Staredown with the Taxman at LJ - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wade · 06-15-2011, 12:35 PM

i launched @ 3am today, and was in our little group on the way out this morning...I thought we were all still right next to one another, when i was rear ended full speed from what i thought @ the time was my buddy Andrew. I almost lost both my rods and some gear thrown completly out of my yak from the harsh impact. I flipped on my headlamp instantly, to see which buddy just rammed me?...but when i got a audible response from my friends, their voice was clearly over 50 yards away...

cajunman · 06-15-2011, 12:49 PM

San Diego lifeguard # 619.221.8824, i keep it in my cell in case i need to call on the water

cajunman · 06-15-2011, 12:51 PM

Also, DFG if you want to call them to report violators 858.467.4201

Aaron&Julie · 06-15-2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cajunman

Also, DFG if you want to call them to report violators 858.467.4201

Good idea, Cajunman. Thanks for those numbers.
I'm loading both phone #'s on my cell phone after this post. Not just for GWS showings either.

MattRabasco · 06-15-2011, 01:19 PM

Wow! - might not go out in the early morning for a bit. A few years ago when I was paddling from the pier across the canyon before grey light, something large came up and grabbed my bait tube and pulled my kayak almost to a stop. What the would attack a bait tube??? Scared the @$#*(@^ out of me. I looked back but saw only my wake. Heads up!

addicted2sp33d · 06-15-2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MattRabasco

Wow! - might not go out in the early morning for a bit. A few years ago when I was paddling from the pier across the canyon before grey light, something large came up and grabbed my bait tube and pulled my kayak almost to a stop. What the would attack a bait tube??? Scared the @$#*(@^ out of me. I looked back but saw only my wake. Heads up!

Someone released the Kraken!

driftwood · 06-15-2011, 02:16 PM

Ok, I guess I'll be the first to ask. Kahouna, How sure are you it was a GW?
I've seen 8-10ft 7Gill next to me while fishing. Did the shark have pointy head or more of of square head? Did it have long tail fin?

But, i would not be surprised if it was a GW you saw. Everyone knows Geat Whites are in La Jolla
All the time.

Aaron&Julie · 06-15-2011, 01:09 PM

Thanks, Wade, for making my point. I'll tell you, that sounds scary enough, being bumped in the dark not knowing "what the hell".

I don't know how over-panic would be a problem. Better safe and knowledgeable, than ignorant and bait.

It's not like it's going to be a scene from "Jaws", that just because the media reports it, there's going to be 200 boats on the water, with guns and fishing rods trying to catch it/kill it. In fact, it wouldn't make any difference to kayakers fishing out there.

What if that GWS that swam under Kahouna's yak flipped him and his daughter into the water?

Can you imagine the fear of having such a predator in the water next to you, while you have to not only flip your kayak, but get your daughter (obviously first) back on board, then yourself. That would be about the biggest 2-4 minutes of terror I could imagine.

True, there's GWSs that show up occasionally at LJ, and odds are they won't be a problem to us-kayakers. Then, it only takes that one time, really. Plus, there's the free-divers, swimmers, etc to consider.

Who cares if it is over-hyped? It won't change things for our fishing conditions.

flydigital · 06-15-2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wade

i launched @ 3am today, and was in our little group on the way out this morning...I thought we were all still right next to one another, when i was rear ended full speed from what i thought @ the time was my buddy Andrew. I almost lost both my rods and some gear thrown completly out of my yak from the harsh impact. I flipped on my headlamp instantly, to see which buddy just rammed me?...but when i got a audible response from my friends, their voice was clearly over 50 yards away...

damn.... so did you keep fishing or what? Any tooth rash on your stern??? Knowing you, you probably rigged up a 10/O hook and threw out a 30lb YT as bait and tried to CPR it.

Seriously, that's some crazy chit...

Whizz Bang · 06-15-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by wade

i launched @ 3am today, and was in our little group on the way out this morning...I thought we were all still right next to one another, when i was rear ended full speed from what i thought @ the time was my buddy Andrew. I almost lost both my rods and some gear thrown completly out of my yak from the harsh impact. I flipped on my headlamp instantly, to see which buddy just rammed me?...but when i got a audible response from my friends, their voice was clearly over 50 yards away...

Are you sure you were not rear ended by your desire to catch a large fish? It has happened to me a more than a few times. Just asking.

dorado50 · 06-15-2011, 08:17 PM

I've heard the color red is "bad ju-ju" on the water.....

glad you got out safely.

06-15-2011, 12:35 PM	#1
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	i launched @ 3am today, and was in our little group on the way out this morning...I thought we were all still right next to one another, when i was rear ended full speed from what i thought @ the time was my buddy Andrew. I almost lost both my rods and some gear thrown completly out of my yak from the harsh impact. I flipped on my headlamp instantly, to see which buddy just rammed me?...but when i got a audible response from my friends, their voice was clearly over 50 yards away... __________________

06-15-2011, 02:16 PM	#7
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	Ok, I guess I'll be the first to ask. Kahouna, How sure are you it was a GW? I've seen 8-10ft 7Gill next to me while fishing. Did the shark have pointy head or more of of square head? Did it have long tail fin? But, i would not be surprised if it was a GW you saw. Everyone knows Geat Whites are in La Jolla All the time. Last edited by driftwood; 06-15-2011 at 06:12 PM.

06-15-2011, 01:09 PM	#8
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Thanks, Wade, for making my point. I'll tell you, that sounds scary enough, being bumped in the dark not knowing "what the hell". I don't know how over-panic would be a problem. Better safe and knowledgeable, than ignorant and bait. It's not like it's going to be a scene from "Jaws", that just because the media reports it, there's going to be 200 boats on the water, with guns and fishing rods trying to catch it/kill it. In fact, it wouldn't make any difference to kayakers fishing out there. What if that GWS that swam under Kahouna's yak flipped him and his daughter into the water? Can you imagine the fear of having such a predator in the water next to you, while you have to not only flip your kayak, but get your daughter (obviously first) back on board, then yourself. That would be about the biggest 2-4 minutes of terror I could imagine. True, there's GWSs that show up occasionally at LJ, and odds are they won't be a problem to us-kayakers. Then, it only takes that one time, really. Plus, there's the free-divers, swimmers, etc to consider. Who cares if it is over-hyped? It won't change things for our fishing conditions. __________________ "Never say die"

06-15-2011, 12:49 PM	#2
cajunman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 150	San Diego lifeguard # 619.221.8824, i keep it in my cell in case i need to call on the water

06-15-2011, 12:51 PM	#3
cajunman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 150	Also, DFG if you want to call them to report violators 858.467.4201

06-15-2011, 01:19 PM	#5
MattRabasco Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 102	Wow! - might not go out in the early morning for a bit. A few years ago when I was paddling from the pier across the canyon before grey light, something large came up and grabbed my bait tube and pulled my kayak almost to a stop. What the would attack a bait tube??? Scared the @$#*(@^ out of me. I looked back but saw only my wake. Heads up!

06-15-2011, 08:17 PM	#11
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	I've heard the color red is "bad ju-ju" on the water..... glad you got out safely.