WEIRD!!!
 

After all the years fishing out in La Jolla, I have finally seen the strangest behavior that tops the list of strange things. The best part about it is I got the action all on camera. Trying to get all the action I can on film is not an easy task. I quickly found this out after using the GoPro for the last month and coming up empty handed on premium quality hook ups on video. Sure I have gotten the fish fighting on video, but my goal is to get the strike on video. So after many schools of yellowtail, I finally came across this juicy GoPro moment.

I started my day off with epic conditions calm seas and clear, blue skies. I knew I would be making the move to search for surface iron fish so I cruised along, filling the tank with bait along the way and the first mass of birds knocks on my front door. I lazily wandered to it, but after a third time I booked it over to the area. This was my downfall. I pedal pretty hard, so hard in fact that I snapped the pedal shaft at the adjustment pin on the Mirage Drive. So you know what that means. Oh ya, PADDLING!

I get to the area and find a huge pile of yellows free-swimming and get an instant hookup on one, but guess what? Yep, forgot about the camera, again. I told myself after this fish, “Ok, first thing when you find a school turn on the camera.” I kept moving along when I stumbled across this diamond in the rough.

I thankfully remembered to turn the camera on even after I made 2 casts, but hey at least I captured the moment. Spoiler Alert: Well, there was a nice school of tails probably 200 strong moving along with a shark. I am not sure what kind of shark, but THE DARKHORSE made the best guess, a seven gill. There was no long tail like a thresher, but it had a tan color possibly even a soup fin. Be sure to look very carefully when the video goes into slow-motion and you will see it.

I still can’t believe what I was seeing and to get a hook up off the back of it was an image burned into my memory banks. As I said before my goal is to get the strike on video, and this is what I have vowed to produce. I want to hear what you guys think these fish were doing. So far the two theories are:

The Kid- They were using the shark skin to rub on and removing parasites or scratching an itch.
THE DARKHORSE- The fish were bullying the shark and abusing it forcing it to regurgitate and eating the shark’s meal.

Whatever it was it was WEIRD! That’s the only word I can come up with. Enjoy!

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Thanks for the video i watched the whole thing.



Lesson # 1 Chase a shark but keep your distance

Lesson # 2 if shark come right at you, make your presentation

Lesson 3 # Bring in the catch .

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That was soo f'ng rad! :luxhello:

I've seen that behavior once before off the Pacific coast of Baja. About 7 yellows rubbing on a 5 foot mako that seemed to be just sitting there. It always stuck in my head because I'd never seen or heard of that before.

A few months ago I got Milton Love's new book "Certainly More Than You Wanted to Know About Fishes of the Pacific Coast". On the section about yellowtail it mentions that exact same behavior and suggests they do that to dislodge parasites.

Killer video btw!

Shark, the all natural luffa.

Sweet video Kevin, LJ always has a surprise up its sleeve, crazy!

Nicely done once again, AWESOME video Kevin! :you_rock:

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC INSPIRING KEVIN!! Like i mentioned to you last friday. we see the weirdest things when we are fishing alone.

Very cool vid:luxhello:

Very nice video with the slow mo and all.



You need a cigar and a glass of scotch in your hand when you tell that story.:sifone:

Seriously, that will be your calling card.

Yellowtail Car Wash.

What type of wood is that patio cover made of?

Amazing Kevin! You weren't lying when you said you caught it on camera.

I'm even more amazed by the fact that you can locate those damn fish with so much ease, break your mirage drive, not miss a beat, paddle while throwing that 10' stick with pinpoint accuracy, have countless hookups and catch all that crazy sh*t on camera.

INSPIRING TO WATCH!!!!! :you_rock:

Awesome ... just plain awesome!

Now thats the one i wanted to see........

SICK ONE:cheers1:

Great job Kevin, I really enjoyed it!

I went to your web site for the first time. Wow, that beautiful and well thought out. I'll visit it many time to come.

Thanks Tim

Pretty cool!

We saw that same thing in San Quintin a couple of years ago. This was about same time of year. I wonder if this happens year around or just in the fall?

Hi Quality! Can't believe that domain was available.....

Super WEIRD!


hook up!!! nice!