Well I’ve been out with Eric four times in the past, and I have another trip booked later in the summer. Eric has told me over, and over to not let the fish dangle in the water on the clip. He says keep them in the back under burlap.

Well today I didn’t take his advice, and had 1 nice ling & 2 nice rock fish in the water. My son and I were alone but Alex was off in the distance, and a group of kayaks a ways off.

I had a nasty line tangle I was dealing with when all of a sudden a sea lion grabbed my fish and instantly flipped me over. The sea lion started swimming away with my fish, and kayak.

Alex noticed me floundering in the water and headed right to me. I grabbed on to the side of his boat and then he went to retrieve my kayak.

By this time there was a swarm of kayaks ready to offer help. Alex flipped my kayak back over, and I jumped back in. Eric showed up, and untangled my rod for me.

Super grateful for all of the help to get back to fishing. I lost my net, slow pitch rod, box of jigs, knife, and pliers.

Lesson learned the hard way…..tomorrow I will be keeping my fish under burlap in the back of my kayak.

I've been talking to a few fishermen who are using inflatables for fishing and are happy with them. This Tarpon 120 is just too heavy for me to car top. My body is just too beat up so I'll try an inflatable. I'll sell the Tarpon cheap to anyone here. Thinking $225. It's been used by my nephew the past years and me back in 2002 and no leaks or major scratches.

This is hilarious! I mean, they asked for it ...

I'm always amazed that even with a relatively short time in the pens the smolts are able to imprint on HMB and return as adults to try to spawn, with really nowhere to go.

-Allen

This has always amazed and baffled me, as well.  I also think about their return, thinking, "wtf... now what?!" right before that big sea lion hurls them through the air 

sackyak and I both have turned to the darkest side of powerboats. But ever the rebel, he hides his boat from the city in a special way

 https://www.ksbw.com/article/man-strikes-back-against-seaside-order-with-boat-mural/60749038