Sea Dog Road Rage Off La Jolla, 7/3 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Silbaugh4liberty · 07-05-2017, 07:00 AM

Happened to me Saturday in LJ too.

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monstahfish · 07-05-2017, 07:09 AM

Sea lion rage virus! We're all gonna die!!!!

rossman · 07-05-2017, 07:26 AM

Not as big as yours, thank goodness, but aggressive for sure.

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MITCHELL · 07-05-2017, 10:07 AM

In that area....and said to my self is it being attacked by a white shark .I pointed and yelled at two other kayaks but I don't think they saw me.

bwana · 07-05-2017, 10:23 AM

About ten years ago there used to be a seal in San Diego Harbor we nicknamed Pyscho Seal.

He would dive down below your kayak and swim up at full speed smacking into you dead center. It made such a loud crack sound that you expected to sink.

kirkdavis · 07-05-2017, 10:55 AM

If they are like humans, about 25% are psychotic and don't get along well with others. I encountered the one at SI dock and he gave me the creeps. I'm more scared of them than sharks, and they creep me out almost as much as rats, but that's a different story.

SorryCharlie · 07-05-2017, 11:19 AM

I havent had one hit me, but a few months back I had one aggressively charging the kayak, then breaking away for about 20 minutes.

I was heading back in, about 0.5 miles from the reserve when this aggressive sea lion just started charging and then breaking away. Started off thinking it was just messing with me, but after 5 minutes of it constantly doing this I was a bit more worried. It was getting closer and closer with each approach, to the point where it was inches away from making contact. It was also jumping out of the water repeatedly throughout the interaction.

Weird thing was I didn't have any fish, or bait on-board.... I tried everything I could think of.... zig zag pattern, stopping completely, going full speed... nothing stopped it from being a major

...

I could not for the life of me think of why it was doing it.....

Also, I have seen sea lions jumping erratically many times (trust me I was praying to see a shark nail it, that would make my life complete!), and I have thought about the possibility a shark is around. I usually stick around to watch and 9 times out of 10 there is another sea lion it is messing around with. My guess is they are practicing for the real thing...

07-05-2017, 07:00 AM	#1
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	Happened to me Saturday in LJ too. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________

07-05-2017, 07:26 AM	#3
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Not as big as yours, thank goodness, but aggressive for sure. http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ad.php?t=24815 __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

07-05-2017, 10:07 AM	#4
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,258	Last time I was out , i saw a sealion jumping out of the water....erratically In that area....and said to my self is it being attacked by a white shark .I pointed and yelled at two other kayaks but I don't think they saw me. __________________ Duke Mitchell

07-05-2017, 10:23 AM	#5
bwana Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: El Toro, CA Posts: 244	Pyscho Seal About ten years ago there used to be a seal in San Diego Harbor we nicknamed Pyscho Seal. He would dive down below your kayak and swim up at full speed smacking into you dead center. It made such a loud crack sound that you expected to sink.

07-05-2017, 10:55 AM	#6
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Like humans? If they are like humans, about 25% are psychotic and don't get along well with others. I encountered the one at SI dock and he gave me the creeps. I'm more scared of them than sharks, and they creep me out almost as much as rats, but that's a different story.

07-05-2017, 07:09 AM	#2
monstahfish Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 406	Sea lion rage virus! We're all gonna die!!!!

07-05-2017, 11:19 AM	#7
SorryCharlie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 140	I havent had one hit me, but a few months back I had one aggressively charging the kayak, then breaking away for about 20 minutes. I was heading back in, about 0.5 miles from the reserve when this aggressive sea lion just started charging and then breaking away. Started off thinking it was just messing with me, but after 5 minutes of it constantly doing this I was a bit more worried. It was getting closer and closer with each approach, to the point where it was inches away from making contact. It was also jumping out of the water repeatedly throughout the interaction. Weird thing was I didn't have any fish, or bait on-board.... I tried everything I could think of.... zig zag pattern, stopping completely, going full speed... nothing stopped it from being a major ... I could not for the life of me think of why it was doing it..... Also, I have seen sea lions jumping erratically many times (trust me I was praying to see a shark nail it, that would make my life complete!), and I have thought about the possibility a shark is around. I usually stick around to watch and 9 times out of 10 there is another sea lion it is messing around with. My guess is they are practicing for the real thing...