Carlsbad Scare

[chris138]

Originally Posted by Whiteboy

That was on my buddy's pos yak. No line involved. I'm going to hang a yellowtail head out and bait him to me. Then go from there. Ive seen it done many times researchers do this nethod a lot. That's the plan at least. I have a 14 ft xfactor. It won't flip. I just was being a good friend and letting the beginner use the good yak. I was on a sit in dagger pos that was missing rudder. Totally set up for failure. But my buddy caught 2 and had a great day so a little wet but worth it.

Right on man that would be an amazing video. As long as you did it respectfully and didn't harm the shark, or the public image of kayak fishermen. I bet you would get a million hits in like a day!

[Jim Sammons LJKF]

Whites are protected you can not intentionally hook one. More than a few guys have been hit by whites up in Nor Cal, thankfully none have been hurt yet. Not a fish I want to invite to my kayak on purpose.

[MITCHELL]

3 yellows gutted them out in kelp beds.Hammer head followed me all the way into waste deep water smack it in the head 3 times with my sail paddle woman swimming is rescued by la jolla kayak rental after it circled her and came back to me

[Whiteboy]

Did not know you couldnt hook them but knew you can't catch and keep them. I'd much rather get a shark I can eat mako or thresher but seeing that white shark was awesome. He was smarter than I thought he would be. Wouldn't take a fresh yt head. Bloody or not. Is it legal to catch and release hammerheads?

[Cbad Mike]

Originally Posted by Whiteboy

Did not know you couldnt hook them but knew you can't catch and keep them. I'd much rather get a shark I can eat mako or thresher but seeing that white shark was awesome. He was smarter than I thought he would be. Wouldn't take a fresh yt head. Bloody or not. Is it legal to catch and release hammerheads?

Yes it's legal but I have no idea why someone would target them.

I've seen BIG things in Carlsbad and bet they were white sharks. I don't post about them unless I positively identified them. Hammerheads are everywhere right now. I had one rub on my kayak a couple of times yesterday in Lj. If you haven't seen a Hammerhead this summer then you're not fishing enough.
I posted about my very close encounter with a 13 foot GW last year.
If it was any closer to me I'd be in its belly. Scary.... YES! Awesome... YES! , once it swam away and I caught my breath LOL.
I feel truly lucky to see such creatures in their natural habitat. Most people will never see or encounter what we see.
As for big sharks in Carlsbad and LJ..... I'm more worried about the ones in Carlsbad. There isn't the abundance of seals here that there are LJ. Because of this I believe that the sharks in Lj can be more picky about what the decide to bite on. I wouldnt be surprised if a shark gets overly aggressive with a kayak in Carlsbad before it does in Lj.
One thing is for sure, I'd NEVER swim in Lj from the cove to the pier like they do. I think they are just testing fate or are just plain stupid.