What Are You Doing Right Now? (502 Viewers)

[Lion]

So I'm out fishing with my Grandpa and Dad a few days ago. My Grandfather is reeling in a striped bass and once it's about 100 feet from the boat it starts jumping out of the water. Usually that's a bluefish thing but sure, why not. Suddenly a seal comes out of the water and grabs it in its mouth. You could only see it's head, but I thought it was a shark at first, this guy is big. A few seconds later it submerged, swims maybe 200 feet away, then reemerges again with the fish in its mouth and just stares at us, before disappearing.

We keep fishing and catch a few bonito/false albacore (don't know for sure, never caught them before) and striped bass. Then my Dad is reeling in another striped bass and gets it right to the boat, my Grandpa has the net in his hand trying to get the fish. The seal AGAIN comes and starts going for the fish. It's close enough to touch, now we can actually see it. This guy is like 6-7 feet long and still so quick darting back and forth, even hitting the boat a few times while my Grandfather tries to hit it with the net . Eventually, of course, the seal wins and does the same thing where it swims away, surfaces, and stares at us with the fish in its mouth. Never seen anything like this before in my life.

Firstly, this for sure has to be the same seal that knows how to get an easy meal, hopefully it's smart enough to avoid the head where the lure is. I also take this to mean that it's smart enough to be selective, as it only went for the striped bass and seemed to ignore the bonito. But above all and most importantly, I want those damn fish back.

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[AFL_ITALIA]

So I'm out fishing with my Grandpa and Dad a few days ago. My Grandfather is reeling in a striped bass and once it's about 100 feet from the boat it starts jumping out of the water. Usually that's a bluefish thing but sure, why not. Suddenly a seal comes out of the water and grabs it in its mouth. You could only see it's head, but I thought it was a shark at first, this guy is big. A few seconds later it submerged, swims maybe 200 feet away, then reemerges again with the fish in its mouth and just stares at us, before disappearing.

We keep fishing and catch a few bonito/false albacore (don't know for sure, never caught them before) and striped bass. Then my Dad is reeling in another striped bass and gets it right to the boat, my Grandpa has the net in his hand trying to get the fish. The seal AGAIN comes and starts going for the fish. It's close enough to touch, now we can actually see it. This guy is like 6-7 feet long and still so quick darting back and forth, even hitting the boat a few times while my Grandfather tries to hit it with the net . Eventually, of course, the seal wins and does the same thing where it swims away, surfaces, and stares at us with the fish in its mouth. Never seen anything like this before in my life.

Firstly, this for sure has to be the same seal that knows how to get an easy meal, hopefully it's smart enough to avoid the head where the lure is. I also take this to mean that it's smart enough to be selective, as it only went for the striped bass and seemed to ignore the bonito. But above all and most importantly, I want those damn fish back.

And this today, the most enchanted shit I've ever seen in my life. I feel like the prettiest princess

But of course now between them and the seals, there's not a single fish within 500 miles

 

[U Picciriddu]

I'm scared as hell for the sea

 

[Wings]

And this today, the most enchanted shit I've ever seen in my life. I feel like the prettiest princess

But of course now between them and the seals, there's not a single fish within 500 miles

Rotten luck. At least you got to see them dolphins.

 

[.zero]

I'm scared as hell for the sea

Agree

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

I'm scared as hell for the sea

FOR or OF?

 

[U Picciriddu]

FOR or OF?

This is a grammar question right?

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

This is a grammar question right?

Well they mean entirely different things, was curious which you meant is all.

 

[X Æ A-12]

I'm scared of the sea. Thalassaphobia, its a real problem

 

[GordoDeCentral]

I'm scared of the sea. Thalassaphobia, its a real problem

It's called not being a retard, anyone who doesnt fear the sea is a retard

 

[Osman]

Well they mean entirely different things, was curious which you meant is all.

He doesn't strike me as Greenpeace save the ocean and wild life type.

So must be like all of us who aren't pretending to be macho, he is scared of the sea. It's litterally the great unknown on this planet, at its farthest depth. Too many dangers to phantom. Not to mention the possibility of being lost at sea etc.

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

He doesn't strike me as Greenpeace save the ocean and wild life type.

So must be like all of us who aren't pretending to be macho, he is scared of the sea. It's litterally the great unknown on this planet, at its farthest depth. Too many dangers to phantom. Not to mention the possibility of being lost at sea etc.

It is scary as fuck, but I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for it as well.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

It is scary as fuck, but I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for it as well.

The Sublime

 

[Lion]

I'm scared of the sea. Thalassaphobia, its a real problem

It is scary as fuck, but I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for it as well.

you guys should watch this scary movie called underwater. it's awesome and will fill you with dread.

 

[U Picciriddu]

Well they mean entirely different things, was curious which you meant is all.

Ah I’m sorry I didn’t even was aware of that, here you’ll simply say for the sea hence my mistake. It’s the obvious answer indeed ‘of’ the sea

He doesn't strike me as Greenpeace save the ocean and wild life type.

Definitely not that type of person but I’ve been following environmental projects for years. Reforestation projects or The Ocean Cleanup are very cool. Even donated a few trees once. There’s a difference between projects that deserve respect or Just Stop Oil people who ruin art and glue themselves to the highway. Donated to a monkey foundation multiple times in the past, whenever I saw those poor monkeys on tv I had to give them some money, poor souls.

 

[campionesidd]

you guys should watch this scary movie called underwater. it's awesome and will fill you with dread.

The name itself fills me with dread. I think I’ll pass.

 

[Lion]

The name itself fills me with dread. I think I’ll pass.

wait till you find out it's about bunch of scientists trapped in a deep sea research facility being hunted by an ancient leviathan class intelligent entity.

 

[swag]

So I'm out fishing with my Grandpa and Dad a few days ago. My Grandfather is reeling in a striped bass and once it's about 100 feet from the boat it starts jumping out of the water. Usually that's a bluefish thing but sure, why not. Suddenly a seal comes out of the water and grabs it in its mouth. You could only see it's head, but I thought it was a shark at first, this guy is big. A few seconds later it submerged, swims maybe 200 feet away, then reemerges again with the fish in its mouth and just stares at us, before disappearing.

We keep fishing and catch a few bonito/false albacore (don't know for sure, never caught them before) and striped bass. Then my Dad is reeling in another striped bass and gets it right to the boat, my Grandpa has the net in his hand trying to get the fish. The seal AGAIN comes and starts going for the fish. It's close enough to touch, now we can actually see it. This guy is like 6-7 feet long and still so quick darting back and forth, even hitting the boat a few times while my Grandfather tries to hit it with the net . Eventually, of course, the seal wins and does the same thing where it swims away, surfaces, and stares at us with the fish in its mouth. Never seen anything like this before in my life.

Firstly, this for sure has to be the same seal that knows how to get an easy meal, hopefully it's smart enough to avoid the head where the lure is. I also take this to mean that it's smart enough to be selective, as it only went for the striped bass and seemed to ignore the bonito. But above all and most importantly, I want those damn fish back.

You are getting seal trolled. Cool story.

Almost cat-like behavior by demonstrating its skill unnecessarily too.

And this today, the most enchanted shit I've ever seen in my life. I feel like the prettiest princess

But of course now between them and the seals, there's not a single fish within 500 miles

The water looks great though.

I'm scared of the sea. Thalassaphobia, its a real problem

Fear of Greeks?

It's called not being a retard, anyone who doesnt fear the sea is a retard

So my wife's family goes back five centuries on the island of São Jorge, which is a volcanic island only about 50km long and 10km wide some 1200km west of Lisbon in the middle of the Atlantic. Fewer than 10,000 people live on the island, and there are more cows than people.

These are people so isolated by the sea that they tend to speak a version of Portuguese from the 15th century, when Portuguese settlers first landed there. Instead of saying things like "vamos" for "we go" as they do on the continent, they tend to say "a gente vai" - "the people go".

In their time, not only were they great fishermen, but some became great whalers in the 1800s when that defined globalization. They're even part of the crew in the great American novel, "Moby Dick".

And yet hanging out at a small landing on one of the island's rocky beaches, you will notice kids always blessing themselves with a Christian religious gesture before entering the water. They are as culturally married to the deep waters as anybody, and to this day kids there grow up with a deep reverence and respect for the sea. I will never forget that.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

You are getting seal trolled. Cool story.

Almost cat-like behavior by demonstrating its skill unnecessarily too.



The water looks great though.



Fear of Greeks?



So my wife's family goes back five centuries on the island of São Jorge, which is a volcanic island only about 50km long and 10km wide some 1200km west of Lisbon in the middle of the Atlantic. Fewer than 10,000 people live on the island, and there are more cows than people.

These are people so isolated by the sea that they tend to speak a version of Portuguese from the 15th century, when Portuguese settlers first landed there. Instead of saying things like "vamos" for "we go" as they do on the continent, they tend to say "a gente vai" - "the people go".

In their time, not only were they great fishermen, but some became great whalers in the 1800s when that defined globalization. They're even part of the crew in the great American novel, "Moby Dick".

And yet hanging out at a small landing on one of the island's rocky beaches, you will notice kids always blessing themselves with a Christian religious gesture before entering the water. They are as culturally married to the deep waters as anybody, and to this day kids there grow up with a deep reverence and respect for the sea. I will never forget that.

Such a wonderful and informative post, thanks for sharing! You sir are a gem of a gentleman.

 

[swag]

Such a wonderful and informative post, thanks for sharing! You sir are a gem of a gentleman.

Likewise! And thank you, kind sir.

Whenever I go there, it's oddly humbling to see kids from ages 5 to 15 always gesturing as if to remind themselves, "You do not f**k with the sea."