Bait report, shark sighting - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

lowprofile · 11-03-2012, 07:14 PM

hit La Jolla to load up on bait. it was easy to find. at one point it was so thick my FF was reading the bottom at 10ft when i was in 65ft of water. :lol:

45 spanish, 2 greenies, 2 sardine and one bone.

saw a white shark too. really close encounter. i wasn't paying attention to what was in front of me and reading marks on the FF when i looked up and seen a big fin coming right at me. took me by surprise and i popped open my center hatch to grab a pre rigged wire leader and kept peddling towards it. got within 15ft and saw it was a great white. thinking i could judge size i was saying to myself it looks like a 9fter, then watched it go right next to me and was just as long as my yak, super thick too, thicker than a 55gallon drum. put the leader away and started to circle around it to snap a pic and when i made my 180 he had gone to deep to see in the pics.

was really cool to see though.

Sdspeed · 11-03-2012, 07:24 PM

Incredible! How far off shore do think the 2 of you were?

lowprofile · 11-03-2012, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sdspeed

Incredible! How far off shore do think the 2 of you were?

at that time, i was just past the reserve and coming out of 400ft of water over the canyon, probably in around 200ft at the time due to the drop off. so, maybe 2.5 miles north of the point? picked up a nice cabby out there too.

jaws197 · 11-03-2012, 07:47 PM

Only you would think of trying to "accidentally" catch a white Chris.....

When you hit Florida I fully expect to see you with a pic of a monster Tiger shark from the surf.

Dannowar · 11-03-2012, 10:07 PM

Hopefully he's having a good day when I see him.

TJones · 11-04-2012, 12:59 PM

v.

. what made you put away the leader? not enough on the spool? thx for info and timely report . i was out there a week ago. mainly getting exercise . did you see any squid? got any pointers for doing some shore fishing for sharks? since fuel is so high and the bite has slowed down , i was thinking of doing some surf fishing near home. pm in necessary . thx.

jlabs63 · 11-04-2012, 01:07 PM

Whats the bait for? Lobster?

lowprofile · 11-04-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jlabs63

Whats the bait for? Lobster?

surf fishing.

vincentek9 · 11-04-2012, 02:19 PM

sounds intense. maybe he was wondering what all the fuss was about when you were catching all of that bait.

11-03-2012, 07:14 PM	#1
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,477	Bait report, shark sighting hit La Jolla to load up on bait. it was easy to find. at one point it was so thick my FF was reading the bottom at 10ft when i was in 65ft of water. :lol: 45 spanish, 2 greenies, 2 sardine and one bone. saw a white shark too. really close encounter. i wasn't paying attention to what was in front of me and reading marks on the FF when i looked up and seen a big fin coming right at me. took me by surprise and i popped open my center hatch to grab a pre rigged wire leader and kept peddling towards it. got within 15ft and saw it was a great white. thinking i could judge size i was saying to myself it looks like a 9fter, then watched it go right next to me and was just as long as my yak, super thick too, thicker than a 55gallon drum. put the leader away and started to circle around it to snap a pic and when i made my 180 he had gone to deep to see in the pics. was really cool to see though. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

11-03-2012, 10:07 PM	#5
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	Hopefully he's having a good day when I see him. __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

11-04-2012, 12:59 PM	#6
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,523	are you trying to bs us? v. . what made you put away the leader? not enough on the spool? thx for info and timely report . i was out there a week ago. mainly getting exercise . did you see any squid? got any pointers for doing some shore fishing for sharks? since fuel is so high and the bite has slowed down , i was thinking of doing some surf fishing near home. pm in necessary . thx.

11-04-2012, 02:19 PM	#9
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 532	sounds intense. maybe he was wondering what all the fuss was about when you were catching all of that bait. __________________

11-03-2012, 07:24 PM	#2
Sdspeed Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 732	Incredible! How far off shore do think the 2 of you were?

11-03-2012, 07:47 PM	#4
jaws197 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Poway, CA Posts: 148	Only you would think of trying to "accidentally" catch a white Chris..... When you hit Florida I fully expect to see you with a pic of a monster Tiger shark from the surf.

11-04-2012, 01:07 PM	#7
jlabs63 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: SD - Carmel Valley Posts: 78	Whats the bait for? Lobster?