Dudes, like wow......4 times

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by Paddington Jetty Bear, Dec 21, 2013.

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  1. Dec 21, 2013 #1
    Paddington Jetty Bear

    Paddington Jetty Bear Well-Known Member

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    I went surfing today. I know you guys care aboot that.

    The wind picked-up 'round noon. I went out around 1:00. It looked small and crappy. However, once I started paddling out, the outside seemed much further than it appeared. WOW # 1

    So once I scratch out there it's much bigger than it looked. I don't know if my spot just had it's moment or what, but it was like a fat 3-5'. WOW # 2

    And for some reason it was much cleaner than it appeared from the beach. It was fun. Nice workable rights and a few punchy lefts. WOW # 3

    And that damn seal was out again. WOW # 4. The dude spooks me out, man. I mean he's cool and everything, but this is the second time I've seen him in three weeks. He sits there aboot twenty yards diagonally to my south. When I took a left and paddled back out, if he was right in front of me, he swam back to his measured twenty yard distance. Strange dude.

    So, is he good luck? Will he lure sharks to come in for a visit? I mean I'm out there by my lonesome. My area tends to produce travelers, and dudes who only go out when it's primo. Unless there's some mysto sandbar elsewhere that I don't know nor care aboot.

    Today it appeared that the dude had seaweed on his head. I saw a patch of green. He just sits there and looks at me. Like Eddie used to stare at Frasier Crane. I don't know what's going on.
     
    Paddington Jetty Bear, Dec 21, 2013
    Paddington Jetty Bear, Dec 21, 2013
  3. Dec 21, 2013 #2
    yankee

    yankee Well-Known Member

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    ^^ That seal could be chucka-boo-boo, Billy. Just sayin
     
    yankee, Dec 21, 2013
    yankee, Dec 21, 2013

  5. Dec 21, 2013 #3
    your pier

    your pier Well-Known Member

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    Dec 2, 2013
    Pjb- similar experience up here with waves...spot really started to get goin at sunset - very unfortunate. I guess sea life can be strange, I'd guess it was either warning you or lookin out for you.
     
    your pier, Dec 21, 2013
    your pier, Dec 21, 2013
  6. Dec 21, 2013 #4
    instantkarma

    instantkarma Well-Known Member

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    Its not you its the drugs you do
     
    instantkarma, Dec 21, 2013
    instantkarma, Dec 21, 2013
  7. Dec 21, 2013 #5
    Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

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    Brah! We got seals up in belmar!
     
    Mr.Belmar, Dec 21, 2013
    Mr.Belmar, Dec 21, 2013
  8. Dec 21, 2013 #6
    Sandblasters

    Sandblasters Well-Known Member

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    moresealsthanqueels#belmar
     
    Sandblasters, Dec 21, 2013
    Sandblasters, Dec 21, 2013
  9. Dec 22, 2013 #7
    banxsurfer

    banxsurfer Well-Known Member

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    Good to have them in water bro...they sense suttle changes in the water and movement. He's just chillin and most likely got ya back.
     
    banxsurfer, Dec 22, 2013
    banxsurfer, Dec 22, 2013
  10. Dec 22, 2013 #8
    sisurfdogg

    sisurfdogg Well-Known Member

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    Maybe its a she, and you have an admirer. Celtic legends speak of selkies - seals who were actually mermaids.
     
    sisurfdogg, Dec 22, 2013
    sisurfdogg, Dec 22, 2013
  11. Dec 22, 2013 #9
    Cuck Taylor

    Cuck Taylor Well-Known Member

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    Yankee stop fanatsising about sodomizing the local endangered seal population you sick pos
     
    Cuck Taylor, Dec 22, 2013
    Cuck Taylor, Dec 22, 2013
  12. Dec 22, 2013 #10
    JimB

    JimB Active Member

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    Saw one up close for the first time at Assateaque last year. I think my brain was two steps ahead of my eyes because I just blurted out "SEAL!" like I saw a shark. Dude was about ten feet away just checkin me out with those big ass eyes. My reaction cracked me up ......You'd have thought I'd seen Bigfoot or damn alien.
     
    JimB, Dec 22, 2013
    JimB, Dec 22, 2013
  13. Dec 22, 2013 #11
    zach619

    zach619 Well-Known Member

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    Encountered lots of these dudes in SD county. They are "usually" harmless, unless they are hunting/eating. Surfed PB point many years ago and this guy was chilling right in the impact zone after takeoff. He would duck underwater everytime you would be coming down the line. He was there for about 45 minutes. He would not move. He was just checking us out from above the surface. Then all the sudden he emerged with a huge fish in his mouth. Looked like a Halibut or something. And the next time I came down the line, He squeeled at me with a very, very angry tone. and he didnt budge. I actually had to bail over the back because I realized he wasn't moving. He went from chilling, to straight wild and crazy seal mode. Makes sense, but the way he looked at me and the noises he made definitely made me think he was ready to throw down if I made him lose that fish or interfered with his lunch.
     
    zach619, Dec 22, 2013
    zach619, Dec 22, 2013
  14. Dec 22, 2013 #12
    Paddington Jetty Bear

    Paddington Jetty Bear Well-Known Member

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    I don't even know what that's supposed to mean. Please explain.

    What, you got something against drugs? Occy did drugs. So did Andy Irons. Tom Curren is an alcoholic. Kelly Slater is addicted to competition(proving he's better than you) and his vanity. Bud Llamas is addicted to marijuana.

    If you have something against drugs, then you aren't a real surfer. Real surfers do drugs. However, I'm actually sober, instantkarma. Actually, Dec. 18 was my four year anniversary of my last arrest. Nobody even got me anything.

    Oh what kind of karma do you get from being mean? OMG, you're so mean.

    Anyways.......I HAVE A QUESTION. Hey you fisher guys........Ok, so obviously a seal is kicking it at my spot. The water is aboot 41 F. What does my boy eat? Are there fish in my area during the winter months? Does he need a wet suit? No really, what does the dude eat and are there fish around here in the winter. I really don't know.

    And why does he just sit there and stare at me. And he always stays aboot twenty yards SE of me. He adjusts to keep the distance accurate. I think I'm falling in love with him/her.
     
    Paddington Jetty Bear, Dec 22, 2013
    Paddington Jetty Bear, Dec 22, 2013
  15. Dec 22, 2013 #13
    Gilman Photography

    Gilman Photography Well-Known Member

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    fun day at manasquan inlet yesterday surfed for 6 hours with only 1 other person out until the crowd suddenly swarmed in around 2:30
    Shorebreak 1.jpg
     
    Gilman Photography, Dec 22, 2013
    Gilman Photography, Dec 22, 2013
  16. Dec 22, 2013 #14
    instantkarma

    instantkarma Well-Known Member

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    My fault, on reading a second time I can see how this can happen. Also, I am comfortable with being mean because I have 4 friends and thats plenty.
     
    instantkarma, Dec 22, 2013
    instantkarma, Dec 22, 2013
  17. Dec 22, 2013 #15
    instantkarma

    instantkarma Well-Known Member

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    Forgot to add, yes there is fish even when the water is cold.
     
    instantkarma, Dec 22, 2013
    instantkarma, Dec 22, 2013
  18. Dec 22, 2013 #16
    252surfer

    252surfer Well-Known Member

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    haha ive had a couple run ins. 2 years ago when i was surfing in ocean shores,WA i was followed around by a pack of them just barking away at me.

    Then in june i had a seal follow me around out at 1st street. he just followed me around. all the guys were laughing at me haha. i think he was on the news too
    here's an article on the thing
    http://wtkr.com/2013/06/04/seal-found-at-rudee-inlet-is-healthy-but-not-friendly/
     
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    252surfer, Dec 22, 2013
    252surfer, Dec 22, 2013
  19. Dec 22, 2013 #17
    Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

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    Brah!!! I had no idea! This is great news! Sorry I missed it- I will save some waves for you at the best artificial reef around- Belmar,NJ!
     
    Mr.Belmar, Dec 22, 2013
    Mr.Belmar, Dec 22, 2013
  20. Dec 22, 2013 #18
    nynj

    nynj Well-Known Member

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    Them damn seals eat flounder. Seals and cormorants have be crushing the flounder population...
    There's also plenty herring for those furry murderers to eat

     
    nynj, Dec 22, 2013
    nynj, Dec 22, 2013
  21. Dec 22, 2013 #19
    LBCrew

    LBCrew Well-Known Member

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    Yep... founder, herring, mackerel, squid... but they'll eat just about anything, including lobsters.

    Keep an eye out for pups all winter, too. They like to play in the shallow water... like all little groms.
     
    LBCrew, Dec 22, 2013
    LBCrew, Dec 22, 2013
  22. Dec 23, 2013 #20
    Paddington Jetty Bear

    Paddington Jetty Bear Well-Known Member

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    Apr 23, 2013
    So youse NJNY and LBCrew guys are saying that there's flounder around in the winter? Ok, but don't flounder hang near the bottom? I don't know the ways of the fish, but I think I've heard that before. Erock would be so proud.
    And that seal hangs at the surface......just staring at me....so how's he going to get the flounder? I'll bet you he'll be there today.

    So we have herring, mackerel and squid off my coast? I thought herring is a nordic viking fish? What they doing around here?

    I surfed hard and crazy from 1986. I never saw no seal. None. Then in 2006 I saw my first one in OC, and now I see them every winter....multiple times. And they just sit there and stare at me..........
     
    Paddington Jetty Bear, Dec 23, 2013
    Paddington Jetty Bear, Dec 23, 2013
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