It is white shark time at Catalina

Balluga · Mar-25-2008, 09:32 AM

Heads up when you are diving at Catalina...there appears to be at least two or more big ones cruising the inside currently. Sunday, the Sand Dollar was at Blue Cavern Point when a big one showed up and divers started jumping aboard at record speed...George, the captain, came out of the wheelhouse and looked over the side to see a 15-17 footer next to the boat...Last week, the Sun Diver was at Ship Rock when a big one started looking over the divers...also reports of other sightings near various coves...these are the grande size boys, so, stay alert...on the positive side, they don't like scuba tanks and will spit you out...

HeatherLynn · Mar-25-2008, 11:03 AM

Heard that the scuba tanks makes them fart.

SALTYDAWG · Mar-25-2008, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by HeatherLynn

Heard that the scuba tanks makes them fart.

Yes, Sticks in thier teeth and gives them gas

HeatherLynn · Mar-25-2008, 11:29 AM

Spyder · Mar-25-2008, 11:30 AM

"Your gonna need a bigger boat............"

osideloco · Mar-25-2008, 11:47 AM

Makes me want to take up diving. That would be some scary stuff seeing one of those beasts cruising above. Anybody have any experiences in the water with one? and lived to tell about it.

fishnRB · Mar-25-2008, 11:51 AM

Maybe they will show up at La Jolla soon.

Ready4TheYellow · Mar-25-2008, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by osideloco

Makes me want to take up diving. That would be some scary stuff seeing one of those beasts cruising above. Anybody have any experiences in the water with one? and lived to tell about it.

I've been in a diving cage with a huge one crashing into it. There was actually footage in Haliewa Hawaii of it. You can see it if you search shark encounters tours on Oahu. The boat owner went and swam in the water with it outside of the cage. I lost my wedding ring in that cage.

Fisha · Mar-25-2008, 01:43 PM

better a ring than a finger...or hand....or....

mueller77 · Mar-25-2008, 01:48 PM

i bet there weren't any fuckin seals around though!

osideloco · Mar-25-2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ready4TheYellow

I've been in a diving cage with a huge one crashing into it. There was actually footage in Haliewa Hawaii of it. You can see it if you search shark encounters tours on Oahu. The boat owner went and swam in the water with it outside of the cage. I lost my wedding ring in that cage.

I did the shark cage in Hawaii, fortunately they were just Galapagos sharks.

venture 4th · Mar-25-2008, 01:52 PM

Sounds like there might be some seal control over at Cat for a little while. Good news for fishing, not so goood for diving. I'd love to see one (from afar).

mako6924 · Mar-25-2008, 02:12 PM

I was diving off la jolla about 2 years ago me and a buddie kayak out. jumped in hit the bottom 55 feet looked around and about a 10 foot white cruzed by about 10 feet away. We surfaced and back in the yaks real fast. we did not dive la jolla that day.
And for those who say mr white should be at la jolla soon. your to late their already thier. Their a few seals floating around off la jolla missing their head.

J Graham · Mar-25-2008, 02:26 PM

The Men In The Grey Suits Are Back!
Cut your Buddy!

Afry · Mar-25-2008, 02:31 PM

About 5 years ago a 2 buddies did a shore dive from LJ and had a 10' GW breeze by in about 60' while they were heading out. The worst part was one of the BC's malfunctioned and they had to swim back in on the surface - they said they were pretty rattled.

Since this thread is already jacked - Ali mentioned the other day that GW's were recently spotted around the Nados - any other intel?

fisherbaby · Mar-25-2008, 05:00 PM

YES!! hopefully they eat as many seals as they can stuff themselves with

YANK N CRANK #2 · Mar-25-2008, 05:02 PM

Any of these sharks similar in size to the big bastards that frequent the Loop??

Balluga · Mar-25-2008, 05:04 PM

I had a 15 1/2 footer almost get me at Church Rock while free diving...all that saved my ass was a kelp bed around the rock...it followed me up and actually broke the surface and stayed there about 20 seconds...could see his black beady eye looking in the kelp at me from about 8' away...finally, he just drifted down and away with no motion of tail or fins...one of my diving partners was killed at Guadalupe Island by a great white..

South Bend · Mar-25-2008, 05:04 PM

Saw a dead seal floating on the backside of Catalina on Monday. There was a seagull standing on it a picking at it. It looked like the head was missing too. It smelled like shit, I'm guessing it had been dead for awhile.

pfish · Mar-26-2008, 07:13 AM

Dove Catalina for the last two days. No sharks. No WSB or croaking either. I respect and believe the reports. I talked to a fish and game warden over there and he said they have more sightings on the front side as opposed to the back side. Does anybody know of a confirmed fatal shark attack in the last two decades in SoCal? I have personally seen makos on the kelp paddies and pull in as soon as I see them, but I have never heard of anybody being hit by one. I think these big boys are out there to scare but not eat...I hope..

Rubberhook2 · Mar-26-2008, 08:48 AM

If you see one make sure you signal the other divers that everything is O.K....

medunn16 · Mar-26-2008, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YANK N CRANK #2

Any of these sharks similar in size to the big bastards that frequent the Loop??

YES!

NATEDOGG · Mar-26-2008, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pfish

Dove Catalina for the last two days. No sharks. No WSB or croaking either. I respect and believe the reports. I talked to a fish and game warden over there and he said they have more sightings on the front side as opposed to the back side. Does anybody know of a confirmed fatal shark attack in the last two decades in SoCal? I have personally seen makos on the kelp paddies and pull in as soon as I see them, but I have never heard of anybody being hit by one. I think these big boys are out there to scare but not eat...I hope..

Four in the last month in SoCal. None fatal. Two attacks and two sightings.

http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.co...shark_news.htm

BabyGiant · Mar-26-2008, 03:02 PM

NateDogg- I only heard of one attack in the last month and it was the HB one were just the surfboard was damaged. Were did the other one happen?

Heres the link...

Pacific Coast Shark News

Balluga · Mar-27-2008, 06:58 PM

Lifeguards claim the H.B. episode was a hoax..but, like in Jaws, the tourist trade comes first....

briocfisher · Mar-27-2008, 07:11 PM

about 2 years ago me and my buddy were yakin anda gw poped up aout 50 yards away and started heading towards us . and man we never paddle so fast we got out asap. it was bigger then the yak. it happend at point ferman

Balluga · Mar-28-2008, 07:55 AM

a month ago, a great white was harassing a mother grey whale and her calf just off Pt. Fermin by the breakwater..

yayforadam · Mar-29-2008, 11:22 PM

there are too many damn seals, i hope the sharks eat until they cant no more, and if they start eating people , we call this man

Capt. G · Mar-30-2008, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by yayforadam

there are too many damn seals, i hope the sharks eat until they cant no more, and if they start eating people , we call this man

Damn straight.
I got a case of apricot brandy ready...

Duramax · Mar-30-2008, 05:56 AM

Good to here that the MR. GW is on it's way back, to help mother nature bring back the balance.

Mar-25-2008, 09:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Balluga Registered User Name: Bob Age: 61 Vessel: 38' Uniflite "Baluga" Location: Long Beach Job: fishing, free diving, good wine Bio: Former commercial abalone/sea urchin diver; hold current world spearfishing record for Blue Shark at 234 lbs., avid big game spearfisherman	It is white shark time at Catalina Heads up when you are diving at Catalina...there appears to be at least two or more big ones cruising the inside currently. Sunday, the Sand Dollar was at Blue Cavern Point when a big one showed up and divers started jumping aboard at record speed...George, the captain, came out of the wheelhouse and looked over the side to see a 15-17 footer next to the boat...Last week, the Sun Diver was at Ship Rock when a big one started looking over the divers...also reports of other sightings near various coves...these are the grande size boys, so, stay alert...on the positive side, they don't like scuba tanks and will spit you out...

Mar-25-2008, 11:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
HeatherLynn Registered User Name: Lee Maio Age: 55 Vessel: 37' Riviera Location: San Diego Job: Importer Images: 1	Heard that the scuba tanks makes them fart. __________________ Lee on the HeatherLynn II

Mar-25-2008, 11:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
HeatherLynn Registered User Name: Lee Maio Age: 55 Vessel: 37' Riviera Location: San Diego Job: Importer Images: 1	Attached Images

Mar-25-2008, 11:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Spyder There Can Be Only One.... Name: Jim Vessel: COBRA FISH & DIVE Location: Down in Fraggle Rock Job: Keeping all the plates spinning... Bio: "All these moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain...........time to fish." Images: 87	"Your gonna need a bigger boat............" Attached Images __________________ OK, who stole my #%@*&#@ fly!

Mar-25-2008, 01:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Fisha skipper Name: Dave Age: 32 Vessel: 24' sea ray flybridge, 12' w/outboard Location: Orange Job: making money to fish Bio: is it time to fish yet?	better a ring than a finger...or hand....or.... __________________ poles are for strippers!

Mar-25-2008, 11:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
osideloco takes one to know one Name: Matt Age: 34 Vessel: on Saturdays Location: in a van down by the river Job: paycheck for the wife Bio: Go Sox!!	Makes me want to take up diving. That would be some scary stuff seeing one of those beasts cruising above. Anybody have any experiences in the water with one? and lived to tell about it.

Mar-25-2008, 11:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
fishnRB Registered User Name: Jack Vessel: 17ft Delta Alum Skiff Location: Rancho Bernardo Job: Prgogram Manager	Maybe they will show up at La Jolla soon.

Mar-25-2008, 01:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
mueller77 da mule Name: Brian Age: 31 Vessel: Guided Missile Cruiser Location: San Diego California Job: US Navy	i bet there weren't any fuckin seals around though!

Mar-25-2008, 01:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
venture 4th Fish finder Name: Brad Vessel: 23' cc Location: NB Job: business owner Images: 16	Sounds like there might be some seal control over at Cat for a little while. Good news for fishing, not so goood for diving. I'd love to see one (from afar).

Mar-25-2008, 02:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
mako6924 Registered User Name: james Vessel: 12' Avon Wild Thing Location: poway Job: funder	I was diving off la jolla about 2 years ago me and a buddie kayak out. jumped in hit the bottom 55 feet looked around and about a 10 foot white cruzed by about 10 feet away. We surfaced and back in the yaks real fast. we did not dive la jolla that day. And for those who say mr white should be at la jolla soon. your to late their already thier. Their a few seals floating around off la jolla missing their head.

Mar-25-2008, 02:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
J Graham Sr Chief Name: INFO Vessel: SAGA II Location: NFIO, CA Job: Gov Sales Bio: One day older Images: 7	The Men In The Grey Suits Are Back! Cut your Buddy! __________________

Mar-25-2008, 02:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
Afry Terrorist tagger alert Name: Arnie Age: 48 Vessel: 38 Med, Sanger V210, 20 ProKat, 18 Seacat Location: Ramona, Ca Job: Dirt pimp Images: 83	About 5 years ago a 2 buddies did a shore dive from LJ and had a 10' GW breeze by in about 60' while they were heading out. The worst part was one of the BC's malfunctioned and they had to swim back in on the surface - they said they were pretty rattled. Since this thread is already jacked - Ali mentioned the other day that GW's were recently spotted around the Nados - any other intel?

Mar-25-2008, 05:00 PM	#16 (permalink)
fisherbaby Registered User Name: Andy Age: 16 Vessel: when I grow up Location: San Diego Job: not working... student	YES!! hopefully they eat as many seals as they can stuff themselves with

Mar-25-2008, 05:02 PM	#17 (permalink)
YANK N CRANK #2 Registered Tackle Whore Name: Jason Age: 23 Vessel: 27, Seaway, Yank n Crank Location: Yorba Linda (Sucks), Ca Job: KOOLIDGE STUDENT!!! Bio: Love to fish, hunt and ride dirt bikes.. Images: 7	Any of these sharks similar in size to the big bastards that frequent the Loop?? __________________

Mar-25-2008, 05:04 PM	#18 (permalink)
Balluga Registered User Name: Bob Age: 61 Vessel: 38' Uniflite "Baluga" Location: Long Beach Job: fishing, free diving, good wine Bio: Former commercial abalone/sea urchin diver; hold current world spearfishing record for Blue Shark at 234 lbs., avid big game spearfisherman	I had a 15 1/2 footer almost get me at Church Rock while free diving...all that saved my ass was a kelp bed around the rock...it followed me up and actually broke the surface and stayed there about 20 seconds...could see his black beady eye looking in the kelp at me from about 8' away...finally, he just drifted down and away with no motion of tail or fins...one of my diving partners was killed at Guadalupe Island by a great white..

Mar-25-2008, 05:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
South Bend I'm still CostaMako Name: Shawn Vessel: 2007 Defiance 195 Yellowtail Special Location: oc Job: . Bio: Favorite Sports Teams- Angels, Notre Dame, SF 49ers, I hate basketball! Images: 223	Saw a dead seal floating on the backside of Catalina on Monday. There was a seagull standing on it a picking at it. It looked like the head was missing too. It smelled like shit, I'm guessing it had been dead for awhile. __________________ Shawn South Bend

Mar-26-2008, 07:13 AM	#20 (permalink)
pfish Registered User Name: Pfish Vessel: 21 Parker Location: leucadia Job: Staying on the good side of my wife!	Dove Catalina for the last two days. No sharks. No WSB or croaking either. I respect and believe the reports. I talked to a fish and game warden over there and he said they have more sightings on the front side as opposed to the back side. Does anybody know of a confirmed fatal shark attack in the last two decades in SoCal? I have personally seen makos on the kelp paddies and pull in as soon as I see them, but I have never heard of anybody being hit by one. I think these big boys are out there to scare but not eat...I hope.. __________________ Most people only decide to stick with being good, only after they find out what being too smart does to them.

Mar-26-2008, 08:48 AM	#21 (permalink)
Rubberhook2 I Hate Seabass!!! Name: Tim Age: 45 Vessel: None Location: San Clemente Job: Will refinance your home for food... Images: 190	If you see one make sure you signal the other divers that everything is O.K.... Attached Images

Mar-26-2008, 03:02 PM	#24 (permalink)
BabyGiant 2004 BET, 1010 Name: Mark Vessel: 24' Robalo, REEL TROUBLE Location: Riverside Job: Mortgage Biz Bio: Hook UP!!!! Throw BAIT! Boil off the stern! Fresh One! Images: 74	NateDogg- I only heard of one attack in the last month and it was the HB one were just the surfboard was damaged. Were did the other one happen? Heres the link... Pacific Coast Shark News __________________ BET caught on 30# & Sardine

Mar-27-2008, 06:58 PM	#25 (permalink)
Balluga Registered User Name: Bob Age: 61 Vessel: 38' Uniflite "Baluga" Location: Long Beach Job: fishing, free diving, good wine Bio: Former commercial abalone/sea urchin diver; hold current world spearfishing record for Blue Shark at 234 lbs., avid big game spearfisherman	Lifeguards claim the H.B. episode was a hoax..but, like in Jaws, the tourist trade comes first....

Mar-27-2008, 07:11 PM	#26 (permalink)
briocfisher Registered User Name: Brian Vessel: o Location: orange Job: o Images: 3	about 2 years ago me and my buddy were yakin anda gw poped up aout 50 yards away and started heading towards us . and man we never paddle so fast we got out asap. it was bigger then the yak. it happend at point ferman

Mar-28-2008, 07:55 AM	#27 (permalink)
Balluga Registered User Name: Bob Age: 61 Vessel: 38' Uniflite "Baluga" Location: Long Beach Job: fishing, free diving, good wine Bio: Former commercial abalone/sea urchin diver; hold current world spearfishing record for Blue Shark at 234 lbs., avid big game spearfisherman	a month ago, a great white was harassing a mother grey whale and her calf just off Pt. Fermin by the breakwater..

Mar-29-2008, 11:22 PM	#28 (permalink)
yayforadam Registered User Name: Adam Vessel: foam Location: downey Job: wrestler	there are too many damn seals, i hope the sharks eat until they cant no more, and if they start eating people , we call this man

Mar-30-2008, 05:56 AM	#30 (permalink)
Duramax Captain Name: Rene` Vessel: Cabo 216, "Goju Shiho Sho" Location: Torrance, Ca. Job: Home Inspector Bio: Super Sexy old Man	Good to here that the MR. GW is on it's way back, to help mother nature bring back the balance. __________________ *Pauer Home Inspection* *310-678-5009* *7day's a week*

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