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It happened to me for the first time about five years ago at the Race, since then it is fairly common. I average about 5 to 10 times a year now. Seems like the seals have figured out that this is easy pickens. funny thing is in my case the seals have always avoided getting hooked.
The first time I hooked up what I thought was a blue when suddenly line just started to fly off my reel for about 50 yards and it suddenly stopped. I pulled hard and all of a sudden the fish is running right at me, I could hardly keep up reeling in the line. Then once agian line is flying off the reel for about 100 yards and sudenly stops. Another hard pull and once again the fish is coming right at me. Again it turns and pulls off about 50 yards but this time the seal comes to the surface holding the fish in it's flippers and mouth. A hard pull and the plug pops out and i get to watch the seal eat the blue. That time it was exciting now it's become a pain. Watched a seal shake the blue around brealing the line and sending a $15 plug flying several times now. These aren't the smaller harbor seals, these are those big ones.
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