Not so GWS

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Thought I was marking a real nice WSB down by my downrigger setup, but that was not what it was. Moved 1/4 mile and 60 feet deeper and the same one, or another, came to visit.

Nice!!! Those sharks are all over the bay, but you Greg are the first one I've heard of that actually got one on underwater on camera. It always surprises me that we never hook them. Very selective feeders. Actually whites are just specialized Makos that evolved to take advantage of the marine mammal explosion. Certainly the small ones feed on fish but they are still very selective about what they feed on which is why we almost never hook them on bait or trolling for T-sharks.

[ful-rac]

We have seen a good amount of white shark activity around the bay, just within the last couple of years. Jorge actually hooked one last year and took a short sleigh ride before he got bit off. This is not actually the first white shark greg has caught on video recently. We have seen them on the surface as well, along with lots and lots of makos...really an unusualy high number of makos.

Whether or not you guys realize it...they are down there. It's probably better you guys don't realize it...and just ignore the fact....and keep on fishin'!

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

We have seen a good amount of white shark activity around the bay, just within the last couple of years. Jorge actually hooked one last year and took a short sleigh ride before he got bit off. This is not actually the first white shark greg has caught on video recently. We have seen them on the surface as well, along with lots and lots of makos...really an unusualy high number of makos.

Whether or not you guys realize it...they are down there. It's probably better you guys don't realize it...and just ignore the fact....and keep on fishin'!

With Makos the increase in activity might be temp related. It used to be that we'd get the first big influx of makos when the offshore temps hit 60 to 63, which we used to call albacore temps as the albies like that same temp range. Those temps used to come in June, about the time of the first barracuda runs, now we have them all winter. I always thought they migrated north for the summer then back down to Mexican waters midwinter, and some tagging data backs that up, but it could be they are just staying here year round now.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by kluts

oOh no!! Jim Day adoro back at it again to shower us with pages of blathering on!! when anyone asks me,"what was your most painful fishing experience?" I have to reply with, well?? probably listening to Jim dayadoro "Drone" on with his vast knowledge of what we already know...Sweet Jesus

Good to be back. Kinda missed this place