Official GWS Thread

  I'm betting that the GWS's have their own forum and thread on "Official BigJim Sightings" 

 

Hey ! Ill be right back, gonna follow this Great white and see what hes up to ?? Beast mode.

Shark shield.....pffttt !!

Amazing. First, he goes after the big fin just to see what it is. Then, after confirming it was a big flesh eating shark, he continues to spearfish for a few more hours. Am I the only one who wonders how Big Jim squeezes his monstrous endowments into a wetsuit? Thanks for sharing.

So Jim, your saying yous scared a GWS while diving?    Did you try and give it a hug or shake it's fin?     I'm betting that the GWS's have their own forum and thread on "Official BigJim Sightings" 

Amazing. First, he goes after the big fin just to see what it is. Then, after confirming it was a big flesh eating shark, he continues to spearfish for a few more hours. Am I the only one who wonders how Big Jim squeezes his monstrous endowments into a wetsuit? Thanks for sharing.

Laughed out loud at these  Wicked cool Big Jim!

"the tail swung again moving the (by now pretty obvious) shark away..."

 I can sea the Tell-Tail Sign for sure

After a lot of time in/on/under the water I finally saw my first GWS on Friday.

Welcome to the club. My experience was in the channel Is, I was spearing vermilions outside of the kelp with 40-ft+ vis. Video of those things doesn’t come close to seeing it in its natural environment, up close and personal. Mesmerizing and soooo graceful moving though the water with almost no body movement. If one of those things wants you and/or your kayak there is literally nothing you can do to stop it.

………basking shark.


 

………basking shark.


 

Mola Mola 

I was on a twilight rockfish trip on one of the stagnaros boats last summer and asked the captain what the odds are of seeing a white shark in the surf on their shark viewing trips.

His response was along the lines of 100% between capitola and the cement ship, if the sun is out.  If it’s overcast or low light conditions, sharks are still there just can’t see em.  The whole stretch between SC and Monte is freakin shark alley now. 

………basking shark.


 

Mola Mola 

'Paddle Slooooly away from the Mola-Mola....'

………basking shark.


 

Mola Mola 

'Paddle Slooooly away from the Mola-Mola....'

Absolutely, don’t scream like Darius at The Cove

I was on a twilight rockfish trip on one of the stagnaros boats last summer and asked the captain what the odds are of seeing a white shark in the surf on their shark viewing trips.

His response was along the lines of 100% between capitola and the cement ship, if the sun is out.  If it’s overcast or low light conditions, sharks are still there just can’t see em.  The whole stretch between SC and Monte is freakin shark alley now.

He was just baiting u2 take the viewing trip lol

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-22/shark-attack-in-pacific-grove

Heard a swimmer was bitten in the leg and stomach off Lover’s Point, taken to Natividad Hospital
The article I read mentions a Beach closure there thru this Saturday

Be safe all. Its that time of year.

Fished two week ago in capitola. Around 10am I heard some water disturbance behind me. Like water splashing. Immediately I thought I it was a harbor seal, since I’ve had them shadow me before. It was a dorsal fin sticking out do the water, decent sized one at that. The shark was maybe 15’ long and healthy. I slowly hit my rutter and swing my red revo 11 around to the left to face it. With the intention of letting the shark know I’m not running from it, and aware it’s there(read this is what you’re supposed to do?) Then it descends down below my visibility, no where to be seen on my fish finder. I concluded my session. No, I don’t run a shark shield. Yes I kayak fish capitola religiously. This is the second time I’ve encountered a gws since I started kayak fishing in May 2020.
That same day earlier on the water, another kayak hooked a great white(maybe the same one), and then it bumped him off his yellow Ocean Kayak. He was a little shook up. My friend and I rafted up to him, talk to him for a second. My friend let the kayaker barrow his phone to call his dad…. parted ways and he continued to fish after the incident… hope he scored.
Today a local fisherman posted a photo & video of seal rock. The rock was covered with a red stain in the photo. In the video you can see a seal get up on the rock and bleed out rapidly.
Sure shark shield prices will spike and sell out after this month.
Initially wasn’t going to share my experience, but after the attack at lover point. I feel it’s very relevant. The ocean is a fun, but also dangerous place. I wish everyone tight lines and good vibes on the water. Be safe.