2007, 06:58 PM

I have had a few baits stolen over the years, and I have always thought of it as a form of paying taxes. Sea lions are annoying, seals never seem to bother me or my baits, it sucks for sure when you lose a fish to one, but hey ya gotta pay to play is the way I look at it.

Matt

sbsyncro · 10-06-2007, 07:27 AM

When I was a kid growing up in Monterey, I had a friend who's family were commercial fishermen. Believe it or not, the DFG used to supply them with something we called "seal bombs" which were basically M-80 explosives that were completely waterproof and would continue burning (and explode) under water. Apparently they were designed to scare off the furbags before they brought in their nets.

They also happened to work really well when flushed down the toilets of the high school gym......

Just found this link on legal deterrence of pinnipeds (knotheads, furbags, sea dogs)
http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Marine-Mamma...-Pinnipeds.cfm

Apparently you can use forceful methods of deterrence as long as you don't:
1. break their skin
2. aim at their eyes or heads
3. disturb them from a position hauled out on rocks or beach

So, technically using a "seal bomb" would be legal to protect your catch or your gear, but I'll bet that possessing them is illegal for non-commercial fishermen (classic catch-22)

stevo · 10-06-2007, 08:06 AM

Wrist Rocket: 10 bucks at Walmart.
Misc nuts from bolts collected over the years and bam you keep em at bay.

nmbrinkman · 10-06-2007, 11:23 AM

I would think using seal bombs would scare the fish too. I know on the Columbia River the seal bombs have been fairly ineffective.

10-04-2007, 06:58 PM	#1
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	taxation I have had a few baits stolen over the years, and I have always thought of it as a form of paying taxes. Sea lions are annoying, seals never seem to bother me or my baits, it sucks for sure when you lose a fish to one, but hey ya gotta pay to play is the way I look at it. Matt

10-06-2007, 07:27 AM	#2
sbsyncro Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 80	When I was a kid growing up in Monterey, I had a friend who's family were commercial fishermen. Believe it or not, the DFG used to supply them with something we called "seal bombs" which were basically M-80 explosives that were completely waterproof and would continue burning (and explode) under water. Apparently they were designed to scare off the furbags before they brought in their nets. They also happened to work really well when flushed down the toilets of the high school gym...... Just found this link on legal deterrence of pinnipeds (knotheads, furbags, sea dogs) http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Marine-Mamma...-Pinnipeds.cfm Apparently you can use forceful methods of deterrence as long as you don't: 1. break their skin 2. aim at their eyes or heads 3. disturb them from a position hauled out on rocks or beach So, technically using a "seal bomb" would be legal to protect your catch or your gear, but I'll bet that possessing them is illegal for non-commercial fishermen (classic catch-22)

10-06-2007, 08:06 AM	#3
stevo Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceanside Posts: 26	Wrist Rocket: 10 bucks at Walmart. Misc nuts from bolts collected over the years and bam you keep em at bay.

10-06-2007, 11:23 AM	#4
nmbrinkman Work Sucks! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 559	I would think using seal bombs would scare the fish too. I know on the Columbia River the seal bombs have been fairly ineffective.