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Hanging out with the kiddos

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bvader said:
Not very interesting because I was slow...tail of a massive red...

Right after "That Turn" on Camarillo.. a couple saw it they were a bit Big Eyes! :)

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Nice sighting. And yep, when I saw a Red the other day I was explaining to a guy looking at it what it was and the types of rattles we have here. Doe eyes on him too. :cool:
In his defense, he was new to the US and didn't know what a rattle snake was :facepalm:. Here in so cal knowing that's survival info for sure.
 
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I saw two sharks with me in the lineup today - about 20' away. Maybe 2 1/2 '- 3' from dorsal fin to tail, so maybe 5-6' fishies.. I decided to get out. I was the only one who seemed concerned enough to get out of the water. As I was paddling for shore, there were no waves to help push me. I was visualizing a scene from Jaws imagining people on the beach encouraging me to paddle harder, but ultimately losing that battle...although these little fishies could probably only take a foot off and not swallow me whole. I made it to the beach unscathed and with all of my toes.

After about 30 minutes. I got back in. There they were again. Nobody was phased (or fazed) - the surfers just moved away a little. One started calling "here sharky sharky sharky..." I stayed out there with the other surfers (and presumably, with the sharks) for another 30 minutes or so. Didn't see the sharks again. I am sure they saw me.

Sorry - no pics.

And no - they weren't dolphins. Dolphins have horizontal tails and a blowhole. I saw some of them yesterday.
 
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herzalot said:
I saw two sharks with me in the lineup today - about 20' away. Maybe 2 1/2 '- 3' from dorsal fin to tail, so maybe 5-6' fishies.. I decided to get out. I was the only one who seemed concerned enough to get out of the water. As I was paddling for shore, there were no waves to help push me. I was visualizing a scene from Jaws imagining people on the beach encouraging me to paddle harder, but ultimately losing that battle...although these little fishies could probably only take a foot off and not swallow me whole. I made it to the beach unscathed and with all of my toes.

After about 30 minutes. I got back in. There they were again. Nobody was phased (or fazed) - the surfers just moved away a little. One started calling "here sharky sharky sharky..." I stayed out there with the other surfers (and presumably, with the sharks) for another 30 minutes or so. Didn't see the sharks again. I am sure they saw me.

Sorry - no pics.

And no - they weren't dolphins. Dolphins have horizontal tails and a blowhole. I saw some of them yesterday.
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I used to beach dive, the same place surfers like. I go out on the point because it has a better bottom structure. I would be right under you guys on the way out. A lot of horned sharks sitting on the bottom, leopard sharks always moving by, and of course guitar skates.
 
herzalot said:
I saw two sharks with me in the lineup today - about 20' away. Maybe 2 1/2 '- 3' from dorsal fin to tail, so maybe 5-6' fishies.. I decided to get out. I was the only one who seemed concerned enough to get out of the water. As I was paddling for shore, there were no waves to help push me. I was visualizing a scene from Jaws imagining people on the beach encouraging me to paddle harder, but ultimately losing that battle...although these little fishies could probably only take a foot off and not swallow me whole. I made it to the beach unscathed and with all of my toes.

After about 30 minutes. I got back in. There they were again. Nobody was phased (or fazed) - the surfers just moved away a little. One started calling "here sharky sharky sharky..." I stayed out there with the other surfers (and presumably, with the sharks) for another 30 minutes or so. Didn't see the sharks again. I am sure they saw me.

Sorry - no pics.

And no - they weren't dolphins. Dolphins have horizontal tails and a blowhole. I saw some of them yesterday.
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Gnarly!
 
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