This Weeks 'I Almost Died' Story - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jorluivil · 08-02-2016, 08:49 PM

Can you guess the species? Sorry for the shitty camera work, it was hard trying to fight the fish and get footage at the same time.

MITCHELL · 08-02-2016, 09:06 PM

What's the story. .....

ful-rac · 08-02-2016, 09:30 PM

Looks like a baby wheel to me!

murphy · 08-03-2016, 06:57 AM

Whatever it is its the biggest fish ever caught on a
Cardiff 400

PapaDave · 08-03-2016, 07:24 AM

Did you hook that shark up or did it just swim by? I've had GW's come by checking out my catch occasionally out at DP, little ones.

taggermike · 08-03-2016, 07:58 AM

When the shark is finning the fin color looks like the shiny blue of a mako. But in the under water part it looks pale grayish of a white shark. It also looks on the thick side for a mako. Either way, you got the fish and the shark didn't make any contact. Win-win right there. Congrats. Mike

maquinapescado · 08-03-2016, 08:39 AM

GSW? Is that for Great Sewer White?

stairman · 08-03-2016, 09:05 AM

The border between white and the colored portion of a gws is irregular...you were there what did you see?....it is allso much more of a very defined white to darker color border makos' are more of an indistinct gradual color change.The tail shape on makos and gws are very similar but that cut water keel in front of the tail was wider then the dimensions of most mako's i've seen

conclusion......none
guess possible gws but i wouldn't bet the mortgage payment on it

btw that camera work didn't rise to the level of horrible lol

jorluivil · 08-03-2016, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by PapaDave

Did you hook that shark up or did it just swim by? I've had GW's come by checking out my catch occasionally out at DP, little ones.

I had a greenback at the bottom in about 85' of water.

Pinhead · 08-03-2016, 03:25 PM

Camera work .... meh .......but top notch music selection and mixing. I was on the edge of my seat.

And a big *Atta-Boy* for getting out there and mixing it up!

Dave Legacy · 08-03-2016, 05:05 PM

There's not much evidence to work with, but you did get a pretty good shot of a top or bottom view of the tail and what struck me was the lacking of prominently defined keels. I feel like it's something that I have noticed in small makos, but not made much note of on Great Whites. My guess is GWS.

GregAndrew · 08-03-2016, 06:46 PM

Chupacamidshipman for sure.

Aaron&Julie · 08-03-2016, 06:56 PM

With the width of the body just right before reaching the tail, I'd guess GWS.

MITCHELL · 08-05-2016, 04:08 PM

On the part where you said I almost died I'm assuming the fear factor was overwhelming did it try to bite ya

Rufus · 08-06-2016, 09:11 AM

My two cents....the cadual keel was really wide on this animal for it's size. Favor: WS. The pelvic fins were fixed and triangular and didn't seem to have a separate trailing edge like a mako. Favor: WS. Swimming style was a bid lazy and flexible. Makos swim like a wound up rubber band, kinda like a tuna. Favor:WS.

My guess: The man in the grey suit coming to collect the rent. A whitey.

FISH11 · 08-06-2016, 09:17 AM

Hey Jorge, I'm not 100% sure but it looks like a "Johnny Bass" Ha Ha Ha.

HobieOneCanoebe · 08-06-2016, 05:58 PM

Just my input 1 A mako would've jumped 2 that size of mako would not be landable on that tackle they are very angry sharks, they take huge runs and jump multiple times that shark didn't even look like it cared that it was hooked lol 3 holy shit that's scary that looks like a smaller version of the fin I saw off of solona! good job making it home safe!

FullFlavorPike · 08-08-2016, 01:01 PM

whitey!

knightnsd · 08-08-2016, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by FullFlavorPike

whitey!

my same thought, I went up north Friday to San Clemente on my striper and passed a huge shark 15 miles off Oside, water was dark as it was cloudy all day but the tail splashed out of the water maybe 6 feet behind a large 14-16 inch dorsal as we pulled alongside of it. Even in the dark water that day and small wind-chop I saw that fin from far away. Maybe 2 hours earlier we had left some spear-gunners in on the paddy holding dodos that were as lock-jawed as the bft we chased all day.

heard of one hookup on a bft, other was a porpoise, the bft's ate chovies around everyone most of the day and passed on everything else

08-02-2016, 08:49 PM	#1
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	This Weeks 'I Almost Died' Story Can you guess the species? Sorry for the shitty camera work, it was hard trying to fight the fish and get footage at the same time. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

08-02-2016, 09:06 PM	#2
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	Looks like a white shark tail. .... What's the story. ..... __________________ Duke Mitchell

08-02-2016, 09:30 PM	#3
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Looks like a baby wheel to me! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

08-03-2016, 07:24 AM	#5
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	Did you hook that shark up or did it just swim by? I've had GW's come by checking out my catch occasionally out at DP, little ones. __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

08-03-2016, 08:39 AM	#7
maquinapescado Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 326	GSW? Is that for Great Sewer White? __________________ Climb, Surf, Fish, Repeat

08-03-2016, 06:57 AM	#4
murphy Junior Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 15	Whatever it is its the biggest fish ever caught on a Cardiff 400

08-03-2016, 07:58 AM	#6
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	When the shark is finning the fin color looks like the shiny blue of a mako. But in the under water part it looks pale grayish of a white shark. It also looks on the thick side for a mako. Either way, you got the fish and the shark didn't make any contact. Win-win right there. Congrats. Mike

08-03-2016, 09:05 AM	#8
stairman Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 84	The border between white and the colored portion of a gws is irregular...you were there what did you see?....it is allso much more of a very defined white to darker color border makos' are more of an indistinct gradual color change.The tail shape on makos and gws are very similar but that cut water keel in front of the tail was wider then the dimensions of most mako's i've seen conclusion......none guess possible gws but i wouldn't bet the mortgage payment on it btw that camera work didn't rise to the level of horrible lol Last edited by stairman; 08-03-2016 at 09:11 AM.

08-03-2016, 03:25 PM	#10
Pinhead We all Stink Sometimes! Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 171	Camera work .... meh .......but top notch music selection and mixing. I was on the edge of my seat. And a big Atta-Boy for getting out there and mixing it up!

08-03-2016, 05:05 PM	#11
Dave Legacy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Hacienda Heights, CA Posts: 427	There's not much evidence to work with, but you did get a pretty good shot of a top or bottom view of the tail and what struck me was the lacking of prominently defined keels. I feel like it's something that I have noticed in small makos, but not made much note of on Great Whites. My guess is GWS.

08-03-2016, 06:46 PM	#12
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Chupacamidshipman for sure.

08-03-2016, 06:56 PM	#13
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	With the width of the body just right before reaching the tail, I'd guess GWS. __________________ "Never say die"

08-05-2016, 04:08 PM	#14
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	Could you elaborate some more. ..... On the part where you said I almost died I'm assuming the fear factor was overwhelming did it try to bite ya __________________ Duke Mitchell

08-06-2016, 09:11 AM	#15
Rufus Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ocean Beach Posts: 90	My two cents....the cadual keel was really wide on this animal for it's size. Favor: WS. The pelvic fins were fixed and triangular and didn't seem to have a separate trailing edge like a mako. Favor: WS. Swimming style was a bid lazy and flexible. Makos swim like a wound up rubber band, kinda like a tuna. Favor:WS. My guess: The man in the grey suit coming to collect the rent. A whitey.

08-06-2016, 09:17 AM	#16
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	Hey Jorge, I'm not 100% sure but it looks like a "Johnny Bass" Ha Ha Ha. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

08-06-2016, 05:58 PM	#17
HobieOneCanoebe Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Encinitas Posts: 200	Just my input 1 A mako would've jumped 2 that size of mako would not be landable on that tackle they are very angry sharks, they take huge runs and jump multiple times that shark didn't even look like it cared that it was hooked lol 3 holy shit that's scary that looks like a smaller version of the fin I saw off of solona! good job making it home safe!

08-08-2016, 01:01 PM	#18
FullFlavorPike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 809	whitey!