gannets

[MAKAI]

Got some kayaking a mile off the beach, not fun.
Gonna start keeping a machete on board.

[Fly Rod]

I have been seeing more Gannets then seagulls close to shore and I mentioned it at the coffee shop that it is unusuall to see them this time of year around here until Fall.

To see em there must be a lot of bait.

Had a live mackerel on a bobber the other day, could see the striper play with it, mack skimmed across surface a couple of times, gannet dive bombs, is trying to swallow it, yell to the fella to pull the rod gannet lets go, 46" striper hooks up, the guys first striper ever.

[freebie]

was out with fishing fool today. those birds suck. they hit on a yozuri mag darter. running about 4' deep. after that it was on with them. they were attacking everything we threw. found that the jacket over the head trick worked for calming them down. saw a few others tight with them too.

[Moses]

Just got back from the Cape from a four day fishing trip. Gannets all over from Sesuit Harbor straight out to Stellwagon. Damn things went after everything we tossed. By the last two days we'd be yelling in a high pitched voice which seemed to shake them off from diving.

Guys on my boat managed to hook them on four different occasions!!