Dana Point today Mr. Hammerhead - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

2-Stix · 08-24-2015, 09:27 PM

I was out on Sunaday with another guy on the form, and a driver shot a bonito. We saw big ripples on the water 15 mins later. I tossed a tady, then saw the fin.

Trojan Yaker · 08-24-2015, 10:02 PM

Sounds like it's time to finally give in and get a shark shield. I've alway been kind of skeptical of them.

TINCANYAK · 08-24-2015, 10:35 PM

Sounds like the fish bag is one solution and keeping clean. I only had a wet gunny sack as I had heard that was really all you needed......need to rethink that one. Shark shield? The youtube video posted above was close to my encounter Sunday, but solo, it did not bite the yak and I did not stop paddling to where he got out in front of me to circle thinking it might escalate. He was either right next to me up top, behind, underneath, or bumping the length of the break wall. Really not thinking Mr. Hammerhead would go away peacefully, but he did at the harbor entrance.
Thank you all for the feed back, support and all is well that ends well.
John

2-Stix · 08-25-2015, 05:43 PM

I was out today with a guy that had a shark shield and he caught a 5' mako.

08-24-2015, 09:27 PM	#1
2-Stix Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 376	I was out on Sunaday with another guy on the form, and a driver shot a bonito. We saw big ripples on the water 15 mins later. I tossed a tady, then saw the fin. Last edited by 2-Stix; 09-06-2015 at 08:50 PM.

08-24-2015, 10:02 PM	#2
Trojan Yaker Junior Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 8	Sounds like it's time to finally give in and get a shark shield. I've alway been kind of skeptical of them.

08-24-2015, 10:35 PM	#3
TINCANYAK Junior Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: San Clemente Posts: 16	Sounds like the fish bag is one solution and keeping clean. I only had a wet gunny sack as I had heard that was really all you needed......need to rethink that one. Shark shield? The youtube video posted above was close to my encounter Sunday, but solo, it did not bite the yak and I did not stop paddling to where he got out in front of me to circle thinking it might escalate. He was either right next to me up top, behind, underneath, or bumping the length of the break wall. Really not thinking Mr. Hammerhead would go away peacefully, but he did at the harbor entrance. Thank you all for the feed back, support and all is well that ends well. John

08-25-2015, 05:43 PM	#4
2-Stix Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 376	I was out today with a guy that had a shark shield and he caught a 5' mako.