I have had an interesting encounter south of Piedras Blancas North of Cambria on our 12 foot aluminum boat about 7 or 8 years ago. It was foggy and we where hand lining for rockfish about 200 to 300 yards off of shore when something big breached next to our boat. only saw its dorsal fin and its back but it didn't show its tail fin. It was about twice the size of our boat and grey. It definitely made our blood pressure rise. We never knew if it was a shark or a whale of some sort. They are out there.
Posts by Hookinfish
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Bem Vindo
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I know a few guys who put the noodle pool floats in their kayaks to help with buoyancy if there is ever a flood.
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Very nice Ab. I just returned from Sea Ranch the other day. Conditions where really nice.
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Welcome
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Never grabbed a shark before but I caught a horn shark on hook and line once it was a double hook up with a buddy of mine. When we landed them we could not get the hooks out of there mouths caused they clamped so tight and would not let go. I have heard lots of story's of divers playing with puffer fish in Hawaii and to be surprised when the fish swam and bit the tip of there finger off. I figure I will let the sharks be if the puffers have teeth.
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What about Panama? You have the Pacific and the Gulf side to dive. I had some friends buy a place on the beach and a place in the hills. That way they could move to a different location if the weather wasn't what they wanted. The 2 homes were still cheaper then one home in the states and they use the US dollar so you don't need to worry about exchange rates dropping.
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Very nice fish. Great job and congratulations.
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Nice day. I don't see the WSB but I believe you. Great watching your videos.
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Glad the girl is OK. Thats a big bite.
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Thats a great video.
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Those are some of my favorite mushrooms in the world. Great job. I didn't know they grew in California.
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Very nice fish.
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Very nice. Congrats on the fish. Just curious why you didn't take the WSB? Its hard to tell size and distance in the video but regardless its cool to see a school of them.
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That's very cool. Looks like your getting better and better at it.
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Thanks for the info guys. I will be aiming for that fin from now on.
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That could be possible. I assumed it was the same one since I followed the direction it went and most of the area was reef so I was mainly looking for sandy patches in between the reef in the direction the fish took off into. I continued looking around for more but didn't see any. -
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No offense taken. I took the shot that was available to me. The visibility was bad and I couldn't see it till I was on top of it, hence spooking it 3 times. Last halibut I shot was in the head. This shot wasn't pretty but not every shot is. The fish don't die if you don't pull the trigger either. I'm glad that I am eating fresh halibut and thankful the shaft held. Maybe you could also elaborate on where to take a shot on a halibut I was hoping for center mass near the head . I hit to the left and low hitting the top part of the gut. I then cut the gut open to remove it from my shooting line as my shaft was tangled in the rocks leaving my gun about 8 feet underwater.Dan
Thanks. I was definitely anxious as I knew I didn't have much time to place the shot based on the fishes previous activity.
