Another Neighborhood lost to seals....

[Swimmer]

Hook up with one, they give a better fight than cow bass. Who can build the first go to lure for seals?

[JohnnySaxatilis]

my green polaris seems to be the best for seal catching. had one trail it for a good 20 ft, i almost had a heart attack when i saw its shadow and cursed when i figured out what it was. or maybe it was just eating the fish going after my lure....

[timmah]

Saw 3 in soco last weekend and one in middletown. I've never seen a seal in either place this early.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Hook up with one, they give a better fight than cow bass. Who can build the first go to lure for seals?

Funny you say that. I've joked with the people I fish with on the Race about replacing a cooler rack on the front of a truck with a fighting chair. Throw a Penn130 on there, then live line a bluefish with a few treble hooks in the belly.

Let's see how they like 60-70 pounds of drag on 200# line.

[rizzo]

As the core population grows, they continue to span further up and down the coast! They are going to change the way we surfcast, shortening the windows of opportunity even more.

[tunaless greg]

We have a nice set of them, living on coney ledge, just outside salem harbor. I counted 11 of them sunning themselves about a week ago during low tide on the rocks. They are pounding the big herring/mackeral schools we have had in the harbor all summer. very skitterish, although one day, i was able to get 3 near the boat by ch#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g live and fresh dead mackeral (leftover unused bait, due to NF catching all the big fish in the area). I know guys hate them, but i look at it as the nearshore waters getting healthier (herring) potentially due to regulation.