A nice specimen and a scare - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

the dude · 07-09-2011, 04:02 PM

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Looking at pictures this morning it had characteristics of a Basking.

let's see da pichers...

Aaron&Julie · 07-09-2011, 04:26 PM

A nice calico biting your line is better than a shark biting your ass.

flydigital · 07-09-2011, 04:33 PM

Great experience, glad it turned out well!

From the behavior I would say Mako. 2' tall dorsal is pretty big for a Mako, but I had a 10'-ish long mako say hi to me and a buddy in the middle of the night last month out there (and acted very similar to how you described), with maybe I'd say a 1.5' dorsal, pretty big. I am calling it a Mako instead of GWS because of his speed, splashing and quick turns that I haven't observed of GWS. Who knows though for sure, it was dark and my headlamp sucks. Either species has the same pucker factor, maybe even more with Mako.

Would be cool to see the pics if you have any.

Regor · 07-09-2011, 07:36 PM

No pictures taken by me until it was already out of range. First I had to wait for my heartbeat to slow down a bit

All I can add, is that I did mark it as a waypoint and just brought up the distance. It was appx 3.25 miles from the shores.

07-09-2011, 04:26 PM	#2
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	A nice calico biting your line is better than a shark biting your ass. __________________ "Never say die"

07-09-2011, 04:33 PM	#3
flydigital Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 192	Great experience, glad it turned out well! From the behavior I would say Mako. 2' tall dorsal is pretty big for a Mako, but I had a 10'-ish long mako say hi to me and a buddy in the middle of the night last month out there (and acted very similar to how you described), with maybe I'd say a 1.5' dorsal, pretty big. I am calling it a Mako instead of GWS because of his speed, splashing and quick turns that I haven't observed of GWS. Who knows though for sure, it was dark and my headlamp sucks. Either species has the same pucker factor, maybe even more with Mako. Would be cool to see the pics if you have any.

07-09-2011, 07:36 PM	#4
Regor Greg Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chula Vista, ca Posts: 509	No pictures taken by me until it was already out of range. First I had to wait for my heartbeat to slow down a bit All I can add, is that I did mark it as a waypoint and just brought up the distance. It was appx 3.25 miles from the shores.