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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Hick27 on January 19, 2014, 08:08:18 PM

Title: Sea lion trying to steal our king!
Post by: Hick27 on January 19, 2014, 08:08:18 PM: This is a link to a video I took with my gopro when we were out of Neah Bay Washington on our week long fishing trip, when we hooked the biggest king of the trip only to have to fight a dang sea lion. Without the head and guts the fish weighed 28 lbs. and measured 38 inches

http://youtu.be/224fWXhvPPE?t=3m55s (http://youtu.be/224fWXhvPPE?t=3m55s)
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Post by: h2ofowlr on January 19, 2014, 08:18:02 PM: Would have been a great one!
Title: Re: Sea lion trying to steal our king!
Post by: 724wd on January 20, 2014, 02:40:43 PM: durn animals! :bash: glad you got something out of it!

where was it hooked? :dunno: no head and still on the line?
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Post by: scottcrb on January 20, 2014, 02:50:16 PM: That sucks ! I hate those things.
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Post by: Curly on January 20, 2014, 03:56:13 PM: I hope the sealion ate your lead weight and gets sick from it.
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Post by: Becky on January 20, 2014, 04:28:20 PM: Awesome video though
Title: Re: Sea lion trying to steal our king!
Post by: Hick27 on January 20, 2014, 05:39:06 PM: Quote from: 724wd on January 20, 2014, 02:40:43 PM
durn animals! :bash: glad you got something out of it!

where was it hooked? :dunno: no head and still on the line?

Actually we got really lucky some how when the stupid thing finally ripped the head and guts out the hooks came out and barely caught the back end of the tail. What probably saved the fish was the flasher the sea lion had attacked it a couple times during the battle instead of grabbing the fish.
Title: Re: Sea lion trying to steal our king!
Post by: Angus on January 30, 2014, 09:34:14 PM: Nice 1, I've lost as many as 3 in a day to sea lions and some seasons I've lost as many as 12-15 to them. Though I've never lost any hawgs, that I know of, I have seen a couple other guide boats lose fish of well over 50 lbs to sea lions, heartbreaking for those guys to lose a fish of a lifetime that way. :bash: