Albion 5/31 Attack of the seal!!! 6/1 limit in 2hrs...

Thanks for the report and heads up on the furbags. They do eyeball, and harass you.
I pack my WristRocket and marbles for such encounters.

GEEZ! WTHell? ElNino?  i would have shatted myself had that happened to me.
Good on you for keeping your head on.

Damn!  I am sure the the harassment sucked but I was thinking the whole time I was reading that, that eventually would've said you noticed a dark shape patrolling in the area.  Good to know he was after freebies and not trying to escape from something bigger considering you ended up in the drink!

Yeah didn't feel like the land lord...how would I know right??? LOL but that seal was doing a tactical mission on me...wasn't fleeing was harassing...ya never know... but hey to go pumped full of adrenaline...Hell ya!!!  I hope it's in bed with a hotty!!!

Yes the floating club will be on order, and I think I will chk out a wrist rocket....

And "somethings up" its my 4th yr OTW and never had anything like this season...GS4 smacked by one, but AbMan noticed it and said "keep an eye on that seal" and the nxt thing it smacks my yak hard right behind me...would've left a load had I not know...

I'm thinking solo is more solo this yr...look for a buddy...it's not the same but.......

Thanks for the input everyone...now go Get Some Fish!!!

It does seem like there's more and more instances of this happening.  Maybe they're becoming accustomed to seeing kayaks w/ stringers and thinking of an easy meal.  I like the slingshot idea.
-beenfishin

great report - glad you made it back safe and sound - repost in "This Happened To Me" so others can learn from your experience. - JK

Great report bro, crazy scary story too, id a crapped!

Yeah, man what a story!     Glad you came out of it OK!  Don't know what I would have done while in the water with that furbag circling near by!    Wonder if an air horn would deter them? 

Glad that you made it out fine and thanks for the report.

Gotta head over to wallyworld and pick up one of those slingshots just in case!

Dude that sounds like some scary stuff.  GF and I were paddling around Redwood cityt he other day and we saw one.  FYI  there is a nest/pack of them in the Redwood City slough if you are ever back there.

Dude... that's some serious stuff. I'll help calm you down over a bottle of hot sake when you come down for the ARW thing.

The seal population is up 10 fold in the last 30 years.  They are over populating and that leads to more competition for food.  

Unfortunately with the marine mammal protection act we aren't allowed to shoot them.  You can do anything to discourage them as long as you do not intend to 'injure' them.  

Well if it comes to me or him...guess who will win out...self defence is our right...at least that's what I was taught...and when I'm defending my life............

L13 I will take u up on that sake...even have a bottle in my fridge...

i was bit by a seal at SWS 2 years ago and the bite went through my 7mm top and left deep scratches on my ribcage.

then i got bit all i felt was a strong pinch and a side to side shaking motion.

"when animals attack...."

this seal had been stalking me from below for about 30 minutes or so and it got me when i was at the bottom with my hand on a rock looking in a cave for a fish to spear.

i packed up the family and went to lover's beach where the seals were much more friendly.

This sounds very similar to my experience at GS4
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,24235.0.html
It must be some kind of Animal Conspiracy

Watch your backs - there coming for us

Glad you are O.K. and handled it like a pro,
Eric