Intro

Hello I'm Joseph Evers I'm 15 and I have been fishing all my life in the Monterey bay. My friend Kris introduced me to this.  I've caught some nice fish from the boat and beach but I'd like to do it on a yak too! I can't wait to get out this year.

Welcome aboard, Joseph. Nice catches!

You already have a kayak, or in the market?

Welcome aboard, Joseph. Nice catches!

You already have a kayak, or in the market?

I already have one. I went twice out of stillwater last year but I wasn't nearly prepared as I am this year.

Welcome and hope you have a great year fishing.

Welcome, Joseph. 

Welcome to the madness Joseph 

Welcome Joseph! Future is looking bright for NCKA!

Right on, nice fish! Any friend of Kris is a homie in my book. What's the story on that swell shark?

Welcome!!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

welcome young Joseph/ fellow fishermen/ and soon to become fellow yaker. fishing from a boat is fun but fishing from a kayak with a group of buddies all within talking distance is funner in my books. and you don't have to race the other people on the boat 2 present your hook first

Right on, nice fish! Any friend of Kris is a homie in my book. What's the story on that swell shark?

Well I was fishing off a pier and my friend hooked up and it didn't fight that much but when we dragged it around and close to the shore I wadded in and grabbed it. It tried a little to nip and had a very strong back and all mushy stomach. But then after the picture it threw up its  stomach and swallowed it again. It was the most bazaar thing I've ever experienced. I held it in the water for a while until it was ready to go then it slowly swam away.

I later researched to figure out what type of shark it was because for all I knew it looked like a leopard shark mated with an eel. I found out that spitting up their stomachs is a way to keep predators away. Since their nocturnal fish when a predator comes during the day they suck in water and bloat themselves then bite onto their own tail so it makes it harder for the predator to pull them out of the rocks.