First hand shark tale from yesterday.

[Jdub]

So, yesterday I am salmon fishing off my jetski about 5 miles off of Seasdie,Or. with Velcro flys brother Matt E. and I hook up a nice fish. It was a silver(coho) salmon. I got it right up along my ski and bam, a blue shark comes up and starts chasin it. it catches my fish and takes off with it. it thrashes about for a a bit then finally bites it in half. So I reeled in the leftovers. better than nothing. pretty cool experience really.. Check it out..

 

[J.B.]

Hell yeah!!

 

[CoachZ]

Heh, shark was hungry.

 

[umm...]

If I were you I would have got in the water and kicked the shark's ass.

 

[Gitfiddler]

i would have soiled the water

 

[Jdub]

i would have soiled the water

it gets worse, we fish for another couple hours. dreadfully slow for salmon in the ocean in August, Matt e. says, "i am over it and bails." stubborn me stays to fish for a few more minute by myself. Finally I bailed too. I motor for awhile toward shore but come across a bait ball. Thinking fish are here for sure, I kill the motor and re-rig my pole(still about 3 to 4 miles off shore ..1 hour before dark. no worries I do this all the time...} While reregging, I hear this BIG thrashing close by and look..... no porpoise( they are VERY common) no seal, nothing,.. I think hmm. this is great white territory ad tis the season !!! so i figure fuck it, I am Outta here.. Go to start my ski... DEAD. Sickest , loneliess feeling ever. Hands trembling, I reach for my cell, can't find it. starting to freak.... looking for other boat... yeah right lol!!!! so and tried the ski again. OMFG it started and i was the fook outta there. What a rush. i tried to start the ski today .. no dice.. it is dead, something must have shorted. i feel so lucky not to have spent the night at sea on my jetski... Yikes!!!

 

[umm...]

i would have soiled the water

it gets worse, we fish for another couple hours. dreadfully slow for salmon in the ocean in August, Matt e. says, "i am over it and bails." stubborn me stays to fish for a few more minute by myself. Finally I bailed too. I motor for awhile toward shore but come across a bait ball. Thinking fish are here for sure, I kill the motor and re-rig my pole(still about 3 to 4 miles off shore ..1 hour before dark. no worries I do this all the time...} While reregging, I hear this BIG thrashing close by and look..... no porpoise( they are VERY common) no seal, nothing,.. I think hmm. this is great white territory ad tis the season !!! so i figure fuck it, I am Outta here.. Go to start my ski... DEAD. Sickest , loneliess feeling ever. Hands trembling, I reach for my cell, can't find it. starting to freak.... looking for other boat... yeah right lol!!!! so and tried the ski again. OMFG it started and i was the fook outta there. What a rush. i tried to start the ski today .. no dice.. it is dead, something must have shorted. i feel so lucky not to have spent the night at sea on my jetski... Yikes!!!

That would suck.

 

[* velcro-fly *]

So, yesterday I am salmon fishing off my jetski about 5 miles off of Seasdie,Or. with Velcro flys brother Matt E. and I hook up a nice fish. It was a silver(coho) salmon. I got it right up along my ski and bam, a blue shark comes up and starts chasin it. it catches my fish and takes off with it. it thrashes about for a a bit then finally bites it in half. So I reeled in the leftovers. better than nothing. pretty cool experience really.. Check it out..

Nice

Hope those toothy bastards are getting it out of there system before fall...

So, more important, did you or my brother land a fish worth smoking ???

Steve E

 

[Jdub]

So, yesterday I am salmon fishing off my jetski about 5 miles off of Seasdie,Or. with Velcro flys brother Matt E. and I hook up a nice fish. It was a silver(coho) salmon. I got it right up along my ski and bam, a blue shark comes up and starts chasin it. it catches my fish and takes off with it. it thrashes about for a a bit then finally bites it in half. So I reeled in the leftovers. better than nothing. pretty cool experience really.. Check it out..

Nice

Hope those toothy bastards are getting it out of there system before fall...

So, more important, did you or my brother land a fish worth smoking ???

Steve E

Nope.. just the remains of this one. Gonna do fish in chips with it ..

 

[CoachZ]

So, yesterday I am salmon fishing off my jetski about 5 miles off of Seasdie,Or. with Velcro flys brother Matt E. and I hook up a nice fish. It was a silver(coho) salmon. I got it right up along my ski and bam, a blue shark comes up and starts chasin it. it catches my fish and takes off with it. it thrashes about for a a bit then finally bites it in half. So I reeled in the leftovers. better than nothing. pretty cool experience really.. Check it out..

Nice

Hope those toothy bastards are getting it out of there system before fall...

So, more important, did you or my brother land a fish worth smoking ???

Steve E

Nope.. just the remains of this one. Gonna do fish in chips with it ..

More like chips in fish

 

[Gainfreak]

i would have soiled the water

it gets worse, we fish for another couple hours. dreadfully slow for salmon in the ocean in August, Matt e. says, "i am over it and bails." stubborn me stays to fish for a few more minute by myself. Finally I bailed too. I motor for awhile toward shore but come across a bait ball. Thinking fish are here for sure, I kill the motor and re-rig my pole(still about 3 to 4 miles off shore ..1 hour before dark. no worries I do this all the time...} While reregging, I hear this BIG thrashing close by and look..... no porpoise( they are VERY common) no seal, nothing,.. I think hmm. this is great white territory ad tis the season !!! so i figure fuck it, I am Outta here.. Go to start my ski... DEAD. Sickest , loneliess feeling ever. Hands trembling, I reach for my cell, can't find it. starting to freak.... looking for other boat... yeah right lol!!!! so and tried the ski again. OMFG it started and i was the fook outta there. What a rush. i tried to start the ski today .. no dice.. it is dead, something must have shorted. i feel so lucky not to have spent the night at sea on my jetski... Yikes!!!

dude WTF!!!!



You are a madman!!!

 

['63-Strat]

dude WTF!!!!



You are a madman!!!

Nah... just west coast

Cool story, Jdub

 

[Jdub]

i would have soiled the water

it gets worse, we fish for another couple hours. dreadfully slow for salmon in the ocean in August, Matt e. says, "i am over it and bails." stubborn me stays to fish for a few more minute by myself. Finally I bailed too. I motor for awhile toward shore but come across a bait ball. Thinking fish are here for sure, I kill the motor and re-rig my pole(still about 3 to 4 miles off shore ..1 hour before dark. no worries I do this all the time...} While reregging, I hear this BIG thrashing close by and look..... no porpoise( they are VERY common) no seal, nothing,.. I think hmm. this is great white territory ad tis the season !!! so i figure fuck it, I am Outta here.. Go to start my ski... DEAD. Sickest , loneliess feeling ever. Hands trembling, I reach for my cell, can't find it. starting to freak.... looking for other boat... yeah right lol!!!! so and tried the ski again. OMFG it started and i was the fook outta there. What a rush. i tried to start the ski today .. no dice.. it is dead, something must have shorted. i feel so lucky not to have spent the night at sea on my jetski... Yikes!!!

dude WTF!!!!



You are a madman!!!

needless to say, it was a wake up call. I do this so often with no issues so i get kinda lax on the prudent mariner stuff.. i actually was pretty sageguarded all in all,( cell phone plus a VHF radio) but i will be WAY eore thorough in my "checklist" beforw I head out next time. (flares, extra batteries, tools, etc.) not bacause of the shark. it was just a little blue. minor, just a cool experience.. it was the breaking down offshore by myself just before dark that sucked REALLY bad..

 

[Jdub]

dude WTF!!!!



You are a madman!!!

Nah... just west coast

Cool story, Jdub

Thanks man. you are in BC right? What part? It is awesome up there.. PNW kicks all kind of ass!!

 

['63-Strat]

dude WTF!!!!



You are a madman!!!

Nah... just west coast

Cool story, Jdub

Thanks man. you are in BC right? What part? It is awesome up there.. PNW kicks all kind of ass!!

Yep, Vancouver till the 29th then moving down to hollywood I've nearly killed myself rock climbing and skiing etc. too mang I love that stuff, haven't fished off a jetski though, that sounds killer!

 

[Jdub]

Yep, Vancouver till the 29th then moving down to hollywood I've nearly killed myself rock climbing and skiing etc. too mang I love that stuff, haven't fished off a jetski though, that sounds killer![/quote]

right on man. The Island or the city? what brings you to Hollywood? GIT? the pursuit of bitches on Melrose ? in n out burger? Please .. do tell!

 

['63-Strat]

right on man. The Island or the city? what brings you to Hollywood? GIT? the pursuit of bitches on Melrose ? in n out burger? Please .. do tell!

The city, I live downtown near stanley park. Coming down to hollywood for GIT,

 

[Digital Jams]

Freaking Wild bro!!!!!!!

Last time I was in Key West I was feeding 9-10' bull sharks permit and small Bonnet sharks during a thunderstorm, wild shit. Several years ago we were trollig the sound and I snagged a freaking whale......$500 Penn Senator reel melted down to nothing after we dove for cover