Not so GWS - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Saba Slayer · 03-01-2018, 03:55 PM

With that black nose...is it a Mako?

Ggiannig89 · 03-01-2018, 05:19 PM

Pretty cool video. I’m guessing it was attracted to the electromagnetic pulses of the camera. I wonder why it never even gave your bait a whiff.
Did you notice rod tip move at all while it would swim through your line?

SDROB · 03-01-2018, 05:23 PM

It looks like he was smiling for the camera. He was definitely very curios about it.

GregAndrew · 03-01-2018, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ggiannig89

Pretty cool video. I’m guessing it was attracted to the electromagnetic pulses of the camera. I wonder why it never even gave your bait a whiff.
Did you notice rod tip move at all while it would swim through your line?

IDK why it never bit on camera. The first bait looked like it got bit, but it was not on the 13 minutes of video leading up to the sighting. Only time my line or downrigger line moved was when the shark was swimming through them.

TheBentRod · 03-01-2018, 07:58 PM

Thanks for the post Greg!

GregAndrew · 03-01-2018, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Saba Slayer

With that black nose...is it a Mako?

I am no expert, but I am guessing GWS. Snout not as narrow, shoulders big and the dorsal begins above the pectoral.

Fiskadoro · 03-08-2018, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Saba Slayer

With that black nose...is it a Mako?

Looks like a white, just a pup. The main difference is body mass and the pectoral fins. Note the black areas on the ends of the pec fins.

A mako's fins should be shorter, more rounded, and though I suppose it is possible I have never seen that exact marking on the underside a mako's pec fin.

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SDROB Malibu Stealth 12 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Hollywood, San Diego, Gonzaga Bay Posts: 512	It looks like he was smiling for the camera. He was definitely very curios about it. __________________ She will keep you warm in the winter and give you shade in the summer (Rossman) I'm telling ya, you have to keep these suckers on a game clip until just before you drop them in the frying pan.(Rossman)

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Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Pretty cool video. I’m guessing it was attracted to the electromagnetic pulses of the camera. I wonder why it never even gave your bait a whiff. Did you notice rod tip move at all while it would swim through your line?

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TheBentRod Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Murrieta, CA and Bonney Lake, WA Posts: 425	Thanks for the post Greg!