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Shore Fishing => Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports => : Ethansauce_ December 20, 2022, 11:12:54 AM

: Fish on Fish violence 12/19
: Ethansauce_ December 20, 2022, 11:12:54 AM

Yesterday I decided to brave the cold and run a few dropped baits with a buddy. An hour into the first soak, around 4pm, I got a screaming run on a suspended bonito head. Whatever it was only snagged the back half and spit the hook when I tried putting the reel in gear. Another round of drops and a good two hours later we finally connected on a decent soup fin. After cranking the fish into the surf my buddy went to drag it up with waders on when all the sudden the soup freaks out and starts zig zagging up and down the beach. We chased it around for another 5 minutes before we saw a large shark breach right behind my soupfin. Must’ve been a huge 7 gill because the bite marks on the soup were massive! This all happened in about 4 ft of water. Luckily we were able to land the soup even though it got a good chunk bit out of it. One of the craziest things I’ve ever seen happen at the beach.

Soupfin / Female / *65in / bonito head / incoming tide / Waning Crescent/ 1ft / Ventura county

(https://i.imgur.com/whm7lOdl.jpg)

: Re: Fish on Fish violence 12/19
: Ethansauce_ December 20, 2022, 11:14:00 AM

I have a great close up video of the bite marks if anyone knows how to post videos on here!

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: Dark_Knight_9C1 December 20, 2022, 01:49:21 PM

Great soup fin. Crazy story to go with it. 8)

- Keith

: Re: Fish on Fish violence 12/19
: vdisney December 20, 2022, 04:29:12 PM

That would have been awesome to see in person, keeps reminding me that everything in that ocean is trying to eat each other.  Congrats again my friend

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: jrodda December 21, 2022, 12:45:32 AM

Always something bigger…I’d take the one you got any day though.

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: Tim524 December 21, 2022, 05:33:28 AM

That should keep the swimmers out of the water ;D

: Re: Fish on Fish violence 12/19
: KogaHead December 21, 2022, 07:22:44 AM

: vdisney  December 20, 2022, 04:29:12 PM

That would have been awesome to see in person, keeps reminding me that everything in that ocean is trying to eat each other.  Congrats again my friend

That includes swimmers, surfers, scuba divers, etc.!!!

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: Chris December 21, 2022, 07:25:21 AM

Should have chunked it and cast it back out

: Re: Fish on Fish violence 12/19
: Latimeria December 21, 2022, 08:29:37 AM

I've never been able to post videos on the board but need to figure out how.

I've had quite a few soupies and even some Sevens grabbed on the way in and it always amazed me.  Nice catch and great picture also!  That is one fatty for a 65"!

: Re: Fish on Fish violence 12/19
: Ethansauce_ December 21, 2022, 03:46:33 PM

: Chris  December 21, 2022, 07:25:21 AM

Should have chunked it and cast it back out

So I've been told haha might consider it next time