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#1 |
Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 37
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Bait literally ripped off,....Seal's???
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#2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 809
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Getting back an unharmed bait sounds like you're lassoing some kelp. If the dogs are stealing it, you'll see them. They'll rip it off the hook, then come float around in front of you to gloat.
When a dog takes the bait it'll be a short series of fast tugs trying to break off the bait. It's not like a yellow. Yellows swallow the bait and goooooooooo. One quick tug and you get back a bait cleanly bitten in half with a terrified look in its dead eyes, that's probably a mako. A whole bunch of commotion and slapping...Mr. T! Others may disagree, but this reflects my own experience of short bites from the wrong kind. |
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#3 |
Large Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: La Verne, CA
Posts: 1,004
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Seals will usually tug then wait for you to put pressure on to pull the hook off the bait. Then they will come to the surface to flip you off. I'm sure Mark(Fish11) will chime in on what his thoughts are on seals.
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#4 |
Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 37
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Alright then, now that i know what im working against and seal tactics im going to have to be more vigilant in where i decide to fish as well factoring the feeding times dogs like roam around. As everybody knows, after like the 3rd-4th time getting your bait torn off it gets old fast.
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#5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Vista
Posts: 326
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Keep you bait tight to the yak and keep an eye on it. You can hear the seals coming if you listen closely. Reel fast and get the bait out of the water and back in your tank until you relocate or seals get bored and move on.
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