I think I had my first GWS incounter of LJ

[MITCHELL]

I release a soup fin....why would it breach right next to my yak...

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Originally Posted by MITCHELL

I release a soup fin....why would it breach right next to my yak...

When you say breach, you mean jump?

Any fish can roll on the surface, especially when hunting food. I've seen halibut go airborn.

[Shimano Penn]

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

I release a soup fin....why would it breach right next to my yak...

Unrelated to thread but thank you so much for solving a big mystery for me. I caught one of those at LJ a year ago and was never able to identify it until now. It was every bit of 6'+ which didn't jive with the species I kept finding on the internet.

As for GWS yea, I had one of those "encounters" up in Cambria last summer. Cruising along at the surface about 30feet from me, minding it's own business thankfully. 20' according to the locals and DFW guys that saw it that day