That is about the same as what sharks do
they take advantage of struggling fish on the ends of our lines for an easy meal.
Seals on the other hand learn where we fish, are able to pop their heads up and see us with our rods on the beach and then wait for us to hookup and go after it by sensing where the struggling fish is, once they see a hooked bass, it's toast. if it's a bluefish, atleast you have half a chance to reel it in since they are more streamlined and smaller so you can pop them out of the water away from the seals. I do not believe we are taking any meals away from the seals when we fish, there are plenty for both of us but they dominate the surfline and we lose expensive plugs so we whine about it.
